Drop Hammer Process

Objective:
1- To study the drop hammer process and the factor affecting in this process.
2- See how the height of the hammer (energy) variation affects on the performance
of the drop hammer process.
3- To study the limit plastic deformation phenomenon in the drop hammer process.

Theory:

0
1
1
1
0
1
Y
n
K
d K u
d u
n
n


u= mgh

Where:
m: is the mass of the dropped ram
g: is the acceleration of gravity
h: is the height of the dropped ram
n: strain hardening exponent
k: strength coefficient
: true strain

=ln(t
o
/t
1
)

Where:

t
o
is the initial thickness of the work piece
t: is the instantaneous of the dropped ram

Procedure:
1- Prepare the drop hammer machine by mounting all parts together.
2- Measure the initial diameter (
0
D ) and the initial height (
0
t ) of the plasticine work
piece.
3- Put the plasticine work piece on the middle of the die.
4- Elevate the hammer to the required height distance (h).
5- Leave the hammer to drop on the work piece.
6- Measure the final diameter and the final height of the work piece.
7- Repeat the procedure from 1 to 6 and vry the height distance of thr hammer.






Data and Results:
Hammer diameter = 100.62 mm
Hammer thickness= 20.25 mm
Steel density = 7.85 gm/cm


Hammer mass = Volume * density
= /4 *d
2
*t*density
= 3.14*(10.062)
2
*(2.025)*(7.85) = 1.264 Kg















h (cm)
t
o

(mm)
D
o

(mm)
t
f1

(mm)
t
f2
(mm)
t
f3
(mm)
t
f (ave)
(mm)
D
f
64.000 20.350 24.540 10.740 13.700 11.440 11.960 0.532 33.760
114.000 20.300 24.430 8.780 10.560 9.250 9.530 0.756 42.360
164.000 20.290 24.500 7.580 5.260 5.450 6.097 1.202 46.690
214.000 19.960 24.700 5.360 5.610 4.960 5.310 1.324 48.660
234.000 20.120 24.720 4.860 4.540 3.940 4.447 1.510 50.850
254.000 19.920 24.600 3.580 3.240 2.790 3.203 1.828 52.620
H (cm) U (J)
n
/
1
h
n
/h
1
50+14
793.600 1.000 1.000
100+14
1413.600 1.423 1.781
150+14
2033.600 2.262 2.563
200+14
2653.600 2.491 3.344
220+14
2901.600 2.840 3.656
240+14
3194.600 3.438 3.969











0
500
1000
1500
2000
2500
3000
3500
0 0.5 1 1.5 2
E
n
e
r
g
y

J

strain mm\mm
strain vs energy
0
0.5
1
1.5
2
2.5
3
3.5
4
0 1 2 3 4 5

n
/

1

h
n
/h
1

h
n
/h
1

vs

n
/
1



Discussion:
1- Energy convert from potential energy to kinetic energy
Potential energy=mgh
Kinetic energy=
2
2
1
mv
2- From figure 1 we find that the relationship between the energy and the strain is
increased but not linear and the area under the curve represented the energy
consumed in the plastic deformation.
3- From figure 3 when we increase the height of the drop the ratio between the
1
h
h
n

will increased, also the ratio
1

n
will increase too, since the strain has limit.

Conclusion:
1- When we increase the height of the drop the energy will increase.
2- when the potential energy (mgh) increase the strain will increase.
3- energy consumed equal area under the curve.
































The Hashemite University
Faculty of Engineer
Industrial department

Manufacturing Lab
Students name : Majd Kamel Draidi : 831183

Experiment no: 6
Engineer: Abdallah Al-masry
Dr: Ahmed Al-gandoor