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With the recent technological trend of miniaturization in manufacturing industries, the rise of micro forming operations such as micro deep drawing (MDD) is inevitable. On the other hand, the need of more advanced materials is essential to accommodate various applications. However, a major problem are size effects that make micro scale operations challenging. One of the most important behaviors affected by size effects is the springback phenomenon, which is the tendency of a deformed material to...

Abstract Micro-deep drawing (MDD) is a promising micro-manufacturing technology. Size effects complicate and signify the influence of the blank holder-die gap on MDD, which was investigated in this study. Annealing of SUS304 foils of 50 µm thick was conducted to obtain various grain sizes. Micro-tensile testing was carried out to acquire the stress-strain curves of the foils, followed by MDD experiments. Advanced FE models were developed to simulate the MDD process taking into account material...

Abstract Micro-hydromechanical deep drawing (MHDD) is a promising micro-manufacturing technology to fabricate micro-metallic products in batch scale. Size effects significantly affect MHDD regarding both material properties and friction. Hydraulic pressure on the blank and its development differ from that in conventional hydromechanical deep drawing. Combined influence of fluid pressure, surface roughness and material inhomogeneity of the blank was investigated in this study via MHDD experiment...