Journal of Manufacturing Science and Engineering: Recent submissions
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Coupled Multifield Finite Element Analysis Model of Upsetting Under an Applied Direct Current
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2009)Recent research studying the deformation of various metals in compression, while running an electric current through the material, has been quite promising. A problem occurs when trying to ... -
Experimental and Numerical Study of the LENS Rapid Fabrication Process
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2009)Several aspects of the thermal behavior of deposited stainless steel 410 (SS410) during the laser engineered net shaping (LENS™) process were investigated experimentally and numerically. Thermal ... -
Surface Hardening of Titanium Articles With Titanium Boride Layers and its Effects on Substrate Shape and Surface Texture
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2009)There is widespread interest in engineering improved properties into the surface layer of manufactured articles. One method for doing so involves a novel boriding process that creates hardened ... -
Spatially Resolved Characterization of Geometrically Necessary Dislocation Dependent Deformation in Microscale Laser Shock Peening
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2009)As the laser spot size in microscale laser shock peening is in the order of magnitude of several microns, the anisotropic response of grains will have a dominant influence on its mechanical ... -
Fabricating Lensed Fiber Using a Novel Polishing Method
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2009)In optical communication systems, 980 nm high-power laser modules are applied for long-distance communication amplifiers. Since the mode field of the 980 nm laser diodes is different from ... -
Tolerance Analysis Considering Weld Distortion by Use of Pregenerated Database
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2009)A general and efficient methodology has been developed to analyze dimensional variations of a welded assembly, taking into account of weld distortion. Weld distortion is generally probabilistic ... -
Analytical Expression of the Swept Surface of a Rotary Cutter Using the Envelope Theory of Sphere Congruence
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2009)Based on the observation that many surfaces of revolution can be treated as a canal surface, i.e., the envelope surface of a one-parameter family of spheres, the analytical expressions of the ... -
Stiffness Computation and Identification of Parallel Kinematic Machine Tools
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2009)This paper deals with the stiffness computation and model identification of parallel kinematic machine tools (PKMs). Due to their high dynamic abilities, PKMs are subjected to high inertial and ... -
Microstructures and Properties of Cu–AISI304 Parts Fabricated by Improved Selective Laser Sintering
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2009)For fabricating complex AISI304 parts with high performance by advanced powder/metallurgy technologies, cold isostatic pressing (CIP) is introduced into selective laser sintering (SLS) combined with ... -
3D Finite Element Modeling of an Assembly Process With Thread Forming Screw
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2009)This paper presents a 3D finite element (FE) model of a thread forming screw assembly process based on the ABAQUS 6.5.4 Explicit software program. The model consists of two principal elements: ... -
Efficient Procedures for Form-Closure Grasp Planning and Fixture Layout Design
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2009)This paper presents an algorithm for optimal grasp planning and fixture synthesis. The object surface is depicted by a number of discrete points, which are used as the candidate contact points. ... -
Physics-Based Predictive Cutting Force Model in Ultrasonic-Vibration-Assisted Grinding for Titanium Drilling
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2009)Ultrasonic-vibration-assisted grinding (UVAG) or rotary ultrasonic machining has been investigated both experimentally and theoretically. Effects of input variables on output variables in UVAG of ... -
Pressure Welding of Thin Sheet Metals: Experimental Investigations and Analytical Modeling
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2009)Emerging applications, such as fuel cell, fuel processor, heat exchanger, microreactors, etc., require joining of thin metallic plates in confined places with small dimensions and minimal damage ... -
Production of Open Cell Aluminum Foams by Using the Dissolution and Sintering Process (DSP)
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2009)The manufacture of open cell metal foams by dissolution and sintering process (DSP) is the matter of the present work. Aluminum foams were produced by mixing together carbamide particles with ... -
Characteristics of Residual Stress Profiles in Hard Turned Versus Ground Surfaces With and Without a White Layer
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2009)Hard turning and grinding are precision processes in many cases for manufacturing various mechanical products. Product performance is highly dependent on the process induced residual stress. ... -
Theoretical and FE Analysis of Ultrasonic Welding of Aluminum Alloy 3003
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2009)Ultrasonic welding (consolidation) process is a rapid manufacturing process that is used to join thin layers of metal at low temperature and low energy consumption. Experimental results have ... -
Innovative Tape Placement Robotic Cell: High Flexibility System to Manufacture Composite Structural Parts With Variable Thickness
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2009)Until today, there are only automated processes able to manufacture composite components with a constant thickness. This work focuses on the need to find a system able to manufacture composite ... -
Systematic Study of Ultrasonic Vibration Assisted Electron Beam Irradiation Process
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2009)Large area electron beams (EBs) have recently been successfully used to machine dies and tool steels. This large area EB process can greatly improve the machined surface quality as well as ... -
Chatter Stability of General Turning Operations With Process Damping
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2009)The accurate prediction of chatter stability in general turning operations requires the inclusion of tool geometry and cutting conditions. This paper presents regenerative chip and regenerative ... -
Robust Fixture Layout Design for a Product Family Assembled in a Multistage Reconfigurable Line
(The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2009)Reconfigurable assembly systems enable a family of products to be assembled in a single system by adjusting and reconfiguring fixtures according to each product. The sharing of fixtures among ...