Effects of Heating Rate on the Process Parameters of Superplastic Forming for Zr_(55)Cu_(30)Al_(10)Ni_5

We investigated the effects of heating rate on the process parameters of superplastic forming for Zr55Cu30Al10Ni5 by differential scanning calorimetry. The continuous heating and isothermal annealing analyses suggested that the temperatures of glass transition and onset crystallization are heating rate-dependent in the supercooled liquid region. Then, the time-temperature-transformation diagram under different heating rates indicates that increasing the heating rate can lead to an increase of the incubation time at the same anneal temperature in the supercooled liquid region. Based on the Arrhenius relationship, we discovered that the incubation time increases by 1.08-1.11 times with double increase of the heating rate at the same anneal temperature, and then verified it by the data of literatures and the experimental results. The obtained curve of the max available incubation time reveals that the incubation time at a certain anneal temperature in the supercooled liquid region is not infinite, and will increase with increasing heating rate until this temperature shifts out of the supercooled liquid region because of exceeding critical heating rate. It is concluded that heating rate must be an important processing parameter of superplastic forming for Zr55Cu30Al10Ni5.

PHYSICAL SIMULATION AND PROPERTY PREDICTION IN HEAT FORMING PROCESS OF 1Cr18Ni9Ti

Regarding heat forming process of 1Cr18Ni9Ti as typical forming process, this paper presents the study of the effect of various parameters on flow stress, grain size and hardness of formed specimen by means of Gleeble-1500 Thermo-simulation machine and metalloscope. On the basis of technical experi- ment this paper, data are proceeded by applying multilayer feedforward back-propagation neural network, a prediction model of technological parameters together with microstructure and property in the heat forming process is established, thus forging property prediction in the heat forming process is realized.

AW-7075-T6 sheet for shock heat treatment forming process

The forming behaviour of AW-7075-T6sheet was studied across a range of shock heat treatment(SHT)temperatures of200?480°C.After SHT,formability of the samples was investigated by tension and deep drawing tests at room temperature.Differential scanning calorimetry(DSC)was used to study the precipitation states of the AW-7075sheet in the as-received and shockheat treated conditions.Formability was started to improve with increasing shock heat treatment temperature from300°C onwards.Strain hardening resulted from the dissolution ofη′precipitates and the coarsening of remaining precipitates were found to contributeto the increase in formability at room temperature.Re-precipitation and coarsening of the precipitates were responsible for thepost-paint baking strength of SHT samples.

Canonical solitons associated with generalized Ricci flows

We construct the canonical solitons,in terms of Cabezas-Rivas and Topping,associated with some generalized Ricci flows.

Direct TEM Observation of Phase Separation and Crystallization in Cu_(45)Zr_(45)Ag_(10)Metallic Glass

The structural evolution of Cu_（45）Zr_（45）Ag_（10） metallic glass was investigated by in situ transmission electron microscopy heating experiments. The relationship between phase separation and crystallization was elucidated. Nucleation and growth-controlled nanoscale phase separation at early stage were seen to impede nanocrystallization, while a coarser phase separation via aggregation of Ag-rich nanospheres was found to promote the precipitation of Cu-rich nanocrystals.Coupling of composition and dynamics heterogeneities was supposed to play a key role during phase separation preceding crystallization.

Manufacturing of Long Products Made of Innovative Lightweight Materials

The processing of innovative lightweight materials to sheet metal components and assemblies with globally or locally defined properties is the object of this work. It takes a load-dependent design of components and assemblies, for example, based on the composition of different construction materials or a targeted setting of component areas with specified characteristics to fully exploit the lightweight potential when substituting conventionally used materials. Different process chains for the manufacturing of roll-formed long products made of magnesium alloys and high-strength steels with locally defined properties will be presented in this paper. Depending on the kind of material to be formed and the desired product characteristics, different temperature managements are needed for capable processes. Due to limited formability at room temperature, magnesium alloys require a heating of the forming zones above 200–225 °C throughout the bending process in order to activate additional gliding planes and to avoid any failures in the radii. The realization of local hardening effects requires at least one process-integrated heat treatment when roll forming manganese–boron steels. For both processes, it is imperative to realize a heating and cooling down or quenching appropriate for the manufacturing of long products with the required quality. Additionally, proper line speeds that allow a continuously operated economical production have to be considered. Research results including design, FEA, realization and experimentation of the mentioned process chains and strategies will be described in detail.