An Analysis of Superplastic Bulging of Sheet Metal

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An analytical method has been presented for the study of the superplastic bulging process of sheet metal. Through this method, it is possible to obtain the optimum pressure-time curve for the superplastic forming and to predict the thickness distribution of bulged sheet metal with less computational cost than that by finite element analysis. Experiments have been performed to confirm the results of this analysis with Supral 150 sheets by adopting the computed optimum pressure-time curve. Good agreement between predictions and experimental data has been obtained for the bulged profile and its thickness distribution.