A near-net forming process, FORMCAST™, has been developed with the capability of forming components from ductile metals into complex three dimensional shapes. Excellent as-formed mechanical properties are achieved as the material is under constant, high pressure during the forming process generating significant levels of work hardening. FORMCAST™ shares characteristics with other conventional processes (i.e., forming, casting, and extrusion), yet eliminates porosity, the need for draft angles, non-uniform material properties, excessive scrap, and shrinkage concerns.This paper will supply information to allow the comparison of FORMCAST™ to other processes. Items discussed will include the mechanics of the forming process, materials and that can be formed, as-formed material properties, characteristics, dimensional capabilities, and the process economics.


    Access

    Check access

    Check availability in my library

    Order at Subito €


    Export, share and cite



    Title :

    FORMCAST™ - High Pressure Forming Of Complex Geometries


    Additional title:

    Sae Technical Papers


    Contributors:

    Conference:

    International Congress & Exposition ; 1998



    Publication date :

    1998-02-23




    Type of media :

    Conference paper


    Type of material :

    Print


    Language :

    English




    FORMCAST (TM) - High pressure forming of complex geometries

    Worthington,S.L. / Amcast Industrial,US | Automotive engineering | 1998



    Acoustic Scattering from Complex Geometries

    Manoha, Eric / Guenanff, Ronan / Redonnet, Stéphane et al. | AIAA | 2004


    INTEGRATED PICK, PLACE, AND FORMING APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR COMPOSITE CHARGES OVER COMPLEX GEOMETRIES

    PADOVANO CHRISTOPHER JAMES / BERGMANN BLAISE FRANCIS / MORROW CHRISTOPHER JOHN et al. | European Patent Office | 2021

    Free access

    INTEGRATED PICK, PLACE, AND FORMING APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR COMPOSITE CHARGES OVER COMPLEX GEOMETRIES

    PADOVANO CHRISTOPHER JAMES / BERGMANN BLAISE FRANCIS / MORROW CHRISTOPHER JOHN et al. | European Patent Office | 2024

    Free access