大壁厚差复杂形状铝合金飞轮壳挤压铸造数值模拟

利用ProCAST软件对大壁厚差复杂形状ZL104铝合金飞轮壳挤压铸造过程进行数值模拟。结果表明:充型过程稳定且可分为4个阶段:流道连通、水平区域填充、竖直方向填充和难充填区填充。凝固过程中存在6个凝固滞后的特征区域,特征区域的缩孔缩松缺陷明显。缺陷位置预测准确,对预测的缺陷体积进行极差分析,确定最佳工艺参数为浇注温度650℃、比压48 MPa、模具温度220℃、补压比压800 MPa、补压延时10 s(A侧)和12 s(B侧)。最大铸造应力出现在凝固速度快、曲率大的薄壁结构中。仿真结果得到了实际工艺验证。

7075铝合金半固态触变挤压件的显微组织和力学性能

通过触变挤压工艺对热挤压态7075铝合金深腔圆筒形零件进行成形,分析等温温度和保温时间对成形件显微组织和力学性能的影响。通过正交试验优化T6热处理工艺参数,研究T6热处理对成形件显微组织和力学性能的影响。结果表明,通过触变挤压可以成功成形表面光滑的深腔圆筒形零件,成形温度和加热时间对成形件的金相组织有显著影响。T6热处理可以大大提高深腔圆筒形零件的力学性能,最优的T6热处理工艺参数为:465℃固溶16h,150℃时效16h。当半固态坯料在600℃加热10min后,成形的深腔圆筒形零件具有最佳的综合力学性能,其极限抗拉强度为573.57MPa,伸长率为13.44%,显微硬度为HV187.12。

High temperature deformation behavior and microstructure evolution of wrought nickel-based superalloy GH4037 in solid and semi-solid states

Cylindrical samples of Ni-based GH4037 alloy were compressed at solid temperatures(1200,1250 and 1300℃) and semi-solid temperatures(1340,1350,1360,1370 and 1380℃) with different strain rates of 0.01,0.1 and 1 s-1.High temperature deformation behavior and microstructure evolution of GH4037 alloy were investigated.The results indicated that flow stress decreased rapidly at semi-solid temperatures compared to that at solid temperatures.Besides,the flow stress continued to increase after reaching the initial peak stress at semi-solid temperatures when the strain rate was 1 s-1.With increasing the deformation temperature,the size of initial solid grains and recrystallized grains increased.At semi-solid temperatures,the grains were equiaxed,and liquid phase existed at the grain boundaries and inside the grains.Discontinuous dynamic recrystallization(DDRX) characterized by grain boundary bulging was the main nucleation mechanism for GH4037 alloy.

Microstructure and mechanical properties of 7005 aluminum alloy processed by one-pass equal channel reciprocating extrusion

An equal channel reciprocating extrusion(ECRE)was proposed first to obtain a severe plastic deformation(SPD)of 7005 alloy.The microstructure and mechanical properties of one-pass ECREed(ECRE processed)7005 alloy were investigated.The results show that SPD occurring in ECRE leads to a mixed microstructure.ECREed 7005 alloy exhibits a significant improvement of ultimate tensile strength(UTS)and elongation.Mechanical properties in the region undergoing a complete ECRE process are higher than those in the region undergoing an incomplete ECRE process due to larger dislocation strengthening effect.Yield strength(YS)and UTS first decrease and then increase with an increase of extrusion temperature.The YS of 359.2 MPa,UTS of 490 MPa and elongation of 17.7%are obtained after T6 treatment.Fine-grain strengthening,dislocation strengthening and precipitation strengthening in the T6-treated ECREed sample all play important roles in improving the mechanical properties.

Effects of temperature and time on three-dimensional microstructural evolution of semi-solid 2A14 aluminum alloy during short process preparation of semi-solid billets

To shorten the preparation process of semi-solid billets,semi-solid billets of 2A14 aluminum alloy were prepared by wrought aluminum directly semi-solid isothermal treatment(WADSSIT)process.Three-dimension(3D)combined microstructure evolution,namely transverse direction(TD)surface,rolling direction(RD)surface,and normal direction(ND)surface,was studied.Effects of temperature and holding time on average grain size and average shape factor were investigated.The results showed that the optimum conditions for preparation of 2A14 semi-solid billets by this process were 615℃ and 20 min(average grain size of 124μm and shape factor of 0.81).Electron backscatter diffraction(EBSD)observations indicated that the microstructure was completely recrystallized when it was heated to 600℃.Grain size was increased with the increase of temperature and grew up slowly with the holding time prolonging.Roundness was increased with increase of holding time but was not sensitive to temperature.