Gas forming a V-Shape aluminum sheet into a trough with contour like the back of a twin-hump-camel

Jian Yih Wang, Shyong Lee, Jian Jia Huang, Hsien Chin Lan, Chang Chuan Hsu

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Abstract

A ∼1.2 meter long trough comprising of variable cross-sections, with the highest ratio of depth to opening width reaching 1.4, is gas-formed at 500°C with superplastic aluminum alloy 5083. It is a challenge to successfully make such an industrial scale part as demonstrated in this paper. Starting as an expanded V-shaped groove, pressurized gas is manipulated to flow into the forming die, and the pressure vs. time profile needs to be calculated. Thus, the flow stress in the deforming material is optimal to maintain desired strain rate correspondingly. Thickness distribution over the formed product is far from uniform. The other even undesired result is that the thinnest region suffers severe cavitation.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationMaterials Processing Technology
Pages1387-1391
Number of pages5
DOIs
StatePublished - 2012
Event2nd International Conference on Advances in Materials and Manufacturing, ICAMMP 2011 - Guilin, China
Duration: 16 Dec 201118 Dec 2011

Publication series

NameAdvanced Materials Research
Volume418-420
ISSN (Print)1022-6680

Conference

Conference2nd International Conference on Advances in Materials and Manufacturing, ICAMMP 2011
Country/TerritoryChina
CityGuilin
Period16/12/1118/12/11

Keywords

  • AA5083
  • Camel-back
  • Saddle-contour
  • Superplastic
  • Twin humps
  • V-groove

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