| About this Abstract |
| Meeting |
13th International Conference on the Technology of Plasticity (ICTP 2021)
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| Symposium
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13th International Conference on the Technology of Plasticity (ICTP 2021)
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| Presentation Title |
Ultrasonic Forming - Alternative to Orbital Riveting for Small Bimetallic Components |
| Author(s) |
Wojciech Presz |
| On-Site Speaker (Planned) |
Wojciech Presz |
| Abstract Scope |
The development of electrical equipment has resulted in an increase in the demand for electrical switches, whose key element is contact. The orbital riveting technology has been successfully applied in assembling silver contacts. With the increase of the production, attention has been paid to the possibility of obtaining significant savings by replacing part of the rivet with copper. As a result, bimetallic contacts have been created. It has also proved that the direct transfer of orbital riveting technology from monometallic to bimetallic contacts narrows so much technological window that the cost-effectiveness of the whole process is debatable. One of the factors behind the use of orbital forming is the decisive reduction in friction. A similar effect gives the ultrasonic assistance in microforming processes. Within this work, based on the laboratory experiments results, it was suggested to replace the orbital riveting with ultrasonic riveting in relation to the miniature bimetallic contacts. |
| Proceedings Inclusion? |
Definite: At-meeting proceedings |