Compressible
matrix
F
d
1″
1″
2″
Obtain an expression for the force Fversus pis-
ton travel dup to d= 0.5 in.
The total force, F, on the piston will be
F=Fw+Fm,
where the subscript wdenotes the workpiece
and mthe matrix. As dincreases, the matrix
pressure increases, thus subjecting the slug to
transverse compressive stresses on its circum-
ference. Hence the slug will be subjected to tri-
axial compressive stresses, with σ2=σ3. Using
the maximum shear-stress criterion for simplic-
ity, we have
σ1=σ+σ2
where σ1is the required compressive stress on
the slug, σis the flow stress of the slug mate-
rial corresponding to a given strain, and given
as σ= 15,000ǫ0.4, and σ2is the compressive
stress due to matrix pressure. Lets now deter-
mine the matrix pressure in terms of d.
volume of the cavity when d= 0 is π. Hence
the original volume of the matrix is Vom =3
4π.
The volume of the matrix at any value of dis
σ2, is now given by
σ2=4(40,000)
3d=160,000
3d(psi)
The absolute value of the true strain in the slug
is given by
ǫ= ln 1
1−d,
with which we can determine the value of σfor
any d. The cross-sectional area of the workpiece
at any dis
Aw=π
4(1 −d)in2
and that of the matrix is
Am=π−π
4(1 −d)in2
The required compressive stress on the slug is
σ1=σ+σ2=σ+160,000
3d.
We may now write the total force on the piston
as
F=Awσ+160,000
3d+Am
160,000
3dlb.
The following data gives some numerical re-
sults:
d Awǫ σ F
(in.) (in2) (psi) (lb)
0.1 0.872 0.105 6089 22,070
0.2 0.98 0.223 8230 41,590
0.4 1.31 0.510 11,460 82,030
0.5 1.571 0.692 12,950 104,200
0
Displacement (in.)
0 0.1 0.2 0.3 0.4 0.5
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