Numerical simulation of influence of material parameters on splitting spinning of aluminum alloy

During the splitting spinning process, the material parameters of disk blank have a significant effect on the determination of forming parameters and the quality of deformed blank. The influence laws of material parameters, including yield stress, hardening exponent and elastic modulus, on splitting spinning force, splitting spinning moment, degree of inhomogeneous deformation and quality of flange （average thickness and average deviation angle） were investigated by 3D-FE numerical simulation based on elasto-plastic dynamic explicit FEM under ABAQUS/Explicit environment. The results show that, the splitting spinning force and the splitting spinning moment increase with the increase of yield stress, hardening exponent and elastic modulus. The degree of inhomogeneous deformation increases with the decrease of yield stress and hardening exponent and the increase of elastic modulus. The average thickness of flange increases with the decrease of yield stress and the increase of hardening exponent and elastic modulus. The average deviation angle of upper surface increases with the increase of yield stress and the decrease of hardening exponent and elastic modulus. The average deviation angle of lower surface increases with the decrease of yield stress, hardening exponent and elastic modulus. Meanwhile, the corresponding variation ranges are given. The achievements may serve as an important guide for selecting the reasonable processing parameters of splitting spinning based on different aluminum alloys, and are very significant for optimum design and precision control of the splitting spinning process.     

旋轮参数对铝合金分形旋压的影响规律

铝合金分形旋压是一个复杂的多因素耦合影响的塑性成形过程,研究其旋轮参数对成形过程的影响可为相关成形参数的确定和优化设计提供理论依据。基于建立的可靠的铝合金分形旋压三维有限元模型,文章研究揭示了旋轮分形角、旋轮圆角半径、旋轮轴向进给比等旋轮参数对成形过程中的切向拉应力、周向压应力以及成形凸缘的不均匀变形程度和最终壁厚偏差的影响规律。结果表明,增大旋轮分形角,可以消除旋轮前方的金属堆积和降低成形过程中坯料开裂失效的可能性,可以使得成形凸缘的不均匀变形程度减小和成形精度降低;旋轮圆角半径的改变,对消除旋轮前方的金属堆积和降低成形过程中坯料开裂失效的可能性影响并不明显,但增大旋轮圆角半径,可以使得成形凸缘的不均匀变形程度增大和成形精度升高;旋轮轴向进给比的改变,对消除旋轮前方的金属堆积和成形凸缘的成形精度的影响并不明显,但增大旋轮轴向进给比,可以降低成形过程中坯料开裂失效的可能性,可以使得成形凸缘的不均匀变形程度减小。     

采用韧性断裂准则预测分形旋压径向开裂

径向开裂是分形旋压过程中工件的主要破坏形式,严重制约着该类零件旋压成形极限的提高。由于分形旋压成形过程本身的复杂性,使得预测其径向开裂缺陷,并确定该类工件的成形极限成为难点。基于商用有限元软件ABAQUS/Explicit提供的VUMAT二次开发平台,将Cockcroft-Latham和Lemaitre韧性断裂准则嵌入到有限元数值模拟中,建立了预测分形旋压径向开裂的有限元模型。结果表明,该模型较之Cockcroft-Latham准则、Lemaitre准则,能够更准确地预测分形旋压工件损伤值的分布及其开始出现的位置和时刻。