双路径自然增压铝合金2A12O充液拉深

 基于铝合金等难成形板材的需要,提出了双路径自然增压充液拉深新技术。用有限元法对铝合金2A12O双路径自然增压充液拉深进行研究,探讨径向压力和液池压力单独变化时对壁厚分布的影响;得到合理的液池压力和径向压力加载路径以及合适匹配比;分析了该方法中液池压力和径向压力成比例变化时,壁厚分布的变化趋势。结果表明：采用15.0~20.0 MPa的液池压力,并将液池压力经增压活塞1.45倍增压后引到毛坯法兰边缘,可获得壁厚分布比较均匀、成形质量较高的零件,并能显著提高板料的极限拉深比;液池和径向压力的比例变化影响成形零件的壁厚分布,并且在不同的成形阶段其影响趋势不同。对模拟分析得到的压力加载路径和增压比进行实验,得到拉深比达2.65的铝合金2A12O杯形件,并建立其成形合理的压力区域。     

钛合金冷坩埚连续熔铸与定向凝固电磁场研究

利用ANSYS软件建立冷坩埚连续熔铸过程的数学模型,计算在近矩形冷坩埚连续熔铸过程中冷坩埚内的磁感应强度,分析负载和电流强度变化对钛合金连续熔铸与定向凝固过程冷坩埚内磁感应强度的影响。结果表明:钛合金物料的加入并没有影响轴向磁感应强度的空间分布趋势;轴向磁感应强度在感应线圈与坩埚所包围的区域内聚集分布,且在感应线圈内壁中点处其强度达到最大值,并随着与内壁距离的增加逐渐衰减;磁感应强度随着输入电流的增加线性增大。     

研发铝合金的集成计算材料工程

用于铝合金的集成计算材料工程是将微观(10-10~10-8m)、细观(10-8~10-4m)、介观(10-4~10-2m)和宏观(10-2~10 m)等多尺度计算模拟和关键实验集成到铝合金设计开发的全过程中,通过成分-工艺-结构-性能的集成化,把铝合金的研发由传统经验式提升到以组织演化及其与性能相关性为基础的科学设计上,从而大大加快其研发速度,降低研发成本。本文详细阐述了原子尺度模拟、相图计算、相场、元胞自动机和有限元等计算模拟方法及微结构表征和性能测定的实验方法,论述了其在铝合金研发中所发挥的具体作用。基于集成计算材料工程,提出了从用户需要、设计制备和工业生产3个层面研发铝合金的具体框架。通过2个应用实例,展示了集成计算材料工程在铝合金研发中的强大功能,这也为新型铝合金及其它新材料的设计和开发提供了新模式。     

Improving surface integrity when drilling CFRPs and Ti-6Al-4V using sustainable lubricated liquid carbon dioxide

In the quest for decreasing fuel consumption and resulting gas emissions in the aeronautic sector, lightweight materials such as Carbon Fiber Reinforced Polymers (CFRPs) and Ti-6Al-4V alloys are being used. These materials, with excellent weight-to-strength ratios, are widely used for structural applications in aircraft manufacturing. To date, several studies have been published showing that the use of metalworking fluids (MWFs), special tool geometries, or advanced machining techniques is required to ensure a surface quality that meets aerospace component standards. Conventional MWFs pose a number of environmental and worker health hazards and also degrade the mechanical properties of CFRPs due to water absorption in the composite. Therefore, a transition to more environmentally friendly cooling/lubrication techniques that prevent moisture problems in the composite is needed. This research shows that lubricated LCO₂ is a viable option to improve the quality of drilled CFRP and titanium aerospace components compared to dry machining, while maintaining clean work areas. The results show that the best combination of tool geometry and cooling conditions for machining both materials is drilling with Brad point drills and lubricated LCO₂. Drilling under these conditions resulted in a 90 % improvement in fiber pull-out volume compared to dry machined CFRP holes. In addition, a 33 % reduction in burr height and a 15 % improvement in surface roughness were observed compared to dry drilling of titanium.     

Improving tensile-shear properties of friction stir lap welded dissimilar Al/Mg joints by eliminating hook defect and controlling interfacial reaction

To improve tensile-shear properties of fiction stir lap welded(FSLW) dissimilar Al/Mg joints, pin-tip profiles were innovatively designed and welding speed was optimized, and effects of them on formation, interface microstructure and mechanical properties of different FSLW joints were investigated. With increasing the welding speed, the tensile-shear load of FSLW joints produced by three pins presents an increasing firstly and then decreasing trend. Compared with Rpin, the hook and hole defect i...     

Hot deformation behavior and strain compensation constitutive model of equiaxed fine grain diffusion-welded micro-duplex TC4 titanium alloy

In this work, two-stage diffusion bonding of micro-duplex TC4 titanium alloy was carried out to study the flow behavior and constitutive models of the bonding joint and the base metal after the same thermal cycling during the hot forming process. Microstructure and mechanical properties test were used to verify the good quality of the equiaxed fine grain diffusion-welded TC4 alloy. Quasi-static tensile experiment was carried out at temperatures ranging from 750–900 °C and strain rates of 0.0001–0.1 s⁻¹. The joint showed the weak dynamic recovery at strain rates of 0.01–0.1 s⁻¹ and temperatures of 750–850 °C. At strain rates of 0.0001–0.001 s⁻¹ and temperatures of 850–900 °C, the flow stress of joint presented steady-state characteristics. Different deformation conditions lead to the remarkable difference of dynamic softening performance between the joint and heat-treated base metal, but the flow stress in elastic and strain hardening stages exhibited similar behavior. The strain compensated Arrhenius-type constitutive models of TC4 joint and heat-treated base metal were developed respectively. The fifth-order polynomial functions between the material property correlation coefficients and strain were obtained. The models have shown good correlation, with correlation coefficient values of 0.984 and 0.99. The percentage average absolute relative error for the models were found to be 10% and 9.46%, respectively.     

2524与7150铝合金激光焊T型接头的组织与性能

介绍了2524与7150铝合金激光焊T型接头优化的工艺参数,并研究了T型接头在优化工艺下的显微组织与力学性能,进行金相分析、显微硬度测试与接头拉伸试验。结果表明:优化工艺下焊缝没有裂纹、气孔,金相组织晶粒细小、致密,焊缝区域的硬度最低;T型接头x方向的拉伸强度达到384 MPa,z方向的拉伸强度为236 MPa。     

Effect of adding Nb foil on joint properties of laser fusion welding for TC4 titanium and 7075 aluminum alloy

It is difficult to gain effective Ti-Al fusion welding joints due to their differences in thermal properties and the appearance of brittle Ti-Al Intermetallic Compounds (IMCs). The experiments of laser fusion welding for TC4 titanium and 7075 aluminum alloy were carried out, temperature field and ductility/brittleness, as well as chemical potential of elements, were calculated, and the effect of adding Nb foil on mechanical properties of the weld was also investigated. The results suggested that Nb atoms tend to diffuse toward Al side, which is conducive to the participation of Nb in the metallurgical reaction and contributes to forming the Ti-Nb-Al IMC layer at the interface. As the thickness of Nb foil increases, the tensile-shear force of joint climbs first but then declines, and reaches the highest value of 1663 N with 0.10 mm-thickness Nb foil, representing 58.38% enhancement compared with the non-added one. Adding Nb foil slows down the heat transfer as a blocker, and thus both the melting amount of Al and the mixing area of Ti and Al decrease. In addition, Nb alloying reduces the brittleness of the Ti-Al compound. Hence, the joint properties of titanium/aluminum are improved with the addition of Nb foil.