TC4钛合金复杂方锥形件热介质成形工艺仿真研究

利用热介质成形技术对TC4钛合金复杂方锥形零件进行了拉深过程计算分析,并与传统热冲压工艺的模拟结果进行了对比。结果表明,热介质成形工艺中运用柔性的固体颗粒介质代替刚性凸模,能有效改善成形零件的壁厚均匀性,降低起皱趋势,提高成形质量。

铝合金典型件热介质成形工艺的数值模拟

将热介质成形工艺用于铝合金典型件的成形,利用有限元软件MSC.Marc对卫星上的不规则筒形件的热介质成形工艺过程进行了数值模拟,研究了铝合金典型件热介质成形过程中温度、液室压力与加载路径对成形结果的影响,优化了热介质成形关键工艺参数。研究结果表明,合适的凸凹模温度、液室压力和压边力可以避免体皱的产生和破裂的发生,并且能保证零件的贴模度。

热介质充液隔膜成形技术的发展研究

热介质充液隔膜成形是近年来逐步发展起来的将气压隔膜成形与液压成形工艺特点相结合的一种新型板材成形技术,在制造具有双重曲面形状的复合材料零件方面具有突出的优势。介绍了热介质充液隔膜成形这一新型成形技术的基本原理、特点及分类,以及国内外相关研究现状和应用领域,分析了热介质充液隔膜成形技术在发展中存在的关键问题和未来的研究方向。最后得出结论:热介质充液隔膜成形技术发展、应用前景广阔。

Viscous warm pressure bulging process of AZ31B magnesium alloy with different ellipticity dies

Based on the bulging principle of different ellipticity dies, the methyl vinyl silicone rubber with excellent thermal stability and heat transfer performance was chosen as the viscous medium. The finite element analysis and experiments of viscous warm pressure bulging （VWPB） of AZ31B magnesium alloy were conducted to analyze the influence of different ellipticity dies on the formability of AZ31B magnesium alloy. At the same time, based on the grid strain rule, the forming limit diagram （FLD） of VWPB of AZ31B magnesium alloy was obtained through measuring the strain of bulging specimens. The results showed that at the temperature range of viscous medium thermal stability, the viscous medium can fit the geometry variation of sheet and generate non-uniform pressure field, and as the die ellipticity increases, the difference value of non-uniform pressure reduces. Meanwhile, according to the FLD, the relationship between part complexity and ultimate deformation was investigated.

Discrete element and finite element coupling simulation and experiment of hot granule medium pressure forming

The granule medium of discreteness is supposed to be continuous（Drucker-Prager model） in the existing finite element simulation analysis on the hot granule medium pressure forming（HGMF） process, so the granule medium may produce tensile stress in the process of pressure-transferring and flowing, which does not coincide with the reality. The analysis method, discrete element and finite element（DE-FE） coupling simulation, is proposed to solve the problem. The material parameters of simulation model are obtained by the pressure-transfer performance test of granule medium and the hot uniaxial tensile test of sheet metal. The DE-FE coupling simulation platform is established by adopting Visual Basic language. The features in the process that AA7075-T6 conical parts are formed by the HGMF process are analyzed and verified by the process test. The studies show that the results of DE-FE coupling simulation coincide well with the test results, which provides a new analysis method to solve the mechanics problem in the coupling of discrete and continuum.

5A06-O aluminium−magnesium alloy sheet warm hydroforming and optimization of process parameters

The uniaxial tensile test of the 5A06-O aluminium−magnesium(Al−Mg)alloy sheet was performed in the temperature range of 20−300℃ to obtain the true stress−true strain curves at different temperatures and strain rates.The constitutive model of 5A06-O Al−Mg alloy sheet with the temperature range from 150 to 300℃ was established.Based on the test results,a unique finite element simulation platform for warm hydroforming of 5A06-O Al−Mg alloy was set up using the general finite element software MSC.Marc to simulate warm hydroforming of classic specimen,and a coupled thermo-mechanical finite element model for warm hydroforming of cylindrical cup was built up.Combined with the experiment,the influence of the temperature field distribution and loading conditions on the sheet formability was studied.The results show that the non-isothermal temperature distribution conditions can significantly improve the forming performance of the material.As the temperature increases,the impact of the punching speed on the forming becomes particularly obvious;the optimal values of the fluid pressure and blank holder force required for forming are reduced.

Effect of aluminum particle on properties of viscous medium during warm viscous pressure bulging

Incorporating aluminum particles into viscous medium was proposed to improve the thermal conductivity of the viscous medium and the efficiency of warm viscous pressure forming(WVPF)process.The influence of aluminum particles on a viscous medium was investigated through settling,thermal conductivity,and compression experiments.Warm viscous pressure bulging(WVPB)experiments were conducted on polyetherimide(PEI)and AZ31B magnesium alloy sheets to determine the influence of the aluminum particles size and fraction on the forming efficiency and formed specimens based on the heating preparation times and profile curves,wall thicknesses and surface roughness values of the bulging specimens.The results show that the thermal conductivity of the viscous medium and the WVPF efficiency can be greatly improved via the addition aluminum particles with appropriate size and fraction under certain temperature condition,but have less influence on other properties of viscous medium.

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