Numerical simulation on reho-diecasting mould filling of an automobile master brake cylinder

An apparent viscosity model of semi-solid A356 aluminum alloy has been developed and the software Castsoft6.0 coupled with the model has been used to simulate the mould filling of an automobile master brake cylinder with the semi-solid A356 alumi-num alloy slurry.The simulation results are in agreement with the practical filling process, indicating that the apparent viscosity model is feasible and can be used to simulate the mould filling of the semisolid A356 aluminum alloy slurry and can be used to opti-mize the filling process and the design of dies.A higher injection pressure, a higher ingate flow velocity of the semi-solid slurry, and a higher slurry temperature are advantageous to the mould filling of the automobile master brake cylinder.     

Filling ability of semi-solid A356 aluminum alloy slurry in rheo-diecasting

The effects of slurry temperature, injection pressure, and piston velocity on the rheo-filling ability of semisolid A356 alloys were studied by the reho-diecasting methods. The results show that the slurry temperature of the semi-solid A356 aluminum alloy has an important effect on the filling ability; the higher the slurry temperature, the better is the filling ability, and the appropriate slurry temperature for rheo-filling is in the range of 585-595℃. The injection pressure also has a great effect on the filling ability, and it is appropriate to the rheo-filling when the injection pressure is in the range of 15-25 MPa. The piston velocity also has a great effect on the filling ability, and it is appropriate to the rheo-filling when the piston velocity is in the range of 0.072-0.12 m/s. The filling ability of the slurry prepared by low superheat pouring with weak electromagnetic stirring is very good and the microstructural distribution in the rheo-formed die castings is homogeneous, which is advantageous to the high quality die casting. 2008 University of Science and Technology Beijing. All rights reserved.     

Preparation of semi-solid aluminum alloy slurry poured through a water-cooled serpentine channel

A water-cooled serpentine channel pouring process was invented to produce semi-solid A356 aluminum alloy slurry for rheocasting, and the effects of pouring temperature and circulating cooling water flux on the microstructure of the slurry were investigated. The results show that at the pouring temperature of 640-680°C and the circulating cooling water flux of 0.9 m3/h, the semi-solid A356 aluminum alloy slurry with spherical primary α(Al) grains can be obtained, whose shape factors are between 0.78 and 0.86 and the grain diameter can reach 48-68 μm. When the pouring temperatures are at 660-680°C, only a very thin solidified shell remains inside the serpentine channel and can be removed easily. When the serpentine channel is cooled with circulating water, the microstructure of the semi-solid slurry can be improved, and the serpentine channel is quickly cooled to room temperature after the completion of one pouring. In terms of the productivity of the special equipment, the water-cooled serpentine channel is economical and efficient.     

复合工艺制备的半固态A356铝合金初生相形貌分形特征研究

利用复合工艺制备了A356铝合金半固态浆料,研究了半固态A356铝合金初生相形貌的分形特征．应用编制的计算程序计算了半固态A356铝合金初生相形貌的分形维数．结果表明,复合工艺制备的半固态A356铝合金初生相的形貌可以用分形维数来表征,不同工艺参数下所获得的半固态初生相形貌具有不同的分形维数．铸锭中不同部位半固态初生相的形貌具有不同的分形维数,反映了同一铸锭不同部位的凝固条件对半固态初生相形貌的影响．凝固组织中的每个半固态初生相的分形形貌均为系统耗散性的几何表现．     

Continuous Extruding Extending Forming of Semi-solid A2017 Alloy

1 IntroductionSince the pioneering work of Flemings[1-3]and hisco-workers ,semi-solid metals and their processing tech-niques ,as a near-net shape technology,have drawn con-siderable attention,especiallyinthe automobile and elec-tronic products industries[3-5].Semi-solid process can di-videintothixoformingandrheoforming.At present ,thixo-forming process has been applied successfully, such assemi-solid die casting,semi-solid extrusion and semi-sol-id dieforging.Thethixoforming processinvolves …     

铝合金的半固态成形技术

金属材料的半固态成形是一种能够获得致密组织及高性能零部件的近净成形技术,被认为是一项绿色成形新技术。在简要介绍半固态成形技术研究现状的基础上,着重叙述了作者进行高能超声波制备铝合金半固态浆料、半固态浆料流变压铸成形的试验研究。研究表明,超声制浆及半固态压铸成形工艺适合于铝合金零件的成形制造。含20％Si 的高硅铝合金Al-20Si-2Cu-1Ni经过半固态压铸成形,T6热处理后抗拉强度可达到310MPa,比传统液态压铸提高34％。     

半固态等温热处理制备非枝晶组织合金坯料的研究进展

半固态等温热处理作为一种比较有发展前途的非枝晶组织坯料制备方法,对其展开研究将有助于丰富半固态金属成形理论和加速该技术的工业化应用。在半固态等温热处理制备非枝晶组织合金坯料已取得研究成果的基础上,回顾了该技术在工艺因素对非枝晶组织形成的影响、非枝晶组织的形成机理和非枝晶组织坯料的压缩变形特性等方面的研究进展,指出了该技术目前在这些方面还存在的问题,并展望了今后的发展方向。     

铝合金半固态触变充型模拟技术研究

通过计算和理论推导相蛄合的方法建立了耦合丰固态铝舍金表观粘度的触变充型模拟的三维数学模型．确定了边界条件和初始条件，模拟对比分析了半固态充型及液态充型流动特征。模拟结果表明了半固态充型和液态充型具有不同特征．半固态克型过程具有层流流动特征，液态充型流动基本呈现紊流特征，容易导致铸件出现气孔度氧化夹杂等缺陷。     

半固态镁合金压铸充型过程的数值模拟研究

在考虑半固态AZ91D镁合金充型过程的压力和速度变化特征的基础上,建立了模拟计算所需要的表观黏度数学模型。采用ProCAST软件,对半固态镁合金压铸充型过程进行模拟,预测卷气、夹杂物产生的可能性,以便优化其工艺参数和工艺方案。结果表明,与全液态镁合金充型过程相比,半固态金属充型平稳,模具寿命长,铸件质量好;改变内浇道和溢流槽的设置位置和数量,还可有效地减少铸件本身内部杂质,提高铸件质量。     

半固态挤压成型的研究现状

半固态挤压成型是集半固态加工与挤压成型为一体,利用半固态合金浆料的流变性能进行充型,并在压力作用下凝固成型的一种材料加工新技术。介绍了半固态挤压成型的原理及特点,阐述了半固态挤压成型在挤压合金方面的研究现状及其发展前景。     

Effects of Extrusion Processing on Microstructure of 7075Al Alloy in the Semi-solid State

A recrystallization and partial melting(RAP) process was introduced to prepare the semi-solid 7075 aluminum alloy used for thixoforming. In order to obtain an ideal semi-solid microstructure, a series of extrusion experiments were conducted to comparatively investigate the optimum extrusion process parameters. Commercial 7075 Al alloy samples were firstly extruded with varying extrusion ratios below the recrystallization temperature followed by homogenization, then these samples were reheated to the semi-solid state and held in the range of 5 to 50 minutes. The experimental results show that varying process cause the difference in the deformation degree and microstructure for as-extruded samples, resulting in various semi-solid microstructure. It is verified that the formation of equiaxed grains in semi-solid microstructure depends on recrystallization behavior of extruded samples during partial melting. Both relative high extrusion temperature and low extrusion ratio lead to high volume fraction of recrystallized area, thus entirely equiaxed solid grains in semi-solid 7075 Al alloy samples can be obtained finally. In addition, Ostwald ripening was determined as the dominate coarsening mechanism of solid grains in semi-solid state for this 7075 Al alloy during the RAP route. The influence of predeformation on recrystallization behavior of this 7075 Al alloy was discussed in detail.     

Two-dimensional simulation on the rolling process of semi-solid 60Si2Mn by finite element method

The effect of various process variables on the law of metal flow for semi-solid rolling 60Si2Mn was studied by finite element method. Semi-solid 60Si2Mn can be described as compressible rigid visco-plastic porous material saturated with liquid. In terms of ther-mo-mechanical coupling condition, the distributions of stress, velocity and temperature were studied using software MARC. The simulation results show that the rigid visco-plastic model can accurately describe the semi-solid 60Si2Mn rolling process. The great deformation can achieve completely in view of low flow stress of semi-solid slurry.     

SiCp／A356铝合金复合材料触变挤压研究

采用有限元软件DEFORM-3D^TM模拟SiCp／A356铝合金复合材料电子封装壳体的成形过程,应用等温压缩实验数据分析材料模型触变成形过程中金属流动速度场和温度场分布,并对可能产生的成形缺陷进行预测。研究发现,一模四件的模型更适合半固态触变成形,缺陷可能出现在最后成形的成形件侧棱两角。     

AZ91D镁合金半固态加工技术研究进展

半固态加工技术包括半固态浆料或坯料的制备和成形工艺,已经广泛应用于镁合金的加工.AZ91D是镁合金半固态研究及工业应用中最成功的一种镁合金,文中介绍了半固态加工技术及其特点,综述了近年来AZ91D镁合金半固态加工技术的研究现状与进展,包括半固态镁合金的微观组织、成形工艺及其成形件的性能,指出了镁合金半固态加工技术存在的...     

Numerical simulation of the preparation of semi-solid metal slurry with damper cooling tube method

In semi-solid forming process, preparing the slurry with rosette or globular microstructure is very important. A new ap- proach named the damper cooling tube method (DCT), to produce the semi-solid metal slurry, has been introduced. To optimize the technical parameters in designing the apparatus, the finite volume method was adopted to simulate the flow process. The temperature effects on the rheological properties of the slurries were also considered. The effects of the technical parameters on the slurry proper- ties were studied in detail.     

半固态Al—4Cu—Mg合金加工图研究

根据动态材料模型。建立了半固态Al-4Cu—Mg合金加工图．利用加工图确定了试验材料热变形的流变失稳区,结果表明半固态成形时的流变失稳区范围与应变速率有关．此外,获得了等温压缩试验参数范围内的热变形最佳工艺参数,半固态加工最佳工艺参数为加热温度560℃,应变速率0．001s^-1。     

涡轮增压器叶轮低压铸造工艺设计及优化

采用UG NX8.0对某涡轮增压器叶轮的三维立体图进行有限元网格划分,应用ProCAST对铝合金叶轮的低压铸造充型过程和凝固过程进行数值模拟,利用VisualCAST对产生的缺陷进行可视化的对比,分析浇注温度、模具温度及压力-时间参数对铝液充型状态和凝固顺序的影响,并获得合适的低压铸造工艺参数。对试铸样品进行检测,结果表明:利用ProCAST可对叶轮的低压铸造工艺进行定量优化。     

Performance of Semi-solid Slurry Produced by Twin-screw Stirring Mixer and Rheo-diecasting Process of AZ91D Alloy

The microstructure of semi-solid slurry of AZ91D alloy, which was produced by twin-screw stirring mixer under the different parameters, was investigated. Rheoforming by cold chamber die casting process was performed thereafter. The results indicate that with decreasing of the barrel temperature of the mixer and the pouring temperature of molten Mg alloy, the solid fraction of semi-solid slurry increases and the size of non-den-dritic grains becomes smaller. While the shear rate increases, the solid fraction of semi-solid slurry decreases. The tensile strength and elongation of metal rheoformed by die casting are higher by about 37% and 44% respectively than those produced by conventional liquid die casting.     

亚共晶铝硅合金半固态初生相形貌分形维数的计算

利用低过热度浇注技术制备了亚共晶铝硅合金半固态浆料,研究了半固态初生相的形貌及其分形维数和计算方法．应用图像计盒维数的算法计算了亚共晶铝硅合金半固态初生相的分形维数,并编制了相应的计算程序对亚共晶铝硅合金半固态初生相的形貌图像的计盒维数进行了计算．结果表明,不同工艺条件下制备的亚共晶铝硅合金半固态的初生相形貌有不同的分形维数;分形维数可反映初生相形貌的复杂程度．借助分形维数的计算结果可研究亚共晶铝硅合金半固态初生相的形貌及其组织性能．     

Microstructure Study on Semi-solid 60Si2Mn during Compressing

The microstructure behavior and deformation mechanism of semi-solid 60Si2Mn fabricated by electromagnetic stirring under different deformation conditions during thixoforming are studied by means of Gleeble-1500 thermal-strain-stress simulator. The micro- structure of deformed 60Si2Mn and that of the non-deformed are compared. The results show that the grain size within deformation zone decreases as the amount of deformation increases or deformation temperature decreases, but deformation fate has small effect on grain size when the rate is very low. Besides, there is a critical amount of deformation to reduce grain size. These results offer theoretical and experimental basis for further producing semi-solid material with high melting temperature and direct forming of semi-solid slurry.