Influence of Process Parameters and Viscosity on Radial Stresses in Fluid Assisted Deep Drawing Process
Deep drawing is an important process used for producing cups from sheet metal in large quantities. The process parameters and viscosity of fluid is maintained the major role in the hydro forming-deep drawing process. Hydraulic pressure can enhance the capabilities of the basic deep drawing process for making metal cups. Hydraulic pressure contributes positively in several ways to the deep drawing process. In fluid assisted deep drawing process, applying the hydraulic pressure in radial direction on the periphery of the blank is obtained through the punch movement with in the fluid chamber. The fluid is taking place in the die cavity and punch chamber and these are connected with the bypass path provided in the die. The pressure is generated in fluid due to punch movement with in the fluid chamber and directed through the bypass path to blank periphery and is to reduce tensile stresses acting on the wall of the semi drawn blank. This fluid creates the fluid film on the upper and lower surfaces of the blank and subsequently reduces frictional resistance. During the process, the blank is taking at centre place in between blank holder and die surface with supporting of pressurized viscous fluid. In this process the radial and hoop stresses are produced in the blank due to punch force applied on it, the shear stresses acted by viscous fluid on the both sides of blank, so apply viscosity phenomenon to this analysis. The blank holder pressure is controlled by the radial pressure of fluid and these are equal for 1858 R. Uday Kumar, P. Ravinder Reddy and A. V. Sita Ramaraju uniform deformation of blank to obtained required shape and also elimination of failure of blank in deformation. The pressure in the die cavity can be controlled very freely and accurately, with the approximate liquid pressure as a function of punch position, the parts can drawn without any scratches on the outside of the part and also obtained in good surface finish, surface quality, high dimensional accuracy and complicated parts. In the fluid assisted deep drawing process the pressurized fluid serves several purposes are supports the sheet metal from the start to the end of the forming process, thus yielding a better formed part, delays the on set of material failure and reduces the wrinkles formation. In this paper the radial stresses are determined in terms of process parameters and viscosity of different fluids for magnesium alloys and then influence of viscosity of fluid, process parameters and fluid pressure on these stresses incorporated. This analysis is carried through theoretically.
A note on hydroforming with constant fluid pressure
Abstract A simplified tooling for the hydroforming process was designed, fabricated and tested with the use of constant hydraulic pressure for the drawing operation. A 10 000 psi (68.9 kPa) hydraulic pump together with a pressure relief valve was used to supply the pressure needed in the process. A simple rubber diaphragm cast from rubber latex was used. The tooling was assembled on a single action press and tested using copper blanks. Preliminary results from these tests and a simple theoretical analysis for the upper and the lower bounds for the fluid pressure are presented in this paper.
Development of Poly(HEMA-Am) Polymer Hydrogel Filler for Soft Tissue Reconstruction by Facile Polymerization
The number of breast reconstruction surgeries has been increasing due to the increase in mastectomies. Surgical implants (the standard polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS) implants) are widely used to reconstruct breast tissues, however, it can cause problems such as adverse immune reactions, fibrosis, rupture, and additional surgery. Hence, polymeric fillers have recently garnered increasing attention as strong alternatives for breast reconstruction materials. Polymeric fillers offer noninvasive methods of reconstruction, thereby reducing the possible adverse effects and simplifying the treatment. In this study, we synthesized a 2-hydroxylethylmethacrylate (HEMA) and acrylamide (Am) copolymer (Poly(HEMA-Am)) by redox polymerization to be used as a biocompatible filler material for breast reconstruction. The synthesized hydrogel swelled in phosphate buffered saline (PBS) shows an average modulus of 50 Pa, which is a characteristic similar to that of the standard dermal acrylamide filler. To investigate the biocompatibility and cytotoxicity of the Poly(HEMA-Am) hydrogel, we evaluated an in vitro cytotoxicity assay on human fibroblasts (hFBs) and human adipose-derived stem cells (hADSCs) with the hydrogel eluate, and confirmed a cell viability of over 80% of the cell viability with the Poly(HEMA-Am) hydrogel. These results suggest our polymeric hydrogel is a promising filler material in soft tissue augmentation including breast reconstruction.