Preheating Modeling of Forming Region and Design of Electrode Structure During Integral Electric Hot Incremental Forming

Recently, integral electric hot incremental forming technology has been proposed to form hard-to-form sheet metals and to eliminate some defects obtained through the local heating method via current, such as inhomogeneous temperature distribution, arc burns for the sheet and the tool, unsuitability...

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Main Authors: Zhengfang Li, Lijia Liu, Jiangpeng Song, Shuang Wu, Li Liu, Xinhao Zhai
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Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2025-05-01
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Lijia Liu
Jiangpeng Song
Shuang Wu
Li Liu
Xinhao Zhai
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Xinhao Zhai
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description Recently, integral electric hot incremental forming technology has been proposed to form hard-to-form sheet metals and to eliminate some defects obtained through the local heating method via current, such as inhomogeneous temperature distribution, arc burns for the sheet and the tool, unsuitability for multistage forming, etc. However, the simulation of integral electric hot incremental forming involves coupled electro-thermal-mechanical analysis, which is difficult through existing simulation software. Meanwhile, the effect of the electrode structure on temperature distribution is not clear; therefore, a preheating flux model for Joule heat was proposed to simulate the temperature distribution of Ti-6Al-4V titanium alloy sheet in this work, which could simplify the coupled electro-thermal-mechanical analysis to the coupled thermal–mechanical simulation. Meanwhile, the effect of the electrode section and length on the temperature distribution was analyzed in detail, and then a design criterion for the electrode length was obtained during integral electric hot incremental forming.
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spelling doaj-art-e3dc459625ba4e08a528a52a262a38732025-08-20T02:31:20ZengMDPI AGNanomaterials2079-49912025-05-0115969810.3390/nano15090698Preheating Modeling of Forming Region and Design of Electrode Structure During Integral Electric Hot Incremental FormingZhengfang Li0Lijia Liu1Jiangpeng Song2Shuang Wu3Li Liu4Xinhao Zhai5School of Mechanical and Electrical Engineering, Kunming University, Kunming 650214, ChinaSchool of Mechanical and Electrical Engineering, Kunming University, Kunming 650214, ChinaSchool of Mechanical and Electrical Engineering, Kunming University, Kunming 650214, ChinaSchool of Mechanical and Electrical Engineering, Kunming University, Kunming 650214, ChinaSchool of Mechanical and Electrical Engineering, Kunming University, Kunming 650214, ChinaSchool of Mechanical and Electrical Engineering, Kunming University, Kunming 650214, ChinaRecently, integral electric hot incremental forming technology has been proposed to form hard-to-form sheet metals and to eliminate some defects obtained through the local heating method via current, such as inhomogeneous temperature distribution, arc burns for the sheet and the tool, unsuitability for multistage forming, etc. However, the simulation of integral electric hot incremental forming involves coupled electro-thermal-mechanical analysis, which is difficult through existing simulation software. Meanwhile, the effect of the electrode structure on temperature distribution is not clear; therefore, a preheating flux model for Joule heat was proposed to simulate the temperature distribution of Ti-6Al-4V titanium alloy sheet in this work, which could simplify the coupled electro-thermal-mechanical analysis to the coupled thermal–mechanical simulation. Meanwhile, the effect of the electrode section and length on the temperature distribution was analyzed in detail, and then a design criterion for the electrode length was obtained during integral electric hot incremental forming.https://www.mdpi.com/2079-4991/15/9/698incremental sheet forminghot formingheat fluxelectrode designthermal simulation
spellingShingle Zhengfang Li
Lijia Liu
Jiangpeng Song
Shuang Wu
Li Liu
Xinhao Zhai
Preheating Modeling of Forming Region and Design of Electrode Structure During Integral Electric Hot Incremental Forming
Nanomaterials
incremental sheet forming
hot forming
heat flux
electrode design
thermal simulation
title Preheating Modeling of Forming Region and Design of Electrode Structure During Integral Electric Hot Incremental Forming
title_full Preheating Modeling of Forming Region and Design of Electrode Structure During Integral Electric Hot Incremental Forming
title_fullStr Preheating Modeling of Forming Region and Design of Electrode Structure During Integral Electric Hot Incremental Forming
title_full_unstemmed Preheating Modeling of Forming Region and Design of Electrode Structure During Integral Electric Hot Incremental Forming
title_short Preheating Modeling of Forming Region and Design of Electrode Structure During Integral Electric Hot Incremental Forming
title_sort preheating modeling of forming region and design of electrode structure during integral electric hot incremental forming
topic incremental sheet forming
hot forming
heat flux
electrode design
thermal simulation
url https://www.mdpi.com/2079-4991/15/9/698
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