Study of microstructure evolution of magnesium alloy cylindrical part with longitudinal inner ribs during hot flow forming by coupling ANN-modified CA and FEA

Hot flow forming(HFF)is a promising forming technology to manufacture thin-walled cylindrical part with longitudinal inner ribs(CPLIRs)made of magnesium(Mg)alloys,which has wide applications in the aerospace field.However,due to the thermo-mechanical coupling effect and the existence of stiffened structure,complex microstructure evolution and uneven microstructure occur easily at the cylindrical wall(CW)and inner rib(IR)of Mg alloy thin-walled CPLIRs during the HFF.In this paper,a modified cellular automaton(CA)model of Mg alloy considering the effects of deformation conditions on material parameters was developed using the artificial neural network(ANN)method.It is found that the ANN-modified CA model exhibits better predictability for the microstructure of hot deformation than the conventional CA model.Furthermore,the microstructure evolution of ZK61 alloy CPLIRs during the HFF was analyzed by coupling the modified CA model and finite element analysis(FEA).The results show that compared with the microstructure at the same layer of the IR,more refined grains and less sufficient DRX resulted from larger strain and strain rate occur at that of the CW;various differences of strain and strain rate in the wall-thickness exist between the CW and IR,which leads to the inhomogeneity of microstructure rising firstly and declining from the inside layer to outside layer;the obtained Hall-Petch relationship between the measured microhardness and predicted grain sizes at the CW and the IR indicates the reliability of the coupled FEA-CA simulation results.

Effects of material properties on power spinning process of parts with transverse inner rib

Material properties of blank have a great effect on power spinning process of aluminum alloy parts with transverse inner rib.By using finite element(FE) and Taguchi method,the effects and significance of five key material parameters,namely,anisotropic index in thickness direction,yield strength,hardening exponent,strengthening factor and elastic modulus on the formability of inner rib,tendency of wall fracture and degree of inhomogeneous deformation of finished spun parts were obtained.The achievements provide an important guide for selecting reasonable spinning material,and are very significant for the optimum design and precision control of power spinning process of parts with transverse inner rib.

Multi-pass spinning of thin-walled tubular part with longitudinal inner ribs

Based on the process experiments, micrography analysis was dedicated to advancing the understanding of plastic flow of the metal in backward ball spinning of thin-walled tubular part with longitudinal inner ribs. Micrography analysis reveals that severe plastic deformation leads to grain refinement, grain orientation and grain flow line of the spun part. Based on rigid-plastic finite element method, DEFORME3D finite element code was used to simulate and analyze multi-pass backward ball spinning of thin-walled tubular part with longitudinal inner ribs. Finite element simulation results involve the distributions of the strain, the shape variation of the inner ribs as well as the prediction of the spinning loading.

Finite element modeling of power spinning of thin-walled shell with hoop inner rib

A 3D elasto-plastic finite element(FE)model of power spinning of thin-walled aluminum alloy shell with hoop inner rib was established under software ABAQUS.Key technologies were dealt with reasonably.The reliability of the FE model was verified theoretically and experimentally.The forming process was simulated and studied.The distribution of the thickness and stress,and the variations of spinning force were obtained.The workpiece springback was analyzed with ABAQUS/Standard.The results show that the FE model considering elastic deformation can not only be used to analyze the workpiece springback in the complex spinning process,but also serve as a significant guide to study the local deformation mechanism and choose the reasonable parameters.

General issues of FEM in backward ball spinning of thin-walled tubular part with longitudinal inner ribs

Backward ball spinning was applied for manufacturing thin-walled tubular parts with longitudinal inner ribs. Rigid-plastic finite element method(FEM) was used for simulating the backward ball spinning process in order to calculate the height of the inner ribs. With a view to guarantee a better simulation accuracy, it is essential to enhance and improve some general problems of FEM, such as generation of initial velocity field, choice of penalty factor, determination of boundary conditions, treatment of rigid region and description of convergence criteria. It is evident that whether the problems with respect to FEM are dealt with appropriately or not, they have a significant influence on the modeling accuracy and efficiency. By reasonable solving the general problems, rigid-plastic FEM can successfully simulate the height of the inner ribs and the calculated values are in good agreement with the measured values.

热等静压制备TC4合金内筋圆筒件的组织与力学性能

采用有限元模拟技术研究TC4合金内筋筒形件在热等静压(HIP)过程中的致密化行为,通过响应面技术获得优化的HIP工艺参数,并开展优化工艺条件下的HIP实验;分别对HIP制备TC4合金内筋筒形件的不同部位开展致密度、力学性能测试以及微观组织和断口形貌表征。结果表明:TC4合金内筋筒形件的外表面优先致密,筒壁和筒底芯部的致密度最高,HIP压力对致密化的影响高于保温保压时间对致密化的影响;HIP制件筒壁和筒底的组织致密均匀、室温拉伸性能接近,筒壁室温拉伸性能均略优。350℃时,筒壁和筒底的拉伸性能差值进一步缩小,抗拉强度保持率达到近70%。室温和350℃拉伸变形试样均以韧性断裂为主的断裂特征。

内肋增强聚乙烯螺旋波纹管的抗震性能分析

为推动内肋增强聚乙烯螺旋波纹管在地震带区域的建筑和基础设施中的应用并为其提供抗震评估依据,文中采用有限元仿真分析方法,分析了内肋增强聚乙烯螺旋波纹管的抗震性能。从管道和土体特征入手,建立了土-管动力本构有限元模型,选取了合适的地震波进行时程分析,并考虑了土体与管道的相互作用。时程分析结果显示,在9度地震设防烈度下,600 mm直径、埋深4 m的管道在各个方向上的应力和变形均较小,最大应力远低于材料的应力标准值,表明管道具有足够的抗震性能。

涡轮叶片冷却内腔扰流肋参数化建模方法

扰流肋是涡轮叶片内腔强化对流冷却的核心结构。为实现复杂冷却涡轮叶片扰流肋的参数化建模,提出了扰流肋参数化建模方法。首先用隔板等距面和叶盆或叶背等距面修剪扰流肋实体,保证了扰流肋的深度均匀一致;其次提出了曲线识别算法,建立扰流肋与叶身内型的联系;然后通过设计参数到建模参数的转换提高了扰流肋建模的精度和建模效率;最后采用UG Open API工具开发了扰流肋参数化建模程序,并验证了所提方法的可行性。

铝合金大型复杂薄壁壳体旋压研究进展

大型复杂薄壁壳体是航空航天等高技术产业迅速发展的迫切需求,带横向内筋大型复杂薄壁壳体是其中的典型代表。然而,带横向内筋大型复杂薄壁壳体多道次复合旋压却是一个多因素耦合作用下的复杂塑性成形过程。作者采用数值模拟和实验相结合的方法,以铝合金带横向内筋大型复杂薄壁壳体为代表,建立大型复杂薄壁壳体复合旋压全过程仿真平台与模型,研究不同条件下大型复杂薄壁壳体复合旋压及其特征结构旋压过程中的不均匀塑性变形行为和成形缺陷的形成机理。揭示不同塑性变形行为对工件内筋质量的影响规律,获得对不同塑性变形行为有决定性影响的因素,确定合理的毛坯、工艺和旋轮参数的选择准则。研究结果对发展大型复杂薄壁壳体精确成形技术具有重要的理论意义和实际应用价值。

带纵向内筋薄壁筒形件强旋成形

关于带有纵向内筋的薄壁筒形件强旋成形时金属流动规律和变形机理,可以通过实验获得.实验主要涉及所用的旋压方式,所需的旋压设备,旋压工装的设计,旋压管坯的制备,以及部分工艺参数对试件成形性的影响.分析了旋压件产生某些质量缺陷的原因.通过实验获得必要数据,为以后将要进行的人工神经元网络预测和有限元模拟奠定了坚实的基础.

复杂受力带筋卷筒结构分析与最优设计

采用空间薄壁板壳元与空间梁元混合离散模型对大吨位起重机钢丝绳缠绕卷筒进行有限元分析,将有限元方法与进退法优化方法耦合形成数值算法进而对卷筒进行优化设计。有限元分析按最危险工况进行载荷组合并全面考虑复杂外载荷影响。通过优化,使影响卷筒自重的筒壁厚度下降,得到受力复杂的带内筋板大型卷筒在满足包括稳定性要求在内的各项工程约束条件下的最佳设计。

交叉内筋薄壁筒体错距旋压成形数值仿真

流动旋压是成形薄壁筒体的优势技术,但对于带筋筒体,其所能成形的内筋高度受限.针对该类构件旋压成形内筋填充困难的问题,基于有限元软件Abaqus建立了交叉内筋薄壁筒体错距旋压成形的数值仿真模型,分析了旋轮数量对铝合金2219-O带筋筒体内筋填充的影响规律,进行了正交内筋薄壁筒体的工艺试验.结果表明:在错距旋压工艺中,增加旋轮数量会减小铝合金带筋筒体的内径扩径量,并抑制材料的轴向流动,使内筋的几何精度更高.仿真与试验结果相比,其内筋填充饱满度的平均误差为11.3%,所建立的错距旋压仿真模型具有良好的可靠性.

纵向内筋薄壁筒反向滚珠旋压成形机理研究

作为一种连续局部塑性成形工艺,反向滚珠旋压被应用于成形带有纵向内筋的薄壁筒形件。反向滚珠旋压使变形区金属处于三向压应力状态,有利于内筋的形成。以塑性屈服准则、最小阻力定律和局部塑性成形理论为基础,将筒坯沿周向变形区分为接触区和前区,通过滚珠沿周向运动的4个阶段,给出了接触区和前区的应力应变状态,分析了内筋的成形过程,最后揭示了旋压件内筋的成形机理。

纵向内筋薄壁筒反向滚珠旋压有限元分析

反向滚珠旋压应用于成形带有纵向内筋的薄壁筒形件。以刚塑性有限元法为基础,应用商业有限元软件DE-FORM-3D V6.0分析了纵向内筋薄壁筒形件反向滚珠旋压成形金属塑性变形区的应力状态,研究了金属塑性变形时的流动规律。有限元模拟结果表明,纵向内筋薄壁筒形件反向滚珠旋压过程中,变形区金属处于三向压应力状态,而且沿着旋压件壁厚方向,从内向外等效应力值和等效应变值逐渐增加。

带横向内筋锥形件旋压应力应变场的有限元分析

分析带横向内筋锥形件旋压的应力应变规律,是研究带横向内筋锥形件旋压的成形机理的基础和前提。文章基于有限元模拟软件ABAQUS建立了带横向内筋锥形件强力旋压的三维有限元模型,进而采用该模型研究获得了典型的带横向内筋锥形件旋压过程中应力场和应变场的分布特征。分析结果可为相关工艺参数的确定提供参考依据。

旋压成形带内筋筒形件的工艺研究及数值模拟

针对旋压成形带内筋筒形件的工艺进行试验研究和数值模拟。依据实际试件的尺寸及成形情况对边界、接触、摩擦以及空间运动等条件进行确定。建立三维有限元数学模型,分析在不同壁厚减薄率和旋轮进给率等工艺参数下内筋的成形情况和应力、应变及旋压力的变化规律。对试件在成形试验时出现的表面剥离、裂纹等缺陷进行预测和初步分析,可提高工作效率并降低研发成本,为进一步深入研究带内筋筒形件旋压工艺的成形机理和变形特点打下了良好基础,为优化工艺参数提供了有效方法和可靠依据。

基于有限元法纵向内筋薄壁筒反向滚珠旋压分析

作为一种连续局部塑性成形工艺,反向滚珠旋压被应用于成形带有纵向内筋的薄壁筒形件。以刚塑性有限元法为基础,采用商业有限元软件DEFORM-3DV6.0,分析了不同变形区的应变状态。并且采用DEFORM-3DV6.0的点追踪技术,研究了金属的流动规律,为纵向内筋薄壁筒形件反向滚珠旋压成形奠定了坚实的理论基础。

内筋参数对镁合金带内筋筒形件热强旋成形材料流动的影响

基于ABAQUS/explicit平台构建了ZK61镁合金带内筋筒形件热强旋成形时热力耦合有限元模型,探索了热强旋成形过程中材料的流变特性,研究了内筋参数(内筋形状和内筋个数)对材料流动及内筋充填的影响规律,并通过试验对构建的热力耦合有限元模型的可靠性进行了验证。结果表明:内筋的成形主要靠坯料的内层材料沿径向的流入,内层材料在内筋两侧产生分流,一部分材料沿径向流动形成内筋,剩余部分沿切向流动形成壁部;采用梯形内筋及增加内筋个数有利于内筋的填充;模拟获得的筋高不均匀度、壁厚及筋高与试验结果的相对误差小于8%,验证了有限元模拟结果的准确性。

带横向内筋特征构件外强旋压成形机理研究

为了揭示带横向内筋特征构件外强旋成形机理,基于ABAQUS/Explicit平台建立了符合实际的带横向内筋构件外强旋成形三维有限元模型,分析了筋部充填特征及其金属流动规律。结果表明:工件筋部充填沿周向分布均匀,轴向分布较不均匀,其中筋部中区出现明显的表面凹陷,该凹陷是充筋中期轴向拉应力的减薄作用和充筋后期工件非筋部的弯曲靠模作用机制共同造成的;筋部成形前期,金属的径向流动大于轴向流动,筋部成形中、后期,金属的轴向流动大于径向流动。

镁合金带内筋筒形件热强旋成形质量及参数优化

目的探明镁合金带内筋筒形件热强旋成形质量影响因素间的相互作用,并获得优化后的内筋数量及工艺参数。方法设计了五因素、三水平正交试验方案,开展了灰色关联度分析及极差分析,研究了内筋数量及工艺参数对旋压件直线度、圆度、筋背凹陷率、内筋饱和度、筋高不均匀度等成形质量指标影响的主次顺序,获得了最优的参数组合。结果各参数对旋压件成形质量的综合影响主次顺序为:内筋个数N>管坯壁厚t_(0)>减薄率ψ_(t)>成形温度T>进给比f,最优的参数组合为N=12、t_(0)=8 mm、ψ_(t)=70%、T=350℃、f=0.4 mm/r。结论通过在最优的参数组合下开展热强旋试验,可制备出质量合格的镁合金带内筋筒形件。