Experimental investigation of forming limit curves and deformation features in warm forming of an aluminium alloy
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Journal Article
Abstract
The determination of forming limit curves and deformation features of AA5754 aluminium alloy are studied in this article. The robust and repeatable experiments were conducted at a warm forming temperature range of 200 °C–300 °C and at a forming speed range of 20–300 mm/s. The forming limit curves of AA5754 at elevated temperatures with different high forming speeds have been obtained. The effects of forming speed and temperature on limiting dome height, thickness variation and fracture location are discussed. The results show that higher temperatures and lower forming speeds are beneficial to increasing forming limits of AA5754; however, lower temperatures and higher forming speeds contribute to enhancing the thickness uniformity of formed specimens. The decreasing forming speed and increasing temperature result in the locations of fracture to move away from the apexes of formed specimens. It is found that the analysis of deformation features can provide a guidance to understand warm forming process of aluminium alloys.
Date Issued
2016-05-10
Date Acceptance
2016-03-30
Citation
Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers Part B - Journal of Engineering Manufacture, 2016, 232 (3), pp.465-474
ISSN
0954-4054
Publisher
SAGE Publications (UK and US)
Start Page
465
End Page
474
Journal / Book Title
Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers Part B - Journal of Engineering Manufacture
Volume
232
Issue
3
Copyright Statement
© 2016 IMechE. The final, definitive version of this paper has been published in Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, 2016 by Sage Publications Ltd, All rights reserved. It is available at: http://online.sagepub.com/content/early/2016/05/09/0954405416645776
Sponsor
Technology Strategy Board
Commission of the European Communities
Grant Number
BD498D
NMP3-SE-2013-604240
Subjects
0910 Manufacturing Engineering
0913 Mechanical Engineering
Publication Status
Published