A study of crack propagation in microforming tools

• Main Author: Muhammad Shahid Shith.
• Other Authors: School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
• Format: Final Year Project
• Language: English
• Published: 2010
• Subjects: DRNTU::Engineering::Mechanical engineering; DRNTU::Engineering::Mathematics and analysis::Simulations
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/10356/40409
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

The aim of this project is to simulate the effects of carbide concentration on crack propagation in tool steel. This is carried out by using properties of AISI M2 as a reference tool steel material and ABAQUS/Standard 6.9 to run simulations. The project is segmented into four differe...