Deep Drawing Process Using a Tractrix Die for Manufacturing Liners for a CNG High-Pressure Vessel(Type Ⅱ)

The liner of a CNG pressure vessel is manufactured by a DDI(deep drawing and ironing)process for the cylinder part,which is a continuous process that includes a drawing process to reduce the diameter of the billet and a subsequent ironing process to reduce the thickness of the billet.A tractrix die used in the 1^(st) deep drawing allows the blank to flow smoothly by decreasing the punch load and radial tensile stress occurring in the workpiece.It also increases the draw ratio compared to conventional dies,but it causes forming defects.In this study,a shape coefficient(S_(c))is proposed for the tractrix die using the blank diameter(D_(0)),inflow diameter of the workpiece(d_(i)),and inflow angle of the workpiece(θ)for design of the tractrix die.The effects of the thickness and inflow angle of the workpiece on wrinkling and folding were investigated through FEA.Also,a discriminant is proposed for the relative radial stress(σ)generated during the deep drawing process using the tractirx die and used to predict fracture.Based on the results,the blank thickness,the draw ratio,and the inflow of the workpiece angle in the 1^(st) deep drawing process are suggested,and the number of operations in the DDI process was reduced from 6 to 4.This improves the productivity and reduces the manufacturing cost.

Structural Evolution of UHMWPE Fibers during Poststretching with Distinct Initial Structures

By adopting a homemade extension apparatus and wide-angle X-ray diffraction(WAXD)technique,the structural evolutions of the extracted ultra-high molecular weight polyethylene(UHMWPE)fibers with different spinning draw ratios were investigated during the poststretching process.Molecular chains oriented along the axis quickly at the early stage of drawing,which is quite different from the situation of drawing with solvents.The crystal regions,which have not melted at higher temperature,show stronger rigidity in the absence of solvents.Rigid characteristics show faster response to the external field.Also,the surface morphologies of fibers after poststretching are characterized by scanning electron microscopy(SEM).The lamellae stack disordered before stretching,but arranged in order along the draw direction when the draw ratios were larger than 1.

Stamping Formability of ZE10 Magnesium Alloy Sheets

ZE10 magnesium alloy sheets were prepared through ingot casting and the hot-rolling process. The mechanical properties, conical cup value （CCV）, bore expanding performance, and limit drawing ratio （LDR） were investigated to examine the stamping formability of ZE10 alloy sheets, at temperatures ranging from 20 to 300℃. The results showed that the tensile strength decreased, whereas, plasticity, drawing-bulging performance, bore expanding properties, and deep drawing performance increased markedly at elevated temperatures. The CCV specimens could be drawn into the conical die＇ s underside cylindrical hole from the conical cliff, without cracking, and could have the minimum CCV at 200 and 250 ℃ In the bore-expanding test, the bore （φ10 mm） could be expanded to the dimension of the punch （φ25 mm） and the maximum bore-expanding ratio could be achieved at above 150℃. The limiting drawing ratio （LDR） of 2.85 is acquired during the deep drawing test at 230 v with the punch temperature of 20 - 50℃, the punch velocity of 50 mm · min^-1, and the mixture of graphite and cylinder grease as lubricant.

Stress-strain analysis on AA7075 cylindrical parts during hot granule medium pressure forming

Hot granule medium pressure forming(HGMF) is a technology in which heat-resistant granules are used to replace liquids or gases in existing flexible-die forming technology as pressure-transfer medium. Considering the characteristic of granule medium that seals and loads easily, the technology provides a new method to realize the hot deep-drawing forming on high strength aluminum alloy sheet. Based on the pressure-transfer performance test of granule medium and the material performance test of AA7075-T6 sheet, plastic mechanics analysis is conducted for the areas, such as the flange area, force-transfer area and free deforming area, of cylindrical parts deep-drawn by HGMF technology, and the function relation of forming pressure is obtained under the condition of nonuniform distribution of internal pressure. The comparison between theoretical result and experimental data shows that larger deviation occurs in the middle and later period of forming process, and the maximum theoretical forming force is less than the experimental value by 24.6%. The variation tendency of the theoretical thickness curve is close to the practical situation, and the theoretical value basically agrees well with experimental value in the flange area and the top area of spherical cap which is in the free deforming area.

Effect of Draw Ratio on the Morphologies and Properties of BPDA/PMDA/ODA Polyimide Fibers

3,3,4,4-Biphenyltetracarboxylic dianhydride/pyromellitic dianhydride/4,4-oxydianiline（BPDA/PMDA/ODA） polyimide copolymer fibers with different draw ratios were prepared from the imidization of polyacrylic acid（PAA） fibers via a dry-jet wet-spinning process.Their morphologies,microcrystal orientations,thermal stabilities,and mechanical properties were investigated via scanning electron microscopy（SEM）,wide angle X-ray diffraction（WAXD）,thermogravimetric analysis（TGA）,and tensile experiments.In order to acquire fibers with better mechanical performance,we aimed at obtaining the optimal draw ratio.Drawing during thermal imidization resulted in a decreased diameter of fiber from 25.8 μm to 16.9 μm corresponding to draw ratio from 1 to 3.5.WAXD results show that the degree of the orientation of the undrawn sample is 64.1％,whereas that of the drawn sample is up to 82％.The as-spun fiber and those with different draw ratios all exhibit high thermal stabilities,i.e.,the temperature at a mass loss of 5％ can reach as high as 570 ℃.The tensile strengths and tensile modulus of the fibers increase with the draw ratios,and the maximum tensile strength and modulus are 0.90 and 12.61 GPa,respectively.