Explosive Forming of Aerospace Components
Abstract
Results are presented of the development of explosive forming technology for metal sheets and plates. Explosive forming is labor intensive, but requires only single-sided tooling it can be used economically for small series of hard to deform metals, like nickel, titanium and aluminum alloys, that are generally used in aerospace applications. As the alloys can be formed in their hardened (tempered) condition, the formed components do not need a heat-treatment afterwards (at which deformations generally occur). Plate velocity calculations and measurements can be used for engineering calculations. Examples are given of aerospace parts of aluminum and nickel alloys for process development and the fabrication of demonstrators.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Jan 01, 2005
- Accession Number
- ADA525006
Entities
People
- E. P. Carton
- H. J. Verbeek
- M. Stuivinga