Deformation Mechanism Analysis of Single Point Incremental Sheet Metal Forming

AbstractSingle point incremental forming (SPIF) is a new innovative and feasible solution for the rapid prototyping and the manufacturing of small batch sheet parts. The process is carried out at room temperature and requires a CNC machining centre, a spherical headed tool and a simple support to fix the sheet being formed. In incremental Sheet Metal Forming the blank is incrementally deformed in to a desirable shape by hemispherical or ball nose tool traveling along a prescribed path. Due to the various advantages including the reduced production cost and time of prototypes, improved formability, easy modification of part design etc. the ISF is being popular as a new innovative forming technology. In the present study experiments were conducted to analyze the deformation mechanism of commercial aluminum alloy. Beside this analysis result of the effect of forming angle, step size, tool diameter on formability and wall thickness distribution are presented