Computer-assisted Rheo-forging Processing of A356 Aluminum Alloys
- Department of Mechanical and Precision Engineering, Pusan National University, Busan 609-735 (Korea, Republic of)
- School of Mechanical Engineering, Pusan National University, Busan 609-735 (Korea, Republic of)
Die casting process has been used widely for complex automotive products such as the knuckle, arm and etc. Generally, a part fabricated by casting has limited strength due to manufacturing defects by origin such as the dendrite structure and segregation. As an attempt to offer a solution to these problems, forging has been used as an alternative process. However, the forging process provides limited formability for complex shape products. Rheo-forging of metal offers not only superior mechanical strength but also requires significantly lower machine loads than solid forming processes. In order to produce semi-solid materials of the desired microstructure, a stirring process is applied during solidification of A356 aluminum molten state. This paper presents the results of an A356 aluminum alloy sample, which were obtained by experiment and by simulation using DEFORM 3D V6.1. Samples of metal parts were subsequently fabricated by using hydraulic press machinery. In order to compare the influence of loading method, two types of samples were fabricated: (1) samples fabricated under direct loading die sets (2) those fabricated under indirect loading die sets. The formability and defects, which were predicted by FEM simulation, were similar to those of samples used in practice.
- OSTI ID:
- 21366808
- Journal Information:
- AIP Conference Proceedings, Vol. 1252, Issue 1; Conference: NUMIFORM 2010: 10. international conference on numerical methods in industrial forming processes dedicated to Professor O. C. Zienkiewicz (1921-2009), Pohang (Korea, Republic of), 13-17 Jun 2010; Other Information: DOI: 10.1063/1.3457665; (c) 2010 American Institute of Physics; ISSN 0094-243X
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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