The assessment of the influence of the work-hardening of material on the optimum die profile and drawing force  in rod drawing process is the main objective of the present paper. The upper bound solution, based on the assumption of perfect plasticity, has been extended to consider the work-hardening of the material during the rod drawing process through curved dies. Analytical results of drawin...

In this paper, rod drawing process of strain-hardening materials is investigated by analytical, numerical and experimental methods. The classic upper bound solution, based on the assumption of perfect plasticity, has been extended to consider the work-hardening of the material during the drawing process. For a given process conditions and mechanical properties of the rod material, the power ter...

In conventional wire drawing the diameter of a wire or rod-like workpiece is reduced by drawing it through a conical die. Dieless drawing of a wire or a rod is realized by a localized heating of the work piece. As heat source for example an induction coil can be used. Immediately after having passed the heating zone the work piece is cooled to restrict the heat input on very small region. By ap...

The maximum drawing of the wire rod with a single characterizes its deformation ability to extremely large total compressions. A complex index deformability low-carbon determined under tension is proposed, taking into account metal harden and tendency localize plastic deformation.

Gradient-index (GRIN) microlenses (Fig. 1 inset) are important components for example in highresolution optical sensors, optical communication and in technical as well as in medical endoscopy [1, 2]. The ability of GRIN lenses to have plane optical surfaces offers great qualitative advantages in the mounting and miniaturisation of microoptical systems. Instead of the conventional spherical lens...

The limbal ring-rod and the proportional geometric drawing method provide a simple, inexpensive, and fairly accurate measure for the radiological localisation of ocular foreign bodies, and the results simulate those of orbital tomography.