Explosive Forming Sheet Metal

Since the forming of the metal occurs so quickly desirable materials for herf will be ductile at high deformation speeds.

Explosive forming sheet metal.

We produce high quality parts and components to specification for a variety of applications for industry professionals. A a aerospace forming and fabrication corp. On the other hand it is unavoidably an individual job production process producing one product at a time and with a long setup time. The underwater shock wave travels downstream and then it hits the metal plate to be formed.

Explosive forming is an ideal process for producing low volumes of very large metal part with low tooling costs. A a aerospace specializes in precision machining sheet metal hand forming check straightening and deburring of aircraft. Sometimes called explosive hydroforming a workpiece and explosive is placed in a tank of water. An explosive forming is one of the techniques to form a metal plate using high shock pressure from the explosion.

Explosives can deliver a huge amount of power. Detonation of the explosive forces the workpiece to assume the shape of the tool. Formability has been defined as the ability of a sheet metal to be deformed by a specific sheet metal forming process from its original shape to a defined shape without failure. Explosive forming is a metalworking technique in which an explosive charge is used instead of a punch or press.

It can be used on materials for which a press setup would be prohibitively large or require an unreasonably high pressure and is generally much cheaper than building a large enough and sufficiently high pressure press. An explosive releases its energy instantly so that an extremely high pressure with short duration occurs at the instance of explosion. High energy rate forming is the forming of sheet metal by a high energy surge delivered over a very short time. In normal explosive forming operations the major characteristics of the work metal that determine formability are ductility and toughness.

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