Effect of tool diameter and step size on deformation and microstructural response in robot-assisted incremental sheet forming of AA3003-O
摘要
Robot-assisted incremental sheet forming (RAISF) of AA3003-O aluminium sheets (0.56 mm) was investigated to quantify the combined influence of tool diameter and step size on geometric, mechanical and microstructural responses. Variable wall angle conical frusta (VWACF) were fabricated using three tool diameters (5, 10, 15 mm) and three step depths (0.1, 0.3, 0.5 mm). A software-based toolpath was generated in CATIA and executed via ROBOTDK on a six-axis industrial robot. Formability was assessed through limiting wall angle and forming limit curves obtained from circle-grid analysis; spring back was evaluated from the deviation between theoretical and measured cone depths; forming forces were recorded in situ using a dynamometer; surface roughness (Ra, Rq) was characterised by