The Effects of Forming Angle on the Geometry Accuracy and Mechanical Properties of Al-Li Alloy Truncated Pyramids by Single Point Incremental Forming

In this study, single point incremental forming (SPIF) of Al-Li alloy sheets under different forming angles are studied via both experimental methods and numerical simulations. The effect of different forming angle on the geometric accuracy of SPIFed Al-Li component is studied. The simulation results show that the higher the forming angle, the lower the stress at the corner, leading to better geometrical accuracy, which is also experimentally validated. It is also found that high forming angle leads to better mechanical properties of the SPIFed Al-Li alloy component.