Research
Title : | Improvements in stretch flangeability of sheet metals for automative applicatons |
Area of Research : | Engineering Sciences |
Focus Area : | Metallurgical |
Principal Investigator : | Prof. Uday Chakkingal, Professor, Indian Institute of Technology Madras (IITM), Chennai |
Co-PI: | Dr Murugaiyan Amirthalingam, Professor, Indian Institute of Technology Madras (IITM), Chennai Dr Hariharan Krishnaswamy, Associate Professor, Indian Institute of Technology Madras (IITM), Chennai |
Contact info : | udaychak@iitm.ac.in |
Timeline Start Year : | 2022 |
Associated Programme / Scheme : | Core Research Grant (CRG) |
Total Budget (INR): | 33,98,900 |
Details
Executive Summary : | In this project, one advanced high-strength steel (DP 980), one aluminium alloy (AA 7075) and one magnesium alloy (AZ31) sheet will be investigated. Hole expansion ratios for different hole preparation conditions will be investigated. Improvement in hole expansion ratio by including a stress relaxation time during the punch stroke and local thickening of the edge by additive manufacturing will also be investigated. The strain paths at the edge of the expanding hole will be investigated by both experimental and finite element approaches. |
Organizations involved
Implementing Agency : | Indian Institute of Technology Madras (IITM), Chennai Funding Agency :Science and Engineering Research Board (SERB), Department of Science and Technology (DST) | |