Springback Assessment and Compensation of Tailor Welded Blanks

Focusing on techniques developed to evaluate the forming behavior of tailor welded blanks in sheet metal manufacturing, this edited collection details compensation methods suited for mitigating the effects of springback. This book gives a comprehensive overview of springback and provides essential solutions necessary to automotive engineers.

AB Abdullah obtained his PhD from the Universiti Putra Malaysia, Malaysia. Now, he is working at the School of Mechanical Engineering, Universiti Sains Malaysia, with more than 20 years of experience in teaching and research. His research interests include precision sheet metal forming, tool and die design, and wire arc additive manufacturing. He has published more than 100 research papers in various international journals. He has written ten books including as an editor for a research book entitled Hole-Making Technologies for Composites: Advantages, Limitations and Potential, published by Woodhead Publishing, Elsevier, UK in 2019. He is actively involved as a reviewer for the International Journal of Advanced Manufacturing Technology (Springer, USA), the Journal of Material Processing Technology and Measurements (Elsevier), and the Journal of Testing and Evaluation (ASTM International). He is a Certified Train the Trainers under HRDF Malaysia and a Professional Engineer (PEng) registered with the Board of Engineers Malaysia. MF Jamaludin is a senior researcher at the Advanced Manufacturing and Material Processing (AMMP Centre), University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. He is actively involved in research on precision joining of dissimilar materials using low-power laser welding and friction stir welding processes. With more than 10 years of research experience, he has co-authored 24 publications on various topics related to manufacturing processes and is a co-inventor of 14 patents and industrial designs. His current research engagement is on the formability analysis of dissimilar aluminium TWBs using low-power fibre laser joining.

Chapter 1 Weight Reduction Strategies in Passenger Car Manufacturing: Current Trends and Prospects Md Tasbirul Islam, AB Abdullah, AI Hussin, and MF Jamaludin Chapter 2 Measurement and Compensation of Springback - A Comprehensive Review AB Abdullah and MF Jamaludin Chapter 3 Springback of Aluminium and Steel Joint by Friction Stir Welding - A Review MZ Rizlan, AB Abdullah, and Z Hussain Chapter 4 Overview and Issues Related to Geometrical Accuracy in the Single-Point Incremental Forming (SPIF) Process of Tailor Welded Blanks KAHA Razak, AB Abdullah, and NM Noor Chapter 5 Springback in Tailor Welded Blanks Using a Heuristic Approach SS Panicker, H Krishnaswamy, and N Chakraborti Chapter 6 Investigation of Twist Springback Pattern of the AA6061 Strip MN Nashrudin and AB Abdullah Chapter 7 Springback Study of Non-Uniform Thickness Aluminium Blanks MF Adnan, AB Abdullah, and MF Jamaludin Chapter 8 Evaluation of Dissimilar Grade Aluminium Alloy-Tailored Blanks Fabricated by FSW AF Pauzi, AB Abdullah, and MF Jamaludin Chapter 9 Springback Simulation of Tailor Welded Blank and The Compensation by Using Displacement Adjustment and Spring Forward Methods AD Anggono, WA Siswanto, B Omar, and RI Riza Chapter 10 Springback Study of Aluminium and Steel Joint TWBs by FE Analysis MZ Rizlan, AB Abdullah, and Z Hussain Chapter 11 Effect of Post-Welding Heat Treatment on Springback Pattern of AA6061 TWBs AB Abdullah, M Mohamed, and AF Pauzi Chapter 12 Springback Analysis of Low-Power Laser Welded Aluminum Tailor Welded Blanks MF Jamaludin, AB Abdullah, and F Yusof Chapter 13 Recent Studies and Related Issues in Tailor Blanks - A Short Review AB Abdullah and MF Jamaludin