10.4225/03/594859b0c28c2 ALESSANDRO BEVACQUA ALESSANDRO BEVACQUA Optimisation of Aluminium Extrusion Technology by FE Simulation and Experiments Monash University 2017 aluminium extrusion finite element method Metals and Alloy Materials 2017-06-19 23:09:33 Thesis https://bridges.monash.edu/articles/thesis/Optimisation_of_Aluminium_Extrusion_Technology_by_FE_Simulation_and_Experiments/5113378 The use of aluminium extrusions is expanding, finding application in automotive, construction and other industries. The common practise of the die set design is based on existing empirical knowledge of die makers accumulated over many years. This research project targeted to review the old methodology of die design and introduced a computational based method of designing new dies with an increased productivity and improved wear resistance. It is based on extending the commercial simulation packages capabilities by developing the constitutive models for aluminium alloys behaviour and damage models predicting the die life.