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Tribological and Contact Area Effects

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In order for the electroplastic effect to take place, the applied electricity must be able to flow from the dies and through the workpiece. Because of this, the interfaces between the dies/workpiece are critical.

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Salandro, W.A., Jones, J.J., Bunget, C., Mears, L., Roth, J.T. (2015). Tribological and Contact Area Effects. In: Electrically Assisted Forming. Springer Series in Advanced Manufacturing. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-08879-2_9

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