DEFORMATION PROCESSING OF STAINLESS STEEL.

Abstract : The report covers the state of the art of both primary and secondary fabrication methods for stainless steel. Methods currently employed for primary fabrication of these alloys include: rolling, extrusion, forging, and drawing of tube, rod, and wire. Secondary metalworking operations are those processes that produce finished or semifinished parts of sheet, bar, or tubing using additional metalforming operations. The following secondary forming processes are discussed: brake bending, deep drawing, spinning, shear forming, drop hammer, trapped rubber, stretch forming, roll forming, dimpling, joggling, and sizing. Equipment and tooling used for the various operations are discussed and illustrated wherever possible.