Finite-Element Analysis of the Double Lateral Compression of Clad Tube into a Symmetric Square-Tube

The squaring process to shape a circular tube into a symmetric square clad tube is examined by a three-dimensional incremental elastic-plastic finite-element method based on an updated Lagrangian formulation. The effects of various parameters, such as geometric ratio R/t, strain hardening exponent n, friction coefficient μ, and the length of tube L, on the occurrence of collapse in the squaring process are discussed and interpreted in a...