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Marks 1

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The ratio of press force required to punch a square hole of $$30$$ $$mm$$ side in a $$1$$ $$mm$$ thick aluminium sheet to that needed to punch a square hole of $$60$$ $$mm$$ side in a $$2$$ $$mm$$ thick aluminium sheet is________.
GATE PI 2016
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Circular blanks of $$10mm$$ diameter are punched from an aluminium sheet of $$2$$ $$mm$$ thickness. The shear strength of aluminium is $$80$$ $$MPa.$$ The minimum punching force required in $$kN$$ is
GATE PI 2013
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Match the following metal forming processes with their associated stresses in the Work-piece GATE PI 2012 Metal Forming - Sheet Metal Forming Processes Question 26 English
GATE PI 2012
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GATE PI 2003 Metal Forming - Sheet Metal Forming Processes Question 29 English
GATE PI 2003
5
Which one is not a method of reducing cutting forces to prevent the overloading of press
GATE PI 2003
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A cup of $$10$$ $$cm$$ height and $$5$$ $$cm$$ diameter is to be made from a sheet metal of $$2mm$$ thickness. The number of deductions necessary will be
GATE PI 2002
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For $$50\% $$ penetration of work material, a punch with single shear equal to thickness will
GATE PI 2001
8
In a bending operation, If the modulus of elasticity $$E$$ is increased keeping all other parameters unchanged, the spring back will
GATE PI 1994
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In blanking operation, the best way to improve the smoothness and squarness of the edges is to
GATE PI 1994
10
The function of draw bead in the deep drawing operation is to
GATE PI 1994
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In producing a punched hole of $$20mm$$ diameter, the dimension of the punch is ........ given the radial die clearance of $$0.1mm.$$
GATE PI 1994
12
Wall thickness of drawn cup is controlled by
GATE PI 1992
13
In .................. A ................. operation the diameter of the desired hole will be smaller than the diameter of the .................... B ......................

A. blanking / piercing
B. punch / die

GATE PI 1991
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A cup of $$10$$ $$cm$$ height and $$5$$ $$cm$$ diameter is to be made from a sheet metal of $$2mm$$ thickness. The number of deductions necessary will be
GATE PI 1991
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In progressive die (for sheet metal), spring loaded stripper plate is used to clamps the stock until:
GATE PI 1991

Marks 2

1
Calculate the punch size in $$mm,$$ for a circular blanking operation for which details are given below.

Size of the blank $$25$$ $$mm$$
Thickness of the sheet $$2$$ $$mm$$
Radial clearance between punch and die $$0.06$$ $$mm,$$ Die allowance $$0.05$$ $$mm$$

GATE PI 2012
2
A disc of $$200$$ $$mm$$ diameter is blanked from a strip of an aluminium alloy of thickness $$3.2$$ $$mm.$$ The material shear strength to fracture is $$150$$ $$MPa.$$ The blanking force (in $$kN$$) is
GATE PI 2009
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Match the following GATE PI 2008 Metal Forming - Sheet Metal Forming Processes Question 4 English
GATE PI 2008
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A blank of $$50$$ $$mm$$ diameter is to be sheared from a sheet of $$2.5$$ $$mm$$ thickness. The required radial clearance between the die and the punch is $$6\% $$ of sheet thickness. The punch and die diameter $$(mm)$$ for this blanking operation respectively are
GATE PI 2008
5
Circular blanks of $$35$$ $$mm$$ diameter are punched from a steel sheet of $$2$$ $$mm$$ thickness. If the clearance per side between the punch and die is to be kept as $$40$$ microns, the sizes of punch and die should respectively be.
GATE PI 2007
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A cup is to be drawn to a diameter of $$70mm$$ with $$35mm$$ depth from a $$0.5mm$$ thick sheet metal. The cup is drawn in one operation. Assume $${\sigma _u} = 430\,\,MPa.$$

The maximum drawing force is

GATE PI 2006
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A cup is to be drawn to a diameter of $$70mm$$ with $$35mm$$ depth from a $$0.5mm$$ thick sheet metal. The cup is drawn in one operation. Assume $${\sigma _u} = 430\,\,MPa.$$

The required blank diameter is

GATE PI 2006
8
It is required to punch a hole of diameter $$10mm$$ on a sheet of thickness $$3mm.$$ The shear strength of the work material is $$420MPa.$$ The required punch force is
GATE PI 2006
9
In a surface broaching process, a broach having $$5mm$$ pitch and cut per teeth $$0.05mm$$ is used for reducing the thickness by $$6mm.$$ If the length of the work piece is $$50mm$$ and the cutting speed is $$0.05m/s,$$ the time required / pass in seconds is
GATE PI 2006
10
Match the items in Group - $${\rm I}$$ and $${\rm I}$$ $${\rm I}$$ GATE PI 2006 Metal Forming - Sheet Metal Forming Processes Question 9 English
GATE PI 2006
11
A gear with $$84$$ teeth is to be machined using a milling process with indexing. The index plate has the following four hole circles: $$36,38, 42., 48.$$ The change gear ratio required is
GATE PI 2006
12
A work piece of $$1000$$ $$mm$$ length and $$300$$ $$mm$$ width is machined by planning operation with a feed of $$0.3$$ $$mm/stroke.$$ The machine tool executes $$10$$ double strokes per minute. The planning time for a single pass is

GATE PI 2006
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It is required to punch a hole of diameter $$10mm$$ on a sheet of thickness $$3mm.$$ The shear strength of the work material is $$420Mpa.$$ The required punch force is
GATE PI 2006
14
A $$\phi \,\,25$$ $$mm$$ hole is pierced in a $$t=2.5mm$$ thick steel sheet having shear strength $$\tau = 350\,\,MPa.$$ If the diametral clearance is given by the expression $$C=0.0064$$ $$t$$ $$\sqrt \tau ,$$ the die diameter (in $$mm$$), punch diameter (in $$mm$$) and punch force in $$(kN)$$ respectively are
GATE PI 2005
15
A cylindrical cup of $$48.5$$ $$mm$$ diameter and $$52$$ $$mm$$ height has a corner radius of $$1.5$$ $$mm$$ Cold rolled steel sheet of thickness $$1.5$$ $$mm$$ is used to produce the cup. Assume trim allowance as $$2$$ $$mm$$ per $$25$$ $$mm$$ of cup diameter. What is the blank size in $$mm$$ ?
GATE PI 2004
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A hole of $$40$$ $$mm$$ diameter is pierced in a steel sheet of $$4$$ $$mm$$ thickness without shear on the tool. Shear strength of steel is $$400$$ $$N/m{m^2},$$ and penetration is $$25\% .$$ What is the expected percentage load reduction if a shear of $$1$$ $$mm$$ is provided on the punch?
GATE PI 2004
17
Determine the load required to punch a $$20$$ $$mm$$ diameter hole in $$2$$ $$mm$$ thick sheet. The properties of the material of the sheet are:
Tensile strength $$-580$$ $$MPa;$$
Yield strength in tension $$-410$$ $$MPa$$
Shear strength $$-350$$ $$MPa;$$
Yield strength in shear $$-250$$ $$MPa$$

The load in $$kN$$ is:

GATE PI 2004
18
In deep drawing of sheet metal, spring loaded stripper clamps the work until:
GATE PI 2004
19
Consider the following statements related piercing and blanking
$$1.$$ Shear on the punch reduces the maximum cutting force
$$2.$$ Shear increases the capacity of the press needed
$$3.$$ Shear increases the life of the punch
$$4.$$ Total energy needed to make the cut remains unaltered due to provision of shear

Which of the above statements are correct

GATE PI 2003
20
A hydraulic press is used to produce circular blanks of $$10$$ $$mm$$ diameter from a sheet of $$2$$ $$mm$$ thickness. If the shear strength of the sheet material is $$400$$ $$N/m{m^2},$$ the force required for producing a circular blank is
GATE PI 2003
21
In sheet metal working, the spring back increase when
$$P:$$ Ratio of bend radius to sheet thickness is small
$$Q:$$ Young's modulus of the sheet is low
$$R:$$ Yield strength of the sheet is high
$$S:$$ Tension is applied during bending
GATE PI 2002
22
In metal forming operation, the true strain in the $$X$$-direction is $$0.3$$ and in the $$Y$$-direction is $$-0.1.$$ The true strain in the $$Z$$-direction is
GATE PI 1994
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A hemispherical cup of radius $$'R'$$ is formed in a press working operation. The radius of blank would be
GATE PI 1992
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Calculate the smallest punch diameter that can be designed for piercing sheet metal strip with the following data. Crushing strength of the punch material is $$1500$$ $$MPa.$$ Thickness of the sheet is $$2$$ $$mm,$$ factor of safety is $$3,$$ and shear strength of the sheet material $$500$$ $$MPa$$ is
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