板材液压成形技术与装备新进展

随着板材零件向大尺寸、薄壁、深腔、复杂曲面以及难变形材料方向发展,具有低成本、高柔性的板材液压成形技术在航空、航天、汽车等制造业受到高度重视,并面临新的机遇和挑战。介绍板材液压成形技术的发展现状,重点介绍近年发展的径向主动加压充液拉深、预胀充液拉深、正反向加压充液拉深、双板成对液压成形和热态液压成形技术。分析国内外板材液压成形技术在汽车、航空航天等领域的应用现状,综述板材液压成形装备的研制进展,介绍正在研制的世界最大的吨位为150 MN、液体容积为5 m3的液压成形装备,对板材液压成形技术的发展趋势进行展望。     

采用可移动凹模的板材液压成形技术

提出一种改进的板材液压成形新工艺,即采用可移动凹模,实现拉深与胀形的复合液压成形。在整个变形过程中,板材初始变形部分始终与可移动凹模接触,从而抑制已变形区进一步变形,使变形更加均匀,实现变形的顺序控制,板材成形极限得到提高。从试验和数值模拟两方面对可移动凹模板材液压成形技术进行了研究,分析各种工艺参数,如摩擦因数等对板材成形性的影响,并且分析了可移动凹模对板材成形极限的影响。     

板材液压成形技术及其新进展

板材液压成形是一种先进的塑性加工技术,本文介绍该技术的发展概况,并对近年来新开发的成形新工艺,包括板材成对件液压成形、液压热成形和变压边力技术等,做了详细的介绍。     

基于多点成形的液压成形工艺关键技术的研究

介绍了基于液压成形和多点成形原理的板材成形新工艺.该工艺凸模用液体代替,凹模采用多点基本体调形而成.并用凹模垫技术提高多点成形技术中板材面轮廓度形状精度.对该工艺的液压系统、基本体的调形及压边圈等关键技术问题进行了深入研究.研制出了成形装置,并进行模拟试验.     

加载路径对液压胀形管材成形性能的影响

在管材液压胀形过程中,加载路径对管材成形性能有着重要的影响,一直是研究热点。本文介绍了目前管材液压胀形中的各种加载路径如线性加载、折线加载、脉动加载和由模糊逻辑控制加载路径方式,阐述了各种加载路径的特点、原理及其对管材成形性能的影响,指出了深入研究加载路径要解决的几个关键问题。     

板料柔性拉边成形与压边成形方式的比较

柔性拉边成形是在已有冲压成形工艺的基础上结合柔性拉形原理诞生的一种新型板料柔性成形方法。用柔性拉边技术代替传统压边技术,可实现球形件、鞍形件、盒形件、非规则曲面件及带凸台曲面件等三维曲面件的柔性成形。探讨柔性拉边成形原理及工艺,建立柔性拉边成形过程的有限元模型;为验证柔性拉边成形工艺的可行性和通用性,建立鞍形件多点模具成形及带凸台曲面件整体模具成形过程的有限元模型,通过对比分析拉边成形和压边成形方式,研究不同成形方式对板料起皱拉裂缺陷、应力应变分布、流动及回弹情况的影响。结果表明:压边成形时,板料容易产生起皱、拉裂等缺陷,较难得到高质量的成形件;而在相同条件下,采用拉边成形方式所得成形件应力应变分布均匀、回弹小,拉边力抑制起皱、拉裂等缺陷的产生,同时板料流动更均匀。     

多点成形压力机及成形工艺的最新进展

多点成形技术是金属板材三维曲面成形的新技术 ,与传统的整体模具板材成形工艺相比 ,多点成形压力机有许多优点 ,可以实现三维板类件既经济又快速的柔性成形。本文介绍了多点成形压力机系列规格参数、设备构成原理及其成形工艺。重点论述了几个现有的多点成形压力机的技术参数、调形方式的重大改进及多点成形技术应用领域的不断扩大。     

板材三维曲面多点成形技术

多点成形是一种板材柔性成形新技术。它在新产品的试制开发、多品种、小批量板类件生产、大型板材成形等多方面都显示出良好的潜力。本文探讨了多点成形的基本原理、技术特点和系列实用技术,并对多点成形的应用前景作了阐述。     

约束对板材激光直线扫描成形的影响

板材激光弯曲成形是利用激光成形工件的柔性成形技术。以板材激光单次扫描成形过程为研究对象,对板材激光直线扫描成形过程进行了有限元模拟,分析了有约束和无约束情况下板材的变形行为。     

盒形件充液拉深成形工艺优化及试验研究

本文主要研究充液拉深成形技术在复杂异形长法兰类盒形件成形过程中的应用,首先对该类零件的材料进行了力学性能和成形性能测试分析,获取材料的成形极限,确定了充液拉深成形方案;建立了盒形件的有限元仿真模型,模拟了盒形件在充液拉深成形过程中材料的壁厚变化情况,通过成形缺陷分析对关键工艺参数低压充液时间TLP、整形时间TIP、最大压边力Fmax、液体流速Vel％,最大成形力Pmax及时效时间Tw等进行了重新设计,并通过数值模拟和试验验证相结合的方法优化了工艺参数;最终,完成了盒形件充液拉深成形流程再造,确定出最优的工艺参数,并成功实现盒形件的充液拉深成形,使其制造效率和产品质量大幅提升,为低塑性、难变形材料盒形件的批量制造奠定了工艺基础.     

Development of a hydroforming setup for deep drawing of square cups with variable blank holding force technique

Sheet hydroforming is a process that uses fluid pressure for deformation of a blank into a die cavity of desired shape. This process has high potential to manufacture complex auto body and other sheet metal parts. Successful production of parts using hydroforming mainly depends on design aspects of tooling as well as control of important process parameters such as closing force or blank holding force (BHF) and variation of fluid pressure with time. An experimental setup has been designed and developed for hydroforming of square cups from thin sheet materials. Square cups have been deep drawn using constant and variable BHF techniques. A methodology has been established to determine the variable BHF path for successful hydroforming of the cups with the assistance of programmable logic controller and data acquisition system. Finite element (FE) simulations have also been carried out to predict formability with both of these techniques. It has been found that it is possible to achieve better formability in terms of minimum corner radius and thinning in the case of variable BHF technique than in the case of constant BHF technique (constant force during forming and calibration). The results of FE analysis have been found to be in good agreement with experimental data.     

The effect of upper sheet on wrinkling and thickness distribution of formed sheet part using double-layer sheet hydroforming

In the hydroforming of curved sheet parts with a small thickness-diameter ratio, qualified parts are difficult to be manufactured when using the traditional hydroforming process. To solve this problem, double-layer sheet hydroforming was proposed and the wrinkle-free sheet parts were obtained in the authors’ previous study, but the inhibition mechanism of forming defects is far from perfection. Therefore, in this paper, the inhibition mechanism of forming defects is investigated by the combination of FE simulations and technological experiments. Different from the previous research, 2198 Al-Li alloy sheet was selected as the lower sheet. Other conditions such as heat treatment status and thickness are the same as before. The principle of wrinkle elimination can be concluded into the following two aspects. On the one hand, the upper sheet cannot be wrinkled during hydroforming, On the other hand, the surface blank holder pressure is applied in the suspending area. In addition, the beneficial friction between this two sheets changes the radial stress state of the lower sheet and makes the radial strain at some specific area (punch contact area and die corner area) decreased. In conclusion, qualified sheet parts can be manufactured by double-layer sheet hydroforming.     

航空铝合金复杂构件充液柔性成形过程及质量控制研究

针对某型号飞机铝合金复杂构件充液成形的失效形式,采用有限元数值模拟和试验的手段,研究了毛坯形状、液室压力等关键工艺参数对成形失效的影响,给出了铝合金复杂构件充液成形质量控制的措施,为此类型航空复杂构件的充液成形提供了技术指导。     

Experimental and numerical analysis of titanium/aluminum clad metal sheets in sheet hydroforming

Clad metals are becoming increasingly emphasized in sheet metal applications. In this research, sheet hydroforming process (SHF) was adopted to improve the formability of Ti/Al clad metal sheets and SUS 304 metal sheets used in computer, communication, and consumer product housings. Both finite element simulation and experimental verification were carried out to investigate the deformation of blanks. Several significant process parameters, such as holding force, friction, counter pressure history, and blank dimensions, were discussed for improving the formability of the two metal sheets. In SHF simulation, a virtual film technique was proposed to realistically approach the hydraulic loading condition during SHF. Finally, the deformed shape and thickness distribution of parts manufactured with SHF were compared with the results of simulation. Good agreements were obtained.     

Investigation of hydrodynamic deep drawing for conical�Ccylindrical cups

Forming conical parts is one of the complex and difficult fields in sheet-metal forming processes. Because of low-contact area of the sheet with punch tip in the initial stages of forming, bursting occurs on the sheet. Moreover, since most of the sheet surface in the area between the punch tip and blank holder is free, wrinkles appear on the wall of the drawing part. Thus, these parts are normally formed in industry by spinning, explosive forming, or multi-stage deep drawing processes. In this paper, forming pure copper and St14 conical?Ccylindrical cups in the hydrodynamic deep drawing process was studied using finite element (FE) simulation and experiment. The effect of pressure path on the occurrence of defects and thickness distribution and drawing ratio of the sheet was studied. It was concluded that at low pressures, bursting occurs on the contact area of sheet with punch tip. At higher pressures, the cup was formed, but the wall thickness distribution depends on the pressure path. It was also illustrated that for the pressure path with a certain maximum amount, the workpiece was formed adequately with minimum sheet thickness reduction. Internal pressures more than this maximum amounts did not affect on the thickness distribution. By applying the desired pressure path, conical?Ccylindrical cups with high deep drawing ratio were achieved.     

Effects of forming media on hydrodynamic deep drawing

Apart from the punch and the die, a pressurized fluid (water or oil) is used in hydroforming. The presence of such pressure media is the main difference between hydroforming and conventional deep drawing. No comprehensive study has yet been conducted on the effect of forming media on the formation of cylindrical cups via hydrodynamic deep drawing assisted by radial pressure. This study investigated the formation of such cups through Finite element (FE) simulation and experiments. First, the process was modeled numerically using ABAQUS FE software. After simulation, copper and St14 sheets were formed with water and oil as the forming media. The effect of these forming media on thickness distribution and maximum punch force was investigated. By examining the thickness distribution curve of the hydroformed cup, a close agreement was found between experimental and numerical results. Using oil as the forming media reduced thinning at the corner radius zone of the punch and increased the maximum punch force. Changing the forming media does not significantly influence the maximum thickening at the cup wall region.

     

A study of techniques in the evaluation of springback and residual stress in hydroforming

The increasing need for high strength complex hollow bodies for automotive application is pushing towards the use of sheet hydroforming techniques in conjunction with high strength steels. Unfortunately high strength steels are characterised by high springback levels. In this paper the springback and residual stresses have been analysed by means of laboratory trials carried out using the double sheet hydroforming technique. The attention has been focused on the upper blank of TRIP800 steel. The analysis has been performed using different approaches: i) characterisation of sample accuracy by means of a 3D coordinate measuring machine using a new proposed method based on the standard deviation calculation; ii) FE-analysis of both hydroforming and springback stages using an implicit FEM code; iii) residual stress evaluation by means of X-ray diffraction and laser cutting techniques. The effect of pressure, die insert geometry and friction at the blank holder on springback and residual stresses have been analysed and discussed in detail.     

薄板液压成形起皱预测及控制研究进展

板材拉深成形广泛应用于航空航天、汽车制造、船舶工业等领域,是金属塑性加工领域的研究热点。随着工业生产向整体化、轻量化、高精度、低成本不断发展,以火箭燃料贮箱箱底为代表的大型曲面封头厚径比小于0.3%,起皱成为制约其拉深成形的主要缺陷之一,严重影响零件质量、模具使用寿命和工业生产的稳定性。综述板材拉深成形起皱理论预测、数值模拟和工艺试验的最新研究现状,重点介绍板材液压成形技术对于起皱控制的研究进展,表明通过合适的液压成形可以成形出无起皱缺陷、厚径比较小的零件。提出现有问题并对未来研究方向进行展望。     

A comprehensive blank development method for forming sheet metal parts

For some shortcomings in the use of standard radial length development in the blank development for forming sheet metal parts, an improved radial length normal spreading approach considering outside normal direction is developed to resolve blank development in sheet metal forming. Moreover, a comprehensive spreading method, which combines radial length normal spreading and orthogonal length development method, is presented in this paper to avoid the overlapping problem which happens sometime in the spreading process related to severely curved sheet parts. To deal with holes and gaps which exist in some sheet metal parts, dummy elements are used to calculate the intercepting line’s length precisely. Finally, a multistep spreading and merging strategy is adopted to handle some special sheet metal parts with vertical free edges that should be jointed or not. Through practical applications, the effectiveness and the usefulness of this approach are evaluated, and the unfolded result is more reasonable; meanwhile, the obtained blank shape should be a better initial guess in the application of the so-called one-step quick analysis for sheet metal forming simulation.