NUMERICAL SIMULATION OF FORGING AND SUBSEQUENT HEAT TREATMENT OF A ROD BY A FINITE VOLUME METHOD

A method to simulate processes of forging and subsequent heat treatment of an axial symmetric rod is formulated in eulerian description and the feasibility is investigated. This method uses finite volume mushes for troching material deformation and an automatically refined facet surface to accurately trace the free surface of the deforming material.In the method,the deforming work piece flows through fixed finite volume meshes using eulerian formulation to describe the conservation laws,Fixed finite volume meshing is particularly suitable for large three-dimensional deformation such as forging because remeshing techniques are not required, which are commonly considered to be the main bottelencek in the ssimulations of large defromation by using the finite element method,By means of this finite volume method, an approach has been developed in the framework of 'metallo-thermo-mechanics' to simulate metallic structure, temperature and stress/strain coupled in the heat treatment process.In a first step of simulation, the heat treatment solver is limited in small deformation hypothesis,and un- coupled with forging. The material is considered as elastic-plastic and takes into account of strain, strain rate and temperature effects on the yield stress.Heat generation due to deformation,heat con- duction and thermal stress are considered.Temperature - dependent phase transformation,stress-in- duced phase transformation,latent heat,transformation stress and strain are included.These ap- proaches are implemented into the commerical commercial computer program MSC/SuperForge and a verification example with experimental date is given as comparison.

Influence of forging and heat treatment on wear properties of Al-Si and Al-Pb bearing alloys in oil lubricated conditions

The tribological behaviours of aluminium-based bearing alloys with different compositions, forged and heat treated materials, were investigated in oil lubricated conditions. Tested materials were Al-8.5Si-3.5Cu and Al-15Pb-3.7Cu-1.5Si-1.1Fe. The effects of hardness, heat treatment and forging on wear behaviours of the tested materials were investigated. In forging process, 10%-20%strains were applied. Heat treatment （T6） was performed to the materials. The wear tests of all specimens were performed with a pin-on-disc wear test machine. Forging process increased hardness value of the tested materials. A forging strain of 10%-20%has no significant effect on mass loss.

Measurement and Analysis on Hardness and Residual Stress of Heavy Forging after Heat Treatment

The hardness and residual stress in the forging for cold roller during low temperature tempering,and the relationship of residual stress and cooling temperature of high temperature tempering for heavy forgings were studied.The stress relaxation constant at low temperature tempering and the elasto-plastisity inversion temperature at high temperature tempering were found.The results are of great importance to determine rational tempering cooling process of heavy forgings.

Application of “soft canning” heat preservation technique in the superalloy forging process

The ＂soft canning＂ heat preservation technique is invented by Baoshan Iron ＆ Steel Co., Ltd. （Hereafter referred to Baosteel）, using the flexible insulation material which can be stuck on the surface of the heated ingot or billet in the superalloy thermal process. This adhesive insulation material can reduce the temperature drop of the ingot or billet during the transferring or hot working process, and can deform with the billet without dropping. The surface temperature drop can be effectively reduced, so the products can be obtained a good surface quality and the structural uniformity can be improved. The technique is applied to hard-wrought superalloy forging of cogging, superalloy rods finished forging fire and superalloy hot die forging processing,and good results have been achieved.

Tensile properties and microstructure of Ti14 alloy after semi-solid forging

Tensile properties of a new α＋Ti2Cu alloy after solid forging at 950 °C and semi-solid forging at 1 000 °C and 1 050 °C were investigated over the temperature range of 20-600 °C. The results reveal that high strength and low ductility are obtained in all semi-solid forged alloys. Tensile properties decrease as the semi-solid forging temperature increases, and cleavage fractures are observed after semi-solid forging at 1 050 °C. The variations in tensile properties are attributed to the coarse microstructures obtained in the semi-solid alloys. It is found that the elevated semi-solid temperatures lead to more liquid precipitates along the prior grain boundaries, which increases the peritectic precipitation and formation of Ti2Cu precipitation zones during re-solidification. Recrystallization heat treatment leads to fine microstructure of semi-solid forged alloys, resulting in improvement of tensile properties.

Cooling slope casting to produce EN AW 6082 forging stock for manufacture of suspension components

The potential of cooling slope casting process to produce EN AW 6082 forging stock for the manufacture of EN AW 6082 suspension components was investigated.EN AW 6082 billets cast over a cooling plate offer a fine uniform structure that can be forged even without a separate homogenization treatment.This is made it possible by the limited superheat of the melt at the start of casting and the fractional solidification that occurs already on the cooling plate.Suspension parts forged from cast and homogenized billets with or without Cr all showed a umform structure,and the hardness reached HV 110 after the standard artificial ageing treatment.

Effect of heat treatment on the microstructure and mechanical properties of a multidirectionally forged Mg-Gd-Y-Zn-Zr-Ag alloy

Multidirectional forging(MDF)was successfully applied to fabricate large-size Mg-Gd-Y-Zn-Zr-Ag alloy in this work and effects of T4,T5 and T6 treatments on the microstructure and mechanical properties of the as-forged alloy were analyzed.Results show that dynamic recrystallization(DRX)occurs and second phase particles precipitate along the grain boundary during the MDF process.After annealing treatment(T4),the volume fraction and size of dynamic precipitates slightly increase at a lower temperature(430℃)compared with those of MDFed sample,while they are dissolved into theα-Mg matrix at a higher temperature(450℃).At the meantime,short plate-shaped long-period stacking ordered(LPSO)phases are observed in the DRX grains of the MDFed sample and then dissolved into theα-Mg matrix during annealing at both temperatures.Typical basal texture is identified in the MDFed sample,but the basal pole tilts away from final forging direction and rare-earth texture component with<1121>orientation parallel to penultimate forging direction becomes visible after annealing.The T6 sample annealing at 430℃for 4 h and ageing at 200℃for 34 h exhibits the superior strength and ductility in this study.The ultimate tensile strength,tensile yield strength and elongation to failure,which is 455 MPa,308 MPa and 7.7%,respectively,are overall improved compared with the directly-aged(T5)sample.This paper provides a superior heat treatment schedule to manufacture high-performance large-scale Mg-Gd-Y-Zn-Zr-Ag components for industrial production.

Ductility improvement methods for commercial AZ31B magnesium alloy in cold forging

In order to realize cold forging of magnesium alloys in practical application,some methods for ductility improvement of a commercial wrought AZ31B magnesium alloy(Mg-3%Al-1%Zn,mass fraction) at room temperature were suggested.The effects of heat treatment before forging and hydrostatic pressure during forging on the ductility were investigated in cold upsetting and cup forging.High-temperature annealing was effective to reduce the degree of the texture anisotropy of the specimen,and it was found that the forging limit of the annealed specimen was improved in cold forging.On the other hand,cold cup forging of the annealed specimen was carried out with applying counter pressure.By applying counter pressures of 100-200 MPa during forging,the critical punch stroke for forging limit of the specimen without crack was improved by 25%in punch stroke.

Microstructural evolution and mechanical properties of forgedβ-solidifiedγ-TiAl alloy by different heat treatments

The microstructural evolution and tensile properties of a forged Ti−42Al−5Mn alloy subjected to different heat treatments were studied.The results showed that,when the forged alloy was aged at 800℃ for 24 h,the interlamellar spacing(λ)andγgrain size at colony boundaries are generally coarsened.Whereas,when the alloy was first annealed at 1300℃ and then aged at 800℃ for 24 h,this coarsening of related microstructures appears less pronounced.The suggested annealing temperatures for the forged Ti−42Al−5Mn alloy are in the range of 1250−1300℃.It was found that,on the condition of the same annealing system,both the strength and ductility were improved as the aging temperature changed from 1000 to 800℃.The secondary precipitatedβo(β_(o,sec))at colony boundaries could be responsible for improving the strength,and theγphase at colony boundaries with the grain size about 6μm might be one of the main reasons for the better ductility.

Effect of Heat Treatment on Microstructures and Properties of Near-Isothermally Forged TiAl Alloy Containing Minor Ni

The heat treatment, including two steps, was proposed to obtain Fine Fully Lamellar (FFL) microstructure on TiAl containing minor Ni. The first step was in (a+y) phase region to get Duplex (DP) microstructure, and the second step was in a phase region transforming DP microstructure into FFL microstructure. The effect of heat treatment on microstructures and properties was studied. The results showed that the static recrystallization kinetics in (a+y) phase region took the form of Avrami equitation, and the remnant lamellae in DP microstructure were detrimental to room temperature tensile properties. The FL microstructures were obtained after heat treatment in phase region using DP microstructure, the uniform FFL microstructure was beneficial to comprehensive properties.

ISOTHERMAL PRECISION FORGING PROCESS OF ALUMINUM ALLOY CYLINDRICAL HOUSING

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The Invalidation Analysis of a Working 5CrMnMo Forging Die and Ways of Precaution

The paper introduced the 5 CrMnMo steel, including the chemical composition, the heat treatment technology, the forging die working condition, and the invalidation form （such as the cavity arris wear, the cavity subsidence, the cold and the heat fatigue crackle）. Then gave some precautions for prolonging the mould life by improving the heat treatment technology.

Effects of heat treatment on the microstructures and mechanical properties of a new type of nitrogen-containing die steel

Nitrogen can increase the strength of steels without weakening the toughness and improve the corrosion resistance at the same time. Compared with conventional nitrogen-free die steels, a new type of nitrogen-containing die steel was developed with many superior properties, such as high strength, high hardness, and good toughness. This paper focused on the effects of heat treatment on the microstruc- tures and mechanical properties of the new type of nitrogen-containing die steel, which were investigated by the optimized deformation process and heat treatment. Isothermal spheroidal annealing and high-temperature quenching as well as high-temperature tempering were ap- plied in the experiment by means of an orthogonal method after the steel was multiply forged. The mechanical properties of nitro- gen-containing die steel forgings are better than the standard of NADCA #207-2003.

热处理工艺对锻造430F铁素体不锈钢组织和性能的影响

对轧制态430F铁素体不锈钢进行锻造及不同的锻后热处理工艺。通过对热处理后试验钢的金相组织、显微硬度、拉伸性能、断口分析等的研究探索了不同热处理工艺对锻后430F不锈钢组织与性能的影响。研究表明,430F不锈钢经锻造后进行850℃×4 h高温退火,随炉冷却到550℃出炉空冷,然后再进行350℃×10 h回火后炉冷,其组织由铁素体单相组成,基体内分布着大量细小且均匀的球状碳化物,沿晶界析出的σ相数量较少。试验钢的抗拉强度为516 MPa,硬度为181HV,伸长率达到29.9%,其断口表面存在数量较多、形态规整的韧窝,试验钢具有良好的塑性和韧性。

特大型锻钢件的热处理

特大型锻钢件是能源、冶金、石油化工等行业重型装备的关键基础零部件。其热处理则是其制造工程中难度最大、影响因素最为复杂和风险最高的环节。首次发布的GB/T 42537-2023《特大型锻钢件的热处理规范》规定了特大型锻钢件热处理的技术要求和工艺方法。

T6热处理对多向锻态VWZ113K稀土镁合金微观组织及力学性能的影响

以多向锻造Mg-11Gd-3.6Y-2Zn-0.6Zr稀土镁合金为研究对象,利用扫描电镜、能谱分析、电子背散射衍射技术及室温拉伸实验分析了T5和T6热处理工艺对多向锻态稀土镁合金组织和力学性能的影响规律。结果表明,T5热处理后合金为混晶组织,晶界分布有大尺寸长周期堆垛有序(LPSO)结构强化相,合金的屈服强度、抗拉强度及伸长率分别为241 MPa、357 MPa及13.0%;在T6热处理中,随着固溶温度的升高,静态再结晶逐渐形核并长大,促进了组织均匀性提升;但晶粒长大会消耗位错并降低位错强化效应;同时,升温加速了LPSO结构强化相回溶,晶界LPSO结构强化相变得更加细小弥散,促进了弥散强化作用;此外,固溶温度升高还会导致晶粒择优长大,促进织构强化;430℃、8 h+225℃、16 h是最佳热处理工艺,合金的屈服强度、抗拉强度及伸长率分别可达302 MPa、398 MPa及11.5%;多种强化机制均衡作用促使合金强塑性协同提升。

9Cr3W3Co耐热钢锻造工艺数值模拟及实验研究

通过Deform 3D模拟了9Cr3W3Co耐热钢连续多道次锻造工艺,分析了等效应力、等效应变场和温度场的分布规律。基于模拟结果,优化了锻造工艺,并通过Gleeble-3800热模拟试验机对9Cr3W3Co耐热钢进行不同变形参数多道次热压缩实验,分析了不同变形参数下的热变形行为,结合热模拟真应力-真应变曲线和显微组织,验证了模拟的准确性。结果表明,模拟后的优化锻造工艺为应变速率5 s^(-1),变形方式为先大变形后小变形,变形后的坯料心部温度分布均匀,为951~970℃,等效应变分布均匀,为2.15~2.19。当应变速率为5 s^(-1)时,动态再结晶晶粒尺寸随变形温度的升高而变大,采用先大压下量后小压下量的方式,可获得完全再结晶的等轴晶,平均晶粒尺寸为15μm,变形后组织均匀性更好。结合微观组织演变结果分析,模拟实验具有可行性,实验结果与模拟结果基本吻合。

Relationship between microstructure and tensile properties on a near-β titanium alloy after multidirectional forging and heat treatment

In this study, a new near-beta titanium alloy, Ti- 4Al-1 Sn-2Zr-5Mo-8V-2.5Cr, was prepared by induction skull melting (ISM) and multidirectional forging. The effect of aging heat treat me rn on microstructure and ten sile properties of the alloy after solution treatment in the twophase (α+β) region was investigated. The microstructure results show that the globular primary ot phase (cxp) and the needle-like secondary y. phase (ots) are precipitated in the P matrix. The size of ots increases with the increase in aging temperature, while the con tent of ots goes up to a peak value and then decreases. The tensile testing results show that the strength increases first and then decreases with the in crease in temperature. The variation of ductility presents the opposite way compared with the trend of strength level. When aged at 500℃, the alloy exhibits an excellebalance of tensile strength (1529 MPa) and elongation (9.22%). And the relative mechanism of sirengthening and toughening was analyzed and discussed.

1Cr16Co5Ni2MoWVNbN耐热钢球座模锻成型工艺模拟与试验验证

通过热压缩模拟实验研究了1Cr16Co5Ni2MoWVNbN耐热钢在热变形过程中的动态再结晶行为,通过Deform 3D有限元数值模拟研究了应变速率和坯料尺寸对1Cr16Co5Ni2MoWVNbN耐热钢球座模锻成型工艺的影响。热压缩试验结果表明,1Cr16Co5Ni2MoWVNbN耐热钢发生动态再结晶、混晶现象不明显的临界变形量约为20%,增大应变速率有利于在小变形量下,获得更加均匀的组织。数值模拟结果表明,随着应变速率提高,模锻件最小变形区域的等效应变与等效应力均增加,随着坯料直径增加,模锻件最小变形区的等效应变下降,等效应力先降低后提高。应变速率为0.1 s^(-1)时,坯料直径ϕ60 mm~ϕ65 mm,最小变形区域工程应变可达到20%以上,且具有较好的锻造成型性。根据数值模拟结果,设计了直径ϕ60 mm、高度74 mm的坯料,以0.1 s^(-1)的应变速率进行模锻验证试验,试制出的锻件成型好、组织与硬度均匀,验证了数值模拟结果的合理与可行性。

新型高温材料G115钢锻造及热处理工艺研究

文章以材料G115钢为研究对象。通过对G115开展锻造及性能热处理工艺摸索,获得符合使用标准要求性能的原材料,掌握性能热处理工艺参数,最终获得用于指导后续产品的锻造及热处理工艺流程和工艺参数。