The current research on the manufacturing of large-scale and complex components focuses mainly on the casting processes.Compared with casting,plastic forming has significant advantages in terms of performance.However,...The current research on the manufacturing of large-scale and complex components focuses mainly on the casting processes.Compared with casting,plastic forming has significant advantages in terms of performance.However,effectively controlling the material flow to achieve a reduced loading force and near-uniformity in the isothermal plastic forming process of large-scale asymmetric magnesium alloy complex housings(LSMACHs)is challenging.This study proposes a material flow control method based on the diffluence upsetting-extrusion forming(DUEF)process by dividing different forging deformation regions,combining these with the principal stress method,and establishing an efficient and accurate design procedure.A rational preformed billet was designed successfully using this method.Subsequently,a finite element simulation was employed to analyze the multiphysics fields of the DUEF process.The results indicated that compared with the traditional closed-die forging(TCDF)process,the DUEF process could control the orderly flow of materials,achieve short-distance filling of materials,and reduce hydrostatic stress.Simultaneously,it improved the deformation uniformity by 20.3%and reduced the loading force by 22.6%.Finally,the rationality of the proposed method was validated through physical experiments.Compared with the TCDF process,the DUEF process exhibited a low loading force and uniform mechanical properties.The proposed material flow control method based on the DUEF process provides a new technological approach for the plastic formation of LSMACH and similar components.展开更多
基金Supported by National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant No.52075501).
文摘The current research on the manufacturing of large-scale and complex components focuses mainly on the casting processes.Compared with casting,plastic forming has significant advantages in terms of performance.However,effectively controlling the material flow to achieve a reduced loading force and near-uniformity in the isothermal plastic forming process of large-scale asymmetric magnesium alloy complex housings(LSMACHs)is challenging.This study proposes a material flow control method based on the diffluence upsetting-extrusion forming(DUEF)process by dividing different forging deformation regions,combining these with the principal stress method,and establishing an efficient and accurate design procedure.A rational preformed billet was designed successfully using this method.Subsequently,a finite element simulation was employed to analyze the multiphysics fields of the DUEF process.The results indicated that compared with the traditional closed-die forging(TCDF)process,the DUEF process could control the orderly flow of materials,achieve short-distance filling of materials,and reduce hydrostatic stress.Simultaneously,it improved the deformation uniformity by 20.3%and reduced the loading force by 22.6%.Finally,the rationality of the proposed method was validated through physical experiments.Compared with the TCDF process,the DUEF process exhibited a low loading force and uniform mechanical properties.The proposed material flow control method based on the DUEF process provides a new technological approach for the plastic formation of LSMACH and similar components.
