International Journal of Engineering and Technology

Manufacturing of small batch size products and prototypes are not economical using conventional forming processes as these processes require dedicated and highly specialized equipments such as forming presses, dies, and punches. Incremental Sheet Forming (ISF) process has been confirmed as quiet economical process for rapid prototyping and batch type production. In this work, process variables are investigated on axial peak forces on AA2024-O sheets. A strain gauge based dynamometer has been used to record axial peak forces during incremental process. Combination of higher wall angle and higher tool diameter leads to larger axial forces which can be limitation of the capacity of the machine tool and forming tools used in the process. Higher sheet thickness not only requires larger forming forces to form the components but also increases formability of the material.