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Patent ·
OSTI ID:908605
A method of designing a primary geometry, such as for a forming die, to be used in a powder pressing application by using a combination of axisymmetric geometric shapes, transition radii, and transition spaces to simulate the geometry where the shapes can be selected from a predetermined list or menu of axisymmetric shapes and then developing a finite element mesh to represent the geometry. This mesh, along with material properties of the component to be designed and powder, is input to a standard deformation finite element code to evaluate the deformation characteristics of the component being designed. The user can develop the geometry interactively with a computer interface in minutes and execute a complete analysis of the deformation characteristics of the simulated component geometry.
Research Organization:
Sandia National Laboratories (SNL-NM), Albuquerque, NM
Sponsoring Organization:
United States Department of Energy
DOE Contract Number:
AC04-94AL85000
Assignee:
Sandia Corporation (Albuquerque, NM)
Patent Number(s):
6,993,463
Application Number:
09/765,768
OSTI ID:
908605
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

References (7)

Density distributions during the compaction of alumina powders: A comparison of a computational prediction with experiment journal September 1994
Modeling of Powder Compaction: A Review journal December 1997
Finite-element simulation of the die pressing and sintering of a ceramic component journal January 1997
Dimensional variation of die-pressed ceramic green compacts: Comparison of a finite element modelling with experiment journal January 1997
New Members journal January 1999
Real-Time Design of Improved Powder Pressing Dies Using Finite Element Method Modeling report December 2000
Chemistry [Product News] journal September 1995

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