Inserted Tool Design Using FEA - Technique Extended to 3D Amcast Industrial Corporation - Elkhart Industrial Division

Format:

Conference/Event

Author/Creator:

Dharia, Mehul A., author.

Conference Name:

SAE 2001 World Congress (2001-03-05 : Detroit, Michigan, United States)

Language:

English

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Place of Publication:

Warrendale, PA SAE International 2001

Summary:

Elkhart Industrial Division of Amcast Industrial Corporation uses a patented process called FORMCAST, to produce near-net shaped automotive components with superior mechanical properties. The very high pressure generated in the complex forming cavity necessitates a need for an inserted tool design to reduce stresses.Previously, at SAE 1998, the usefulness of using a general purpose FEA software was demonstrated using an inserted tooling simulated in 2D. The extension of this technique to 3D is quite demanding but today's computers and software make such a simulation possible and helps in the development of advanced processes without building numerous prototype dies.This paper is intended to demonstrate that by using a 3D case study simulation of tooling for a Miniblock, which is a car air-conditioner component that the simulation to actual results will correlate

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Publisher Number:

2001-01-0971

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license