Processing and Design of Multicomponent Materials: Presented at the 2000 ASME International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition, November 5-10, 2000, Orlando, Florida
Farhang Pourboghrat - Okemos MI Michael A. Zampaloni - Marshall MI Andre Benard - Haslett MI
Assignee:
Board of Trustees of Michigan State University - East Lansing MI
International Classification:
B21D 2210
US Classification:
72 60, 72 63, 294211
Abstract:
The present invention provides an apparatus and a method which use hydroforming to shape complex structures from materials such as sheet metal or composites. In particular, an apparatus and a method for shaping complex structures using composites such as continuous-fiber or woven fiber composites with limited wrinkling or rupture of the composite during the shaping process.
