Towards intelligent design optimization: Progress and challenge of design optimization theories and technologies for plastic forming

Plastic forming is one of enabling and fundamental technologies in advanced manufacturing chains. Design optimization is a critical way to improve the performance of the forming system, exploit the advantages of high productivity, high product quality, low production cost and short time to market and develop precise, accurate, green, and intelligent (smart) plastic forming technology. However, plastic forming is quite complicated, relating to multi-physics field coupling, multi-factor influence, multi-defect constraint, and triple nonlinear, etc., and the design optimization for plastic forming involves multi-objective, multi-parameter, multi-constraint, nonlinear, high-dimensionality, non-continuity, time-varying, and uncertainty, etc. Therefore, how to achieve accurate and efficient design optimization of products, equipment, tools/dies, and processing as well as materials characterization has always been the research frontier and focus in the field of engineering and manufacturing. In recent years, with the rapid development of computing science, data science and internet of things (IoT), the theories and technologies of design optimization have attracted more and more attention, and developed rapidly in forming process. Accordingly, this paper first introduced the framework of design optimization for plastic forming. Then, focusing on the key problems of design optimization, such as numerical model and optimization algorithm, this paper summarized the research progress on the development and application of the theories and technologies about design optimization in forming process, including deterministic and uncertain optimization. Moreover, the applicability of various modeling methods and optimization algorithms was elaborated in solving the design optimization problems of plastic forming. Finally, considering the development trends of forming technology, this paper discusses some challenges of design optimization that may need to be solved and faced in forming process.     

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热变形对TC4氩弧拼焊板拉伸与疲劳性能的影响

在700℃下,对TC4氩弧拼焊板进行了3个变形量(主应变0.5％、1.6％、2.7％)的等双向拉伸成形,研究了热变形对TC4氩弧拼焊板单向拉伸性能和疲劳寿命的影响.结果表明:等双拉变形前后,TC4氩弧拼焊板拉伸试样均断裂在焊接热影响区,热影响区的强度低于母材和焊缝.随着等双拉热变形量增加,TC4拼焊板试样疲劳寿命有所增加,这是因为一定变形量的热成形释放了焊接残余应力.     

Zr-Al-(Ni-Cu)合金的非晶形成能力及热学性能

采用喷射铜模铸造法研究了Ni和Cu含量对Zr-Al-(Ni-Cu)四元合金的非晶形成能力的影响.利用X射线衍射仪分析了铸态合金的相结构,利用差示扫描量热仪研究了非晶合金的热学性能.结果表明:Zr-Al-(Ni-Cu)四元合金的非晶形成能力远大于Zr-Al-Ni和Zr-Al-Cu三元合金的非晶形成能力.Zr65Al7.5Ni10Cu17.5合金显示最高的非晶形成能力,其非晶形成临界直径可以达到7 mm.相似元素Ni和Cu在一定比例下共存,使液态合金的熵值增加,自由能降低,从而有效提高了合金的非晶形成能力.     

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基于恒应变率控制的椭圆凹模胀形试验方法

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