Comments on: Help Needed for Aluminium and Magnesium Alloy Stampings

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Link Building — Mon, 17 Jan 2011 21:00:59 +0000

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By: Eric Kam

Eric Kam — Wed, 19 May 2010 17:01:06 +0000

to return to the original question: Aluminum and Magnesium alloys and forming techniques.

At SME we are in the process of re-purposing the “Forming and Fabricating Technical Community: Hydroforming Techgroup” to address not only hydroforming but also what one might call other “novel” or “alternative” press forming for sheets and tubes.

Warmforming, super-plastic, Quick-plastic, retrogressive forming, and Hot-stamping are some of the topics of interest for the new group chair Dr. Serhat Kaya. We hope to get more people like Erkan active in the Technical Communities at SME.

http://www.sme.org/ffc

(I am my own hero too, Danny. Though I can’t say that my posts have been that frequent either)

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By: Stephens

Stephens — Sun, 04 Apr 2010 18:47:12 +0000

Sounds good …

Yeah, it did not end well – will post on that next week.

It has prepared me for other things on a smaller scale.

Speaking of lessons learned, if you decide you want to ever blog regularly on your site, I can help you get setup.

I have setup five blogs now – three of which I actively add content to.

DieGuy.com, of course, is my main site. I am in a prototype phase with a “startup” that will be subscription-based at http://www.diestandards.com.

By: Danny Schaeffler

Danny Schaeffler — Sun, 04 Apr 2010 18:38:59 +0000

I will be taking you up on the blogging offer. My challenge is to be sufficiently disciplined to have 2-3 postings a week. The Self Proclaimed Die Expert is my idol when it comes to regular posting.

I don’t know the details, but I think the Speedraft/ToolPax experience would make a good story (albeit with an ending that you didn’t want). I’m guessing that any engineering-based entrepreneur, especially those of us who didn’t expect to need to move from our previous company, would benefit from the lessons learned.

By: Stephens

Stephens — Fri, 02 Apr 2010 13:45:15 +0000

Just thinking of you after chatting with Matt and Gilbert at Tesla.

Am serious about guest blogging … just say the word.

Yeah, I am pumped up about Tower – great organization on the right path. I am blessed to be joining such a great company.

Will be blogging soon on what happened with Speedraft and such (breaks my heart).

By: Danny Schaeffler

Danny Schaeffler — Fri, 02 Apr 2010 13:41:00 +0000

Kind words – thanks!
… And I just noticed a previous entry of yours: major congrats on the Tower opportunity. It should be a blast!

By: Stephens

Stephens — Wed, 31 Mar 2010 21:50:58 +0000

Thanks for the great info Danny!

And thanks for taking the time to read my blog … if you ever want to guest post, let me know – you are “the man” when it comes to metallurgy and formability.

By: Danny Schaeffler

Danny Schaeffler — Wed, 31 Mar 2010 21:03:28 +0000

Congratulations indeed!
Warm forming is an increasingly common way to work with the formability challenges of Al and Mg sheet. Depending on your interests, studies could be done on
-effect of engineered lubricants as a function of temperature
-effect of die coatings as a function of temperature
- effect of strain path as a function of temperature.

You might also want to check metalformingmagazine.com and thefabricator.com and search for important terms. This will let you know where the efforts are currently focused. You can also look at the websites of universities where Al and Mg sheet projects are underway. This will also give you an idea where professors are currently getting research funding – which is a strong indication of the topics of interest to industry.

Best of luck!