Research and improvement of the process of two-stage profiling of tubes for special purposes

Abstract

Roll-forming process is used in manufacturing multi-beam oil tubes, while reducing their outer profile diameter and forming star-like profile. In this paper a steel tubes are studied with a drawing and pushing processes. This study gets into different issues including elastoplastic behavior, contacts and friction using finite element analysis. In simulations, a plane symmetric steady-state model is used. Numerical results are compared with experimental results. A better understanding and modelling of the behavior of materials lead to a new form of roller tool with significant advantages. © 2019 Published under licence by IOP Publishing Ltd.