Title: Cryofluid assisted forming method
Application Number: 200610135978 Application Date: 2006.10.16
Publication Number: 1947932 Publication Date: 2007.04.18
Approval Pub. Date: Granted Pub. Date:
International Classifi-cation: B23Q11/10;B21B27/10;B21B45/02;B21D37/16;B21D37/18;B21K29/00;B21J3/00;B21C9/00
Applicant(s) Name: Air Prod Address:
Inventor(s) Name: Zurecki Zbigniew
Attorney & Agent: liujie duanxiao ling
Abstract:
    Method of forming a workpiece comprising (a) providing a tool and a workpiece, wherein the workpiece has an initial shape; (b) placing the workpiece and the tool in contact, applying force to the tool and/or the workpiece, and moving the tool and/or the workpiece to effect a change in the initial shape of the workpiece by forming; and (c) providing a jet of cryogenic fluid and impinging essentially all of the jet of cryogenic fluid on a surface of the tool.
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