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An Investigation Of Size Effects On Thin Sheet Formability For Microforming Applications, Nasr Abdelrahman Shuaib
An Investigation Of Size Effects On Thin Sheet Formability For Microforming Applications, Nasr Abdelrahman Shuaib
University of Kentucky Doctoral Dissertations
The increasing demand for powerful miniaturized products for all industrial applications has prompted the industry to develop new and innovative manufacturing processes to fabricate miniature parts. One of the major challenges facing the industry is the dynamic market which requires continuous improvements in design and fabrication techniques. This means providing products with complex features while sustaining high functionality. As a result, microfabrication has gained a wide interest as the technology of the future, where tabletop machine systems exist. Microforming processes have the capability of achieving mass production while minimizing material waste. Microforming techniques can produce net-shape products with intricacy in …