拉形轨迹对铝合金贮箱箱底瓜瓣拉形成形的影响

利用ABAQUS有限元分析软件,分析了3种典型的拉形成形轨迹对铝合金贮箱箱底瓜瓣拉形成形的影响,并进行了试验验证。结果表明:采用先包覆再拉伸的拉形轨迹,成形力不能有效地传递到成形区域而集中在模具的圆角处,圆角处的壁厚为6. 7 mm,其余部位壁厚基本保持不变,为6. 9~7. 0 mm,零件的应变分布不均匀,成形效果较差;采用先拉伸再包覆的拉形轨迹,零件产生较大的变形,成形过程中在过渡圆角处有断裂的危险,最小壁厚达到了6. 2 mm,减薄率为11. 5%;采用边包覆边拉伸的拉形轨迹,零件的应变分布变化趋势较为平缓,壁厚分布也较均匀,零件壁厚为6. 6~6. 8 mm。

某型号整流罩钣金零件成形工艺优化研究

通过分析某型号复杂整流蒙皮机构及其成形工艺特点,研究了拉形工艺参数以及拉形工装结构对零件表面质量的影响,改善了零件表面质量,减轻了工人劳动强度和对工人操作熟练程度的依赖,提高了零件生产效率,可以推广应用于复杂整流蒙皮的制造工艺。

马鞍形板件可重构离散模成形方法的研究进展

分别介绍了马鞍形板件的无模多点成形、多点"三明治"成形、多点拉形成形几种可重构离散模成形方法,分析了各成形方法的基本原理和工艺特点,并对其主要影响因素、存在问题作了分析,对大型复杂曲面成形技术的研究和开发具有指导意义。

多向作用力状态下的前缘蒙皮零件成形方法的研究

蒙皮成形技术是航空航天制造领域的一项重要的加工技术,其先进程度是衡量一个国家飞机制造能力和水平的重要标识之一,因此研究蒙皮成形技术对于我国航空制造具有十分重要的意义。通过改变零件成形作用力,改善成形应力状态,充分发挥零件材料塑性;利用拉形成形和压形成形相结合的成形方法,对前缘蒙皮生产过程中存在的回弹问题进行生产性试验和测量分析,实现前缘蒙皮零件精准成形。

Simulated and experimental investigation of stretch sheet forming of commercial AA1200 aluminum alloy

The simulation and experimental results obtained from stretching test of a commercial sheet of AA1200 aluminum alloy were compared and evaluated. Uniaxial tensile tests were carried out to obtain the required input parameters for simulation. Finite element analysis of the forming process was carried out using Abaqus/Explicit by considering von Mises and Hill-1948 yield criteria. Simulation results including punch force and strain distribution were compared and validated with the experimental results. The results reveal that using anisotropic yield criteria for simulation has a better match in both cases with the experiments.

Precision bending of high-quality components for volume applications

Recent new technology developments were presented in the field of industrial bending operations,including flexible stretch forming and 3D rotary stretch forming.Attempts were made to give an overview of different mechanisms that influence dimensional accuracy,including local cross-sectional deformations such as suck-in and volume conservation effects,along with global deformations such as springback.An analytical model was developed to determine the particular influence of different material,geometry and process parameters on dimensional variability of bent components.The results were discussed in terms of overall process capability(Cp) and associated process windows.The results show that different governing mechanisms prevail in various bending operations,meaning that attention has to be placed on controlling those process parameters that really are important to part quality in each specific case.Several strategies may be defined for reducing variability.One alternative may be to design more robust process and tool technology that reduce the effect of upstream parameters on dimensional variability of the formed part.The results show that optimal tool design and technology may in specific cases improve the dimensional accuracy of a formed part.Based on the findings discussed herein,it is concluded that advances in industrial bending operations require focus on improving the understanding of mechanical mechanisms,including models and parameter development,new technology developments,including process,tool,measurement and control capabilities,and process discipline at the shop floor,combined with a basic philosophy of controlling process parameters rather than part attributes.

Formability analysis of dissimilar tailor welded blanks welded with different tool pin profiles

An attempt has been made to study the tailor welded blanks （TWBs） made by friction stir welding （FSW） with five different tool pin profiles. The formability of welded blanks was evaluated at constant FSW process parameters. It has been found that the welded blanks with square pin profile tool produced better formability properties as compared to other tool pin profiles. It was found that the pulsating action of the square pin profile is said to be the reason for this improvement. A microstructural evaluation performed on the blanks revealed that the stir zone created by taper cylindrical and stepped cylindrical tools was less homogeneous than that of the square tool, resulting in less formability. The limiting dome height （LDH） of square pin profile tool was found to be 14 mm while those of taper cylindrical and stepped cylindrical tools are 12.5 mm and 12.4 mm, respectively.

Instability analysis of free deformation zone of cylindrical parts based on hot-granule medium-pressure forming technology

The cylindrical part of sheet metal based on hot-granule medium-pressure forming (HGMF) technology was investigated.The stress functions of the free deformation zone and the fracture instability theory were combined to establish the analytical expression of the critical pressure of punch. The results show that the active friction between the granule medium and the sheet metal, as well as the non-uniform internal pressure presented by the solid granule medium, can obviously improve the forming performance of the sheet metal. The critical pressure of punch increases with the increment of the friction coefficient between the granule medium and sheet metal, as well as the plastic strain ratio, whereas it decreases with the increase of the material-hardening exponent. Furthermore, the impact on the critical pressure from high to low order is the plastic strain ratio, the friction coefficient,and material-hardening exponent. The deep-drawing experiment with HGMF technology on AZ31B magnesium alloy sheet verified the instability theory.Key words: hot-granule

Prediction of fracture limits of Ni-Cr based alloy under warm forming condition using ductile damage models and numerical method

The stretch forming and the deep-drawing processes were carried out at 300 and 673 K to determine the safe forming and fracture limits of IN625 alloy.The experimentally obtained strain-based fracture forming limit diagram(FFLD)was transformed into a stress-based(σ-FFLD)and effective plastic strain(EPS)vs triaxiality(η)plot to remove the excess dependency of fracture limits over the strains.For the prediction of fracture limits,seven different damage models were calibrated.The Oh model displayed the best ability to predict the fracture locus with the least absolute error.Though the experimentally obtained fracture limits have only been used for the numerical analysis,none of the considered damage models predicted the fracture strains over the entire considered range of stress triaxiality(0.33<η<0.66).The deep drawing process window helped to determine wrinkling,safe and fracture zones while drawing the cylindrical cups under different temperature and lubricating conditions.Further,the highest drawing ratio of 2 was achieved at 673 K under the lubricating condition.All the numerically predicted results of both stretch forming and deep drawing processes using the Hill 1948 anisotropic yielding function were found to be good within the acceptable range of error.

Formability of the AMS 5596 Sheet in Comparison with EDDQ Steel Sheet

Some materials form better than others, moreover, a material that has the best formability for one stamping may behave very poorly in a stamping of another Configuration. The forming limit of a metal sheet is generally given in terms of the limiting principal strains under different loading conditions and represented by the so-called FLD （forming limit diagram）. In view of the difficulty to experimentally determine the forming limits, many researchers have sought to predict FLD. The formability of sheet metal has frequently been expressed by the value of strain hardening exponent and plastic anisotropy ratio. The stress-strain and hardening behaviour of a material is very important in determining its resistance to plastic instability. For these reasons, extensive test programs are often carried out in an attempt to correlate material formability with value of some mechanical properties. In this study, mechanical properties and the FLD of the AMS 5596 sheet metal was determined by using uniaxial tensile test and Marciniak＇s flat bottomed punch test respectively.