Ultra-high-strength aluminumalloy profile is an ideal choice for aerospace structuralmaterials due to its excellent specific strength and corrosion resistance.However,issues such as uneven metal flow,stress concentrat...Ultra-high-strength aluminumalloy profile is an ideal choice for aerospace structuralmaterials due to its excellent specific strength and corrosion resistance.However,issues such as uneven metal flow,stress concentration,and forming defects are prone to occur during their extrusion.This study focuses on an Al-Zn-Mg-Cu ultra-high-strength aluminum alloy profile with a double-U,multi-cavity thin-walled structure.Firstly,hot compression experiments were conducted at temperatures of 350○C,400○C,and 450○C,with strain rates of 0.01 and 1.0 s^(−1),to investigate the plastic deformation behavior of the material.Subsequently,a 3D coupled thermo-mechanical extrusion simulation model was established using Deform-3D to systematically analyze the influence of die structure and process parameters on metal flow velocity,effective stress/strain,and temperature distribution.The simulation revealed significant velocity differences,stress concentration,and uneven temperature distribution.Key parameters,including mesh density,extrusion ratio,die fillet,and bearing length,were optimized through full-factorial experiments.This optimization,combined with a stepped flow-guiding die design,effectively improved the metal flow pattern during extrusion.Trial production based on both the initial and optimized parameters were carried out.A comparative analysis demonstrates that the optimized scheme results in a final profile whose cross-section matches the target design closely,with complete filling of complex features and no obvious forming defects.This research provides a valuable reference for the extrusion process optimization and die design of complex-section profiles made from ultra-high-strength aluminum alloys.展开更多
To investigate the effects of extrusion temperature on the microstructure and mechanical properties of WE43 magnesium alloy,extrusion experiments were conducted under 330,380,430,and 450℃,and the extrusion ratio was ...To investigate the effects of extrusion temperature on the microstructure and mechanical properties of WE43 magnesium alloy,extrusion experiments were conducted under 330,380,430,and 450℃,and the extrusion ratio was 16.The experimental results indicate that,at a low temperature of 330℃,the alloy precipitates a large amount of second phases rich in Zr elements.Moreover,the texture strength and kernel average misorientation value are the highest,with values of 27.77 and 0.71,respectively.The increase in extrusion temperature leads to a gradual decrease in texture strength and kernel average misorientation value.The strength of the alloy is the highest at an extrusion temperature of 330℃.Its tensile yield stress is 254.7 MPa and ultimate tensile strength is 302.7 MPa,respectively.As the extrusion temperature increases,the strength of the alloy gradually decreases.At an extrusion temperature of 450℃,the tensile yield stress is 181.3 MPa and ultimate tensile strength is 265.7 MPa,respectively.The elongation first increases and then decreases,with an elongation of 20.9%at an extrusion temperature of 330℃.At an extrusion temperature of 430℃,the elongation reaches its maximum value,which is 23.6%.At an extrusion temperature of 450℃,the elongation reaches its lowest value,which is 16.4%.展开更多
基金supported by the National Key Research and Development Program of China(Grant No.2023YFB3710805).
文摘Ultra-high-strength aluminumalloy profile is an ideal choice for aerospace structuralmaterials due to its excellent specific strength and corrosion resistance.However,issues such as uneven metal flow,stress concentration,and forming defects are prone to occur during their extrusion.This study focuses on an Al-Zn-Mg-Cu ultra-high-strength aluminum alloy profile with a double-U,multi-cavity thin-walled structure.Firstly,hot compression experiments were conducted at temperatures of 350○C,400○C,and 450○C,with strain rates of 0.01 and 1.0 s^(−1),to investigate the plastic deformation behavior of the material.Subsequently,a 3D coupled thermo-mechanical extrusion simulation model was established using Deform-3D to systematically analyze the influence of die structure and process parameters on metal flow velocity,effective stress/strain,and temperature distribution.The simulation revealed significant velocity differences,stress concentration,and uneven temperature distribution.Key parameters,including mesh density,extrusion ratio,die fillet,and bearing length,were optimized through full-factorial experiments.This optimization,combined with a stepped flow-guiding die design,effectively improved the metal flow pattern during extrusion.Trial production based on both the initial and optimized parameters were carried out.A comparative analysis demonstrates that the optimized scheme results in a final profile whose cross-section matches the target design closely,with complete filling of complex features and no obvious forming defects.This research provides a valuable reference for the extrusion process optimization and die design of complex-section profiles made from ultra-high-strength aluminum alloys.
基金Funded by the Fundamental Research Program of Shanxi Province(No.202203021211191)。
文摘To investigate the effects of extrusion temperature on the microstructure and mechanical properties of WE43 magnesium alloy,extrusion experiments were conducted under 330,380,430,and 450℃,and the extrusion ratio was 16.The experimental results indicate that,at a low temperature of 330℃,the alloy precipitates a large amount of second phases rich in Zr elements.Moreover,the texture strength and kernel average misorientation value are the highest,with values of 27.77 and 0.71,respectively.The increase in extrusion temperature leads to a gradual decrease in texture strength and kernel average misorientation value.The strength of the alloy is the highest at an extrusion temperature of 330℃.Its tensile yield stress is 254.7 MPa and ultimate tensile strength is 302.7 MPa,respectively.As the extrusion temperature increases,the strength of the alloy gradually decreases.At an extrusion temperature of 450℃,the tensile yield stress is 181.3 MPa and ultimate tensile strength is 265.7 MPa,respectively.The elongation first increases and then decreases,with an elongation of 20.9%at an extrusion temperature of 330℃.At an extrusion temperature of 430℃,the elongation reaches its maximum value,which is 23.6%.At an extrusion temperature of 450℃,the elongation reaches its lowest value,which is 16.4%.
