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Following the long tradition of the Schuler Company, the Metal For ming Handbook presents the scientific fundamentals of metal forming technology in a way which is both compact and easily understood. Thus, this book makes the theory and practice of this field accessible to teaching and practical implementation. The first Schuler "Metal Forming Handbook" was published in 1930. The last edition of 1966, already revised four times, was translated into a number of languages, and met with resounding approval around the globe. Over the last 30 years, the field of forming technology has been rad ically changed by a number of innovations. New forming techniques and extended product design possibilities have been developed and introduced. This Metal Forming Handbook has been fundamentally revised to take account of these technological changes. It is both a text book and a reference work whose initial chapters are concerned to pro vide a survey of the fundamental processes of forming technology and press design. The book then goes on to provide an in-depth study of the major fields of sheet metal forming, cutting, hydroforming and solid forming. A large number of relevant calculations offers state of the art solutions in the field of metal forming technology. In presenting tech nical explanations, particular emphasis was placed on easily under standable graphic visualization. All illustrations and diagrams were compiled using a standardized system of functionally oriented color codes with a view to aiding the reader's understanding.
List of contents
1 Introduction.- 2 Basic principles of metal forming.- 2.1 Methods of forming and cutting technology.- 2.2 Basic terms.- 3 Fundamentals of press design.- 3.1 Press types and press construction.- 3.2 Mechanical presses 49.- 3.3 Hydraulic presses 73.- 3.4Changing dies 86.- 3.5Press control systems 94.- 3.6Press safety and certification 106.- 3.7 Casting components for presses.- 4 Sheet metal forming and blanking.- 4.1Principles of die manufacture 123.- 4.2Deep drawing and stretch drawing 156.- 4.3Coil lines 194.- 4.4Sheet metal forming lines 198.- 4.5Blanking processes 268.- 4.6Shearing lines 284.- 4.7Fine blanking 330.- 4.8Bending 366.- 4.9Organization of stamping plants 389.- 5 Hydroforming.- 5.1General 405.- 5.2Process technology and example applications 405.- 5.3Component development 413.- 5.4Die engineering 420.- 5.5Materials and preforms for producing hydroformed components 423.- 5.6 Presses for hydroforming.- 5.7 General considerations.- 6 Solid forming (Forging).- 6.1General 433.- 6.2Benefits of solid forming 441.- 6.3 Materials, billet production and surface treatment.- 6.4Formed part and process plan 464.- 6.5 Force and work requirement.- 6.6Part transfer 478.- 6.7Die design 485.- 6.8Presses used for solid forming 505.
