Track: Manufacturing
Abstract
Recent advancements in CAE have made it possible to create several new sheet metals forming techniques that are best based on more traditional technology. The goal of the current work is to conduct an experimental investigation of the behaviour of 1.5 mm thick aluminium alloy AA5052 H-32 during single point incremental forming in terms of major strain, minor strain and calculated thickness. An optical measuring device uses a circle grid to indicate the measurement area to estimate strain. The full factorial approach was used for the experiment design. Using Autodesk Fusion 360, it is possible to significantly generate the necessary tool paths and shape. For the experimental work, a truncated square pyramid geometry with a 60-degree angle was chosen.