Optimum Design of Ribbon and Wire Wound Cylinders for Metal Forming Dies

Abstract

The ribbon winding process enables the manufacture of metal forming dies with higher allowable internal working pressure than is possible by conventional shrink-fit constructions. Varying the tensile stress in the ribbon in the winding process, the stress distribution in the die can be given a predetermined shape. Based on the assumption that all ribbon layers carry the same shear stress when the internal working pressure is acting, a new winding theory is derived. This method permits the internal working pressure to be increased about 30 percent compared to that of the previously known winding theories and about 60 percent compared to that of shrink-fit constructions.