The working limit, working load and deforming feature in inverting the finite seamless tube by using blunt conical dies were investigated considering such factors as mean radius (
Rom), wall thickness (
T0), slenderness ratio of the original cylinder, die cone angle and lubricant. The ratio of the inverting stress (steady inverting load)/(original area of tube section) to the buckling stress mainly depends on the ratio (
Rom/
T0) and the cone angle. The inverting is bounded by flaring phenomena which occur with samller cone angle and by buckling with such a large one as 180°. When the ratio (
Rom/
T0) exceeds a certain limit, the inversion becomes imposible. The portion of the tube in the toroidal region just prior to coming in contact with the die surface is subjected to severe compressing and bending in the inverting process. The thickness has a maximum value at that point and becomes less toward the outside. The change of thickness of the outer cylinder is -5 to 10% and the increasement of outer diameter is 20 to 40% of the original.
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