Comparison of extrusion strains produced by cosine and conical dies
- Georgia Inst. of Tech., Atlanta, GA (United States)
- Dept. of Energy, Aiken, SC (United States). Savannah River Lab.
Visioplastic analysis is used to compare strain fields produced in cylindrical aluminum billets extruded at elevated temperature through axially symmetric dies that have either a cosine or a conical profile. The visioplastic method consists of computing strain rates from changes experienced in a flow function as a billet passes through the extrusion die. The flow function is constructed using a grid that is stamped on an axial plane of the billet before extrusion. After the partially extruded billet is removed from the die, numerical methods are used to determine the strain rates from the deformed grid. The state of strain over the extrusion region is computed using transformation and then integration of the strain rates. Results show that, unlike the conical die, the cosine die does not produce strains of reversed sign in the die entry region. The consequent benefits of using cosine dies for extrusion of powder metals are discussed.
- Sponsoring Organization:
- USDOE
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC09-89SR18035
- OSTI ID:
- 39818
- Journal Information:
- Journal of Materials Engineering and Performance, Journal Name: Journal of Materials Engineering and Performance Journal Issue: 1 Vol. 4; ISSN 1059-9495; ISSN JMEPEG
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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