欧洲管材内高压成形和板材液压成形研究现状(英文)

在欧洲,管材、型材以及板材的液压成形是密切相关的。液压成形产品主要是用于汽车工业批量生产的零件以及一些有独特用途的零件,其市场仍然在逐渐增长。目前轻量化制造、新型零件的高度功能集成化以及关于使用内高压件的不断积累的设计经验、理念,正影响着液压成形新技术的开发。由于可观的利润率,开放截面和闭合截面的铝合金型材的液压成形件正在试制,并在此背景下,开展了一些专用车面板的液压成形技术开发。这个利润率,将从半成品零件、成形中间过程,直到最终总成件整个工艺链来计算。从管材和板材的液压成形件来看,提高液压成形模具的功能集成性也是必须要做的工作。文章作者就内高压成形的模具设计以及功能集成给出了解决方案,并进一步讨论了内高压成形工艺的利润率。     

A theoretical and experimental study on forming limit diagram for a seamed tube hydroforming

The purpose of this work is to establish the forming limit diagram (FLD) for a seamed tube hydroforming. A new theoretical model is developed to predict the FLD for a seamed tube hydroforming. Based on this theoretical model, the FLD for a seamed tube made of QSTE340 sheet metal is calculated by using the Hosford yield criterion. Some forming limit experiments are performed. A classical free hydroforming tool set is used for obtaining the left hand side forming limit strains, and a novel hydroforming tool set is designed for the right hand side of FLD. The novel device required the simultaneous application of lateral compression force and internal pressure to control the material flow under tension–tension strain states. Furthermore, the suitable loading paths for the left hand side of FLD by theoretical formulas and for the right hand side of FLD by finite element (FE) simulations are calculated. Finally, a comparison between the theoretical results and experimental data is performed. The theoretical predicting results show good agreement with the experimental results.     

新型管材冲击液压成形装置的设计

针对常规的管材液压成形技术需要昂贵的专用设备及模具、生产效率低等不足,开发了一种简单实用、可在冲床或压力机上使用的管材冲击液压成形装置,可用于薄壁金属管材的自然胀形、轴压胀形和异形截面中空件的冲击液压成形。该装置无需外部高压供给系统和专用液压成形设备,通过撞击轴压头挤压容腔中液体的方式来为管材提供液压力和轴压力。通过设计轴压头的行程和调节溢流阀的溢流压力值等来实现最大液压力和轴向进给量的合理匹配,并以304不锈钢毛细管和H65黄铜毛细管为试验管材做了相关试验。研究结果表明:该装置结构简单、操作方便;可实现最大液压力与轴向进给量的协调控制;合理的载荷匹配能显著地提高管材冲击液压成形的成形性能;H65黄铜毛细管破裂时所需的液压力小于304不锈钢毛细管破裂时所需的液压力。     

焊缝管液压胀形模拟建模及变形规律的研究

基于周向显微硬度的分布及经验公式法,确立了STKM11A焊缝管热影响区的流动应力;通过对热影响区进行分片的方式,建立了包含焊缝和热影响区的焊缝管液压胀形的有限元模拟模型。基于该模型,模拟分析了STKM11A焊缝管液压胀形时的变形规律,如截面轮廓形状、周向壁厚分布和成形极限等,并与胀形实验结果进行对比。结果表明,液压胀形后焊缝管的截面轮廓形状不对称、壁厚分布不均匀,最小壁厚位于热影响区;包含焊缝及热影响区的有限元模型在预测焊缝管液压胀形的变形规律、极限载荷和潜在胀裂位置等方面,较其他常规模型更加精确。     

管材内高压成形新加载方式的研究

介绍了管材内高压成形过程中,一种新的内压加载方式--脉冲型加载方式.并通过建立相应的有限元模型,进行了内压脉冲型加载方式下管材内高压成形过程的模拟.通过对不同加载方式模拟结果的比较,分析了脉冲型加载方式对内高压成形中金属流动、变形区变形分布及局部过度减薄等方面产生的影响.模拟结果表明:脉冲型加载在管材内高压成形过程中可以使变形区的变形更加均匀,有利于抑制局部过度减薄、对抑制最后贴膜成形的圆角部位的过度减薄作用明显;脉冲型加载方式使变形更均匀的原因是减小了金属流动阻力,使金属流动更容易.     

Strain hardening behavior during manufacturing of tube shapes by hydroforming

Safe and robust process design relies on knowledge of the evolution of the mechanical properties in a tube during hydroforming. The manufacturing of tubular shapes generally consists of three main stages: bending, preforming, and expansion. The latter is usually called hydroforming. As a result of these three steps, the final product’s strain hardening history is nonlinear. In the present study, the strain hardening behavior during hydroforming was experimentally investigated. The variation of local flow stress and/or local hardness was used as an index of the strain hardening during the various steps and the local flow stress and/or local hardness were used with respective correlations to determine the effective strain. The strain hardening behavior during hydroforming after preforming has been successfully analyzed by using the relationships between hardness, flow stress, and effective strain for variable pre-strains prior to hydroforming. The comparison of predicted hardness with measured hardness confirms that the methodology used in this study is feasible, and that the strain hardening behavior can be quantitatively estimated with good accuracy.     

计算机控制管件液压成形液压压力机的研制

在分析管件液压成形工艺过程,该工艺过程对成形设备的基本要求和现有成形设备发展状况的基础上,介绍了新型计算机控制管件液压成形液压机的设计方法,工作原理以及机械、液压和控制系统的实现;最后,为验证该液压成形压力机的应用效果,给出简单试验件的试验结果.     

金属双层管冲击液压胀形装置设计与力学分析

为解决金属双层管液压胀形过程中设备成本较高、成形效率较低、操作工艺较复杂等问题,提出了一种基于冲压成形和液压胀形技术的复合成形方法——冲击液压胀形。首先介绍了双层管冲击液压胀形的成形原理;然后,从成型部分、轴向进给部分、控制部分和辅助部分等4个方面介绍了冲击液压胀形装置;同时分析了双层管胀形过程中的受力状态;最后采用弹塑性理论,对双层管内管和外管的应力应变关系进行了讨论,并根据双层管变形协调条件,获得了胀形内压力pi的判定依据。冲击液压胀形技术将为双层管成形技术的研究提供新的科学依据和技术支撑。     

异形截面管充液成形工艺及过程优化

异形截面管件广泛应用于汽车底盘结构件领域,它不仅可以充分利用材料的强度和刚度,而且是实现结构轻量化的重要措施之一。对汽车底盘变截面管件进行研究,利用有限元软件Dynaform建立了QSTE340低碳钢管材充液成形的有限元模型。研究了充液成形过程中管材预制坯形状、初始屈服压力、整形压力及推头轴向进给量对成形结果的影响,并通过试验验证了仿真分析的准确性。研究结果表明:在异形截面管零件成形过程中,管材预制坯各截面周长与最终零件各截面周长相近时,可以提高成形质量;当初始屈服压力为70 MPa、整形压力为200 MPa、轴向补料量为25 mm时,可以成形出合格零件。     

空心双拐曲轴内高压成形数值模拟

应用动态显式有限元法对空心双拐曲轴的内高压成形过程进行了模拟分析,研究了加载路径对内高压成形的影响,指出了在加载曲线中存在着最佳成形区间,成形压力小于20MPa时,管坯产生起皱,成形压力大于32MPa时,管坯发生开裂,只有合理的应用加载路径,成形压力介于20MPa与30MPa之间,使轴向进给量可以正好补偿径向的变形量才能获得壁厚较为均匀的合格零件。     

A Modified Isotropic–Kinematic Hardening Model to Predict the Defects in Tube Hydroforming Process

Numerical simulations of tube hydroforming process of hollow crankshafts were conducted by using finite element analysis method. Moreover, the modified model involving the integration of isotropic–kinematic hardening model with ductile criteria model was used to more accurately optimize the process parameters such as internal pressure, feed distance and friction coefficient. Subsequently, hydroforming experiments were performed based on the simulation results. The comparison between experimental and simulation results indicated that the prediction of tube deformation, crack and wrinkle was quite accurate for the tube hydroforming process. Finally, hollow crankshafts with high thickness uniformity were obtained and the thickness distribution between numerical and experimental results was well consistent.     

Hydroforming process optimization of aluminum alloy tube using intelligent control technique

In this study, to determine the optimal loading path of tube hydroforming process, a database-assisted fuzzy process control algorithm proposed previously by the authors was applied to T-branch forming with a counterpunch. The tubular material used is aluminum alloy (A6063-T1) and has an outer diameter of 42.7 mm and wall thickness of 1.2 mm. Control variables is axial feed, counterpunch displacement, and internal pressure. The first two variables are dependent on the last one, which is an independent variable. In the control algorithm, new evaluation functions are adopted for buckling at the shoulder part of the branch and for contact fitting with a counterpunch. For a “virtual control system” including fuzzy algorithm with the evaluation functions, an explicit dynamic finite element code is used in the simulation. The experiments are carried out using a fuzzy controlled path obtained by the virtual control system, compared with the conventional manual control path that is attained by a trial-and-error approach. As a result, a T-branch product is successfully hydroformed. This result shows that the fuzzy control algorithm and virtual control system can provide an adequate loading path in the hydroforming process for an aluminum alloy tube.     

Discrete layer hydroforming of three-layered tubes

Discrete layer forming proposed in this study is a hydroforming process which can selectively deform the outer tube to a desired shape without any deformation of the inner tube by piercing small holes in the inner tube. A three-layered tube is assembled from inner, middle, and outer tubes, from either similar or dissimilar materials, and deforms simultaneously when internal pressure and axial feed are applied to the tube. In special working environments, multi-layered tubes with combined material properties, high strength, and corrosion resistance are required to satisfy conflicting performance requirements. The feasibility of proposed discrete layer forming process of three-layered tube was evaluated by a tube hydroforming experiment and process analysis was performed. An optimal loading path to prevent wrinkling around holes was developed by an analytical model and was experimentally verified. The results show that the proposed discrete layer forming process can be successfully applicable to hollow forming of non-axisymmetric multilayered tubes for structural purposes.     

三通管内高压成形时壁厚影响因素的研究

分析了传统内高压成形三通管的成形过程,通过理论分析并结合试验和模拟进行比较,对比得出了加载路径、填充介质以及模具的圆角半径对内高压成形件的壁厚分布的影响,对工业生产有实际指导作用.     

管件液压成形技术及其进展

管件液压成形技术属先进制造技术,因其具有众多优点,已在汽车行业得到广泛应用。简要介绍该技术的成形原理、优缺点及应用,从设备及模具、材料及成型性、工艺参数及失败模式、数值模拟及优化方法、预成形、摩擦与润滑等方面分析国内外的研究和应用状况,并指出该技术的发展趋势。     

Optimization of loading conditions for tube hydroforming

Tube hydroforming is a developing technology with advanced features of lightness and unified part. This study investigates the best possible regulation for loading conditions between the internal pressure and the axial feeding by hydroforming of a T-shape metal tube. Using conjugate gradient method with finite element method, a program module is generated to check the hydroformed tube quality about its thickness uniformity and the geometry accuracy. Thereby, a batch mode and a sequential mode to optimize the loading conditions of the tube hydroforming process are created and investigated. Regarding the tube quality from the simulation results, the hydroforming process, which follows the loading curve generated by the sequential mode, is better than by the batch mode. The optimal loading procedure generated by this article can offer another possibility for engineer by determining the internal pressure and the axial feeding in tube hydroforming.     

江淮SRV前梁液压胀形过程有限元分析

对江淮SRV前梁液压胀形过程进行了数值模拟研究,应用弹塑性有限元动力显式分析程序LS-DY-NA进行求解分析.重点针对管坯初始尺寸的确定和内压加载路径的选择,给出了模拟结果.分析表明选择合适的管径和内压加载路径能改善成形过程中材料的流动、提高材料的成形极限、有利于产品质量的提高,模拟结果为工程应用提供了依据.     

Roll forming of branched profiles

Due to the new mass forming process “linear flow splitting” forming of branched profiles in integral style out of sheet metal without joining, lamination of material or heating of the semi-finished part becomes feasible. Since the resulting flanges provide extra stiffness without increasing the weight of the semi-finished product, split profiles are suitable especially for lightweight applications. The combination of the linear flow splitting process with a following roll-forming process enables the continuous production of one- or multi-chambered profiles with free flanges. In this paper phenomena occurring during roll forming of branched profiles are described and discussed.     

Analysis on critical conditions of sidewall wrinkling for hydroforming of thin-walled Tee-joint

Based on the sidewall wrinkling phenomena in hydroforming of thin-walled Tee-joint, an analytical model for tube wrinkling under double side constraints was proposed to calculate the critical wrinkling stress. The effects of stress ratio, diameter-to-thickness ratio and tube material properties on critical condition of sidewall wrinkling were investigated. It is found that the middle of the main tube side wall is the most dangerous position for wrinkling within hydroforming of thin-walled Tee-joint. At a certain internal pressure, the critical wrinkling stress increases with increasing of ratio of hoop stress to axial stress and material strength coefficients, but decreases with increasing of work-hardening exponent and ratio of diameter to thickness. Through the analytical model combining FEM simulation, the critical wrinkling loading path according to the relation between axial feeding and internal pressure was obtained. Experimental results validates that wrinkle can be avoided if the pressure is above the critical wrinkling loading path, otherwise, wrinkle occurs. It is also verified that the analytical model of critical wrinkling stress is reasonable for the thin-walled Tee-joint hydroforming process.     

Deformation analysis of double-sided tube hydroforming in square-section die

In this paper, in order to explore the deformation behavior of double-sided tube hydroforming in square-section die, effect of external pressure on the critical effective strain was theoretically analyzed firstly. And then a special experimental setup was designed for double-sided tube hydroforming in which the difficulty of simultaneous loading was overcome using two independent intensifiers and servo controlling while the sealing of external pressure was guaranteed by the O rings assembled in the interfaces of mandrel/base plate and outer cylinder/base plate. Furthermore, 5A02-O aluminum alloy tubes with outer diameter of 63 mm and thickness of 2 mm were investigated under different external pressures varying from 0 to 80 MPa. At the same time, numerical simulation was conducted using the Abaqus/Explicit software. It is shown that increasing of external pressure has an effect on the fraction of grain boundaries, the number and size of the microvoids and the microhardness in the transition zone, and thus increases the critical effective strain in the transition zone. It can be concluded that the deformation ability of the transition zone is improved by the external pressure in double-sided tube hydroforming of square-section. This investigation shows that double-sided tube hydroforming is a potential forming method for the fabrication of lightweight hollow structures using the tubes with low ductility.