Near-net-shape forming of alumina powder under hot pressing and hot isostatic pressing

Densification and deformation of alumina powder under hot pressing and hot isostatic pressing were investigated. Finite element calculations were performed by implementing constitutive equations for grain growth, power law creep and diffusional creep in the user defined subroutine CREEP of ABAQUS. An alumina compact of valve head shape was produced under hot pressing and its forming process was predicted by the finite element calculation. Densification behavior of an alumina powder compact encapsulated by a stainless steel container was also investigated under hot isostatic pressing. Inhomogeneous deformations of an alumina powder compact due to the shield effect of a container during hot isostatic pressing were observed experimentally and predicted by the finite element analysis.     

Experimental based finite element simulation of cold isostatic pressing of metal powders

The present work addresses the various ingredients required for reliable finite element simulations of cold isostatic pressing (CIP) of metal powders. A plastic constitutive model for finite deformation is presented and implemented into an explicit finite element (FE) code. The FE implementation is verified so that numerical errors (both temporal and spatial errors) are kept under control. Thereafter, uniaxial die compaction experiments are performed required for determining the material parameters in the constitutive model. Subsequently they are applied for the simulation of a “complex” CIP process. The experimental observations of the complex CIP process were used to validate the overall method by comparing the FE results (final dimensions and average relative density) to the experimental observations. The numerical results (final dimensions and relative density) are in good agreement with the experimental observations.     

Near-net-shape forming of 316L stainless steel powder under hot isostatic pressing

Near-net-shape forming of 316L stainless steel powder is investigated under hot isostatic pressing (HIPing). A stainless steel powder compact and an insert were encapsulated by a stainless steel container and hot isostatically pressed to produce an axisymmetric near-net-shape part. To simulate densification and deformation of a powder compact in the container during HIPing, the constitutive model of Abouaf et al., and that of McMeeking and co-workers were implemented into a finite element analysis. The thickness effect of the container on densification was also studied for the axisymmetric part during HIPing. Densification of a three-dimensional asymmetric part during HIPing was also investigated by comparing finite element calculations with experimental data by Eisen et al.     

A densification model for mixed metal powder under cold compaction

Densification behavior of mixed copper and tool steel powder under cold compaction was investigated. By mixing the yield functions proposed by Fleck et al. and by Gurson for pure powder in terms of volume fractions of Cu powder and the fraction of contact, a new mixed yield function was employed for densification of powder composites under cold compaction. The constitutive equations were implemented into a finite element program (ABAQUS) to compare with experimental data and with results from the model of Kim et al. for densification of mixed powder under cold isostatic pressing and die compaction. Finite element calculations by using the yield functions mixed by the fraction of contact agreed better than those by volume fractions of Cu powder with experimental data.     

Densification behavior of tungsten-fiber-reinforced copper powder compacts under hot isostatic pressing

Densification behavior of tungsten-fiber-reinforced copper powder compacts under hot isostatic pressing was investigated. Hot isostatic pressing was carried out for a bundle of copper-coated tungsten fibers in copper powder. Due to tungsten-fibers and copper coating layers, the densification rate of a tungsten-fiber-reinforced copper powder compact was slower than that of pure copper powder. The constitutive equations by McMeeking and co-workers and by Abouaf and co-workers were implemented into a finite element program (ABAQUS) to analyze densification behavior of tungsten-fiber-reinforced copper powder compacts under hot isostatic pressing. Finite element calculations were compared with experimental results for the variation of relative density with time for copper powder compacts during hot isostatic pressing. Density distributions in copper powder compacts were also investigated by comparing experimental results with finite element calculations.     

纸基蜂窝芯材料磁场和摩擦吸附固持加工中铁粉填充优化方法的研究

针对纸基蜂窝芯材料磁场和摩擦吸附固持加工方法中铁粉填充效率较低的问题，提出一种优化的铁粉填充方法。利用有限元分析软件对蜂窝芯材料的力学性能进行分析计算，确定出正六边形区域划分边界的最大外接圆以及边界处的节点反力；通过实验测定铁粉填充孔格数、铁粉填充高度与摩擦力的关系；根据实验结果确定铁粉填充高度和填充孔格数。采用优化的铁粉填充方法可以减少70％的铁粉填充量，提高铁粉的填充效率。     

Effects of friction conditions on the formation of dead metal zone in orthogonal cutting – a finite element study

Abstract

A numerical study of the effects of friction conditions on the formation of dead metal zone (DMZ) is presented. The friction conditions are classified as three different cases in the form of coefficient: (1) constant coefficient of friction, (2) “smooth” and “sharp” change of the friction coefficient and (3) time-dependent friction coefficient. These friction cases are numerically investigated using the finite element (FE) code ABAQUS/Explicit. A FE model based on the arbitrary-Lagrangian–Eulerian approach is developed to simulate the cutting process and investigate the influences of the friction conditions. The simulated results, for a wide range of friction conditions, are obtained, analyzed and compared with previously published experimental/numerical data. It has been found that the friction coefficient has a direct effect on the amount and shape of DMZ, the sharp change of coefficient has a larger effect on the DMZ formation than the smooth one and the formation of DMZ is more determined by the value of the friction coefficient than its duration.     

Effect of testing conditions on friction and wear of a polyetheretherketone-based composite

Friction and wear characteristics of a type of polyetheretherketone (PEEK)- based composite were evaluated under two different loading pressures and sliding speeds (P = 1.0 MPa, V = 1.0 m/s and P=2.0 Mpa, V=3.3 m/s). The material was in contact with steel surfaces of two different roughnesses (Ra=0.15 μm and Ra=0.33 μm). Interface temperature, coefficient offriction, depth wear rate, and specific wear rate of the polymer composite changed considerably with the PV value and the counterface roughness. The interface temperature increased with increasing PV value, whereas the friction coefficient decreased. The depth wear rate at the higher PV value was much higher than that at lower PV. In addition, the rougher counterface resulted in a higher friction coefficient, depth wear rate, and specific wear rate, when the PV value was fixed. The effect of counterface roughness on the specific wear rate at the higher PV value was smaller than that at the lower PV. Further variations in friction and wear with testing conditions are discussed along with the corresponding microscopic observations of the worn polymer surfaces and the polymer transferred counterfaces.     

基于有限变形弹塑性本构方程的金属粉末压制成形力学建模及数值模拟

报告在中国国家自然科学基金重点项目“金属粉末高致密化精密成形系统技术基础及应用”、国家高技术研究发展计划(863计划)“高性能粉末冶金材料温压精密成形技术”和广东省自然科学基金研究团队项目“金属粉末精密成形先进制造系统的理论及应用研究”的共同资助下,所提的基于有限变形弹塑性本构方程的金属粉末压制成形力学建模及数值模拟研究成果。在分析比较椭球面屈服准则和岩土类材料屈服准则的基础上,选择适用于金属粉末材料等可压缩连续体的椭球面屈服准则。