In this paper, a method with the potential to rapidly produce thermoplastic polymer composite bipolar plates with improved formability and hrough-plane conductivity is described. In our earlier work, it was reported that composite bipolar plates made with graphite filled wet-lay materials xhibited excellent mechanical properties and in-plane electrical conductivity. However, the through-plane c...

Abstract Servo press forming machines are advanced systems that capable of imparting interrupted punch motion, resulting in enhanced room temperature formability. The exact mechanism the formability improvement is not yet established. contribution motion ductility has been studied through stress relaxation phenomena uniaxial tensile (UT) tests. However, reason for improved observed when employi...

Two-layer metallic sheets have wide applications in various industries due to their superlative characteristics. This paper presents analytical model to investigate the formability of two-layer sheets based on Marciniak and Kuckzinsky (M-K) method using Barlat and Lian non-quadratic yield criterion. FEM simulation is also performed to calculate the forming limits based on bifurcation theory. Fo...

in the processing of carbon/carbon composites using polymer resin as the matrix precursor, it is inevitable that a porous structure was formed after carbonization. as a result, densification by liquid phase impregnation followed by recarbonization is required to obtain a densified composite. consequently, the char formability of resin is an important factor in reducing the number of densificati...

In this paper, hydroforming process of bent tubes in T-shaped die is studied for pulsating and linear pressure paths by the finite element method. Forming Limit Diagrams (FLDs) and thickness distribution curves are used to investigate the effect of pulsating pressure on hydroforming process. In addition, the obtained numerical results are compared with experimental results of hydroforming of st...

Microstructure evolution, mechanical properties, formability, and texture development were determined for AA6111 samples processed by asymmetric rolling (ASR) with different roll friction, velocity, or diameters, conventional rolling (CR), and equal-channel-angular pressing (ECAP). Highly elongated or sheared grain structures were developed during ASR/CR and ECAP, respectively. ASR led to impro...

The paper is focused on issues of processing of non-ferrous metals in practice, namely on Mg-Al-Zn based on magnesium alloys with graded Al contents. It is well known that forming of these alloys is difficult since this feature is caused by their crystallographic arrangement. Nevertheless, application of appropriate methods of forming, such as e.g. some of SPD processes, makes it possible to ac...