Fracturing and Deformation Characteristics of Aluminium Preform during Cold Forging at Low Strain Rates

The industrial processing of sintered powder preform has been developed for manufacturing various engineering components. The present investigation has been undertaken to analyze the deformation characteristics during the cold forging of sintered aluminium preform at low strain rates. Experiments have been conducted and measurements made on deformation during cold forging on aluminium preforms with lubricated end conditions. Experimentally obtained flow load and plastic work done are in good agreement with theoretical estimates.