Influence of drawing process parameters on forming of micro copper tube with straight grooves

Using high-speed oil-filled spinning method,high quality micro copper tube with straight grooves（MCTSG） with an outer diameter of 6 mm was obtained.Then,MCTSG with an outer diameter of 3-6 mm was fabricated successfully by multi-pass drawing processing method.The influence of drawing parameters on the forming of micro straight grooves was investigated based on the forming mechanism.The results show that the values of groove depth and width decrease,while the wall thickness increases as the drawing diameter decreases.At the same time,the groove depth and width increase,while the wall thickness decreases as the die angle increases.The drawing force increases as the reduction increases.Excessive copper tube reduction may results in groove folding and segmental teeth.The drawing force decreases firstly and then increases with the increases in die angle.When the die angle α is 16°,the drawing force is the smallest,indicating 16° is the optimal angle.

Design and Experiment of the High Speed Wire Drawing with Ultrasound

The previous experiments of wire drawing with ultrasonic vibration were mostly carried out on self-made machine or drawing test machine and the drawing speed didn＇t conform to practical production. In order to promote the practical application of the technology, the ultrasonic vibration system was designed and manufactured by using the classical dynamics method. The dynamic characteristic of the ultrasonic vibration system was analyzed. The performance parameters of the system were measured on the resistance analyzer. The oxygen-free brass wire drawing with ultrasonic vibration at the approximate speed of practice was carried out on the LH-200/17 drawing machine. By comparing the wire drawing through ultrasonic vibration and the conventional wire drawing, the experimental results show that the drawing process with ultrasound was steady at the high drawing speed of 1 126 mm/s, while the broken wire often occurs at the speed of 980 mm/s during the conventional wire drawing; the ultrasonic vibration reduced the drawing force by 7 %; and the ultrasound also reduced the uneven deformation of the wire and greatly improved the surface quality of the wire. The research results provide theoretical and experimental support for the practice and application of the wire drawing by ultrasonic vibration.

THE EFFECT OF FRICTION AT SIZING SURFACE ON DRA WING FORCE

Regarding the sizing surface zone as a quasi-plasticity one and using yielding criterion,a new drawing force calculating formula in which the sizing surface friction was taken into account is deducted.The calculated and experimental results show that for rod drawing and tube sinking,it is permissible to neglect the effect of the friction at the sizing surface,but for tube drawing with a stationary mandrel,especially for thin-wall tube drawing this friction should not be neglected.