Sheet Metal Forming

Chapter 9 
Tube Hydroforming ..................................................................................... 179
9.1 Applications ....................................................................................... 179
9.2 Tube Hydroforming as a System ......................................................... 181
9.3 Materials for Tube Hydroforming ....................................................... 181
9.4 Tube Bending ..................................................................................... 185
9.5 Mechanics of Tube Hydroforming ...................................................... 189
9.6 Friction and Lubrication in Tube Hydroforming ................................. 192
9.7 Presses and Tooling ............................................................................ 193
9.8 Tube Hydroforming Process Design and Design Guidelines ............... 202
Chapter 10 Roll Forming ................................................................................................ 211
10.1 Roll Forming Lines ........................................................................... 212
10.2 Roll Design ...................................................................................... 215
10.3 Recent Developments and the Future of Roll Forming Technology ... 221

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10.4 Future of Roll Forming ..................................................................... 224
Chapter 11 High-Velocity Forming ................................................................................. 227
11.1 High-Velocity Hydroforming ............................................................ 228
11.2 High-Velocity Mechanical Forming .................................................. 233
11.3 Electromagnetic Forming ................................................................. 234