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@article{175330,
        author = {RUPPA SAGAR and NUKA BHANUPRASAD and KALLA KUMAR and GOLIVI GNANA TEJA and VURIKITI VENKATA KALYAN and SABBAVARAPU SUDHEER},
        title = {FABRICATION AND EXPERIMENTAL INVESTIGATION OF THE MECHANICAL PROPERTIES OF BELLOWS FOR INDUSTRIAL APPLICATIONS},
        journal = {International Journal of Innovative Research in Technology},
        year = {2025},
        volume = {11},
        number = {11},
        pages = {2703-2710},
        issn = {2349-6002},
        url = {https://ijirt.org/article?manuscript=175330},
        abstract = {Bellows are fabricated using methods like hydro forming, stamping, welding, and bonding, each affecting their structural and material properties. These fabrication processes are critical in determining the performance of bellows in industrial applications. Hydro forming, for instance, uses high-pressure fluid to shape the material, providing uniform thickness and flexibility. Stamping involves pressing metal sheets into molds, while welding and bonding are used for joining parts. The present work involves fabrication of bellow through various manufacturing process and evaluating mechanical properties of bellows such as hardness, impact, compression strength of materials such as mild steel and stainless steel and it has been observed that stainless steel has superior mechanical properties when compared to mildsteel and hence stainless steel is the better choice for metal bellow manufacturing.},
        keywords = {Expansion bellow, Compression test on Bellow, Hydro forming, Hardness, Impact resistance, Compression strength},
        month = {April},
        }