Research Article

Optimization of AL6061-T6 Tube End Forming Process Using Response Surface Method

Table 8

Comparison between the results obtained from the original FE-model and from the optimization analysis.

Case no.Input variables (mm) (kN)
(mm) (mm) (mm) (rpm)Conf. testOptimization resultError%Conf. testOptimization resultError%

115°9501408284.254.171.9%29.330.95.2%
215°6.55014099014.613.885.2%16.8716.90.17%