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To determine the curvature of the exit profile in the extrusion process of non-symmetrical flat dies, the dead metal zone profile was predicted using the energy minimization method. The dead zone is a natural non-linear die for the process and it is pragmatic to use this non-linear die to estimate the value of the exit profile curvature and the required bearing length for reducing this deviation. The velocity field is calculated based on Hermite cubic spline and some additional assumptions. In non-symmetrical dies the entrance section of the deformation region is not flat. Considering this fact, axial velocity decreases with increasing the distance to die center line which is in agreement... 

In this article, the sliding frictional contact problem for a half-plane which is graded in two dimensions is studied. The effect of medium properties gradient and coefficient of friction in contact mechanics of two dimensional (2D) graded materials which is loaded by a flat stamp have been investigated by developing two Finite Element (FE) models, in macro and micro scales. Discretizing the graded half-plane by quadrants for whose material properties are specified at the centroids by Mori-Tanaka method in both directions has been used to model the 2D FGM in macro scale. In micro scale, the ideal solid quadrant particles which are spatially distributed in a homogeneous matrix used to model... 

The motion of a stick-slip microrobot propelled by its piezoelectric unimorph legs is mathematically modeled. Using a continuously distributed mass model for the robot's body, the working equation of the mechanism is derived based on the assumption of linear Euler-Bernoulli beam theory and linear piezoelectric behavior. Moreover, the required condition for generating net motion is calculated in terms of physical characteristics of the microrobot. It is demonstrated that the higher the friction constant, then a lower average speed is obtained. Also, it is shown that a microrobot with heavier legs can move in a rougher environment. Regardless of the mass proportion between robot's main body...