Review on residual stress and its effects on manufacturing of aluminium alloy structural panels with typical multi-processes

In the aerospace industry, integrated aluminium alloy plates and stiffened panels with high accuracy and performance attract significant interest. To manufacture these panels as integrity with high accuracy, multiple processes need to be utilised, such as machining, welding and forming. During the whole manufacturing chain, residual stresses can be generated and redistributed in the components among different processes. The residual stress would significantly affect the shapes and properties of the final products. Currently, these great effects are not well considered in the design and manufacturing processes. This paper aims to draw a general understanding of the residual stress generated in the pre-manufacturing processes and its effects on subsequent manufacturing processes. The mechanisms and distributions of residual stresses generated in typical pre-manufacturing processes of structural panels, including machining, welding and additive manufacturing (AM), are firstly summarised. The detailed effects of generated residual stresses on distortion and application properties in subsequent manufacturing processes are then concluded. In addition, current methods developed for the investigation of residual stress effect in multi-processes manufacturing are critically reviewed, including experimental, analytical, finite element (FE) and machine learning methods. Furthermore, the future development trend of methods for residual stress consideration and control in the design of manufacturing processes is summarised, providing comprehensive guidance to achieve the high accurate manufacturing of aluminium alloy structural components.     

Collaborative manufacturing technologies of structure shape and surface integrity for complex thin-walled components of aero-engine: Status,challenge and tendency

Presently, the service performance of new-generation high-tech equipment is directly affected by the manufacturing quality of complex thin-walled components. A high-efficiency and quality manufacturing of these complex thin-walled components creates a bottleneck that needs to be solved urgently in machinery manufacturing. To address this problem, the collaborative manufacturing of structure shape and surface integrity has emerged as a new process that can shorten processing cycles, improve machining qualities, and reduce costs. This paper summarises the research status on the material removal mechanism, precision control of structure shape, machined surface integrity control and intelligent process control technology of complex thin-walled components. Numerous solutions and technical approaches are then put forward to solve the critical problems in the high-performance manufacturing of complex thin-wall components. The development status, challenge and tendency of collaborative manufacturing technologies in the high-efficiency and quality manufacturing of complex thin-wall components is also discussed.     

5G技术在航空制造领域的应用研究

第五代移动通信(5G)作为下一个万亿元规模的战略性新兴产业,已引起全球各国的广泛重视和竞相角逐。5G技术的意义不仅限于提升传输速率,同时也将丰富各类场景应用,为各行各业的数字化转型提供通信技术支持。梳理了5G技术在航空制造业的具体应用和影响。可以预见,在不远的将来,5G将有力引领航空制造业的转型和升级。     

GH3625合金激光直接成形工艺

为了研究工艺参数对金属激光直接成形零件质量的影响,通过正交试验的方法对单道单层GH3625合金激光直接成形工艺进行了研究,主要探究了激光功率、扫描速度、送粉速度等参数对单道单层成形截面宽度和高度的影响规律,提出预测模型并做了验证。结果表明,在单道单层成形中,激光功率、送粉速度、扫描速度等工艺参数对单道宽度和高度具有不同程度的影响,其中,对于单道成形宽度和高度来讲,扫描速度对其影响最为明显。试验验证结果表明借助Minitab软件得到的线性回归模型是有效的。     

激光熔化沉积快速成形TC4钛合金的焊接性能

为了探索激光熔化沉积快速成形技术制备TC4钛合金的焊接性能,分别采用电子束焊、激光焊两种方法制备接头试样,并借助金相、硬度试验等方法获得接头力学性能、显微组织及硬度。结果表明:两种焊接方法得到的接头抗拉强度最高达953 MPa,焊接系数均0.9;激光和电子束焊接焊缝为网篮状α'相马氏体组织,热影响区为α相和针状马氏体组织组成。激光熔化沉积快速成形TC4钛合金和传统工艺制造的TC4钛合金在焊接特性方面表现相当。     

波音公司生产性物流运输研究

"主制造商-供应商"模式下民机研制的全球化程度越来越高,为了完成民机产品的最终总装,波音、空客需要将来自全球各地的零部件运输到相应的部段装配线,完成部段装配后还需将其进一步运送至总装厂。供应网络的全球化加上主制造商自身工厂分布的分散性,使得民机研制过程中零部件的运输工作变得更为复杂和难以控制。通过调研分析波音公司在民机研制过程中的生产性物流运输业务运作模式,总结其物流运输业务的运作经验,以期有所借鉴。