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5A06-O aluminium-magnesium alloy sheet warm hydroforming and optimization of process parameters

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  • Zhi-hui JIAO, Li-hui LANG, Xiang-ni ZHAO
School of Mechanical Engineering and Automation, Beihang University, Beijing 100191, China

Online published: 2021-10-25

Abstract

The uniaxial tensile test of the 5A06-O aluminium-magnesium (Al-Mg) alloy sheet was performed in the temperature range of 20-300 °C to obtain the true stress-true strain curves at different temperatures and strain rates. The constitutive model of 5A06-O Al-Mg alloy sheet with the temperature range from 150 to 300°C was established. Based on the test results, a unique finite element simulation platform for warm hydroforming of 5A06-O Al-Mg alloy was set up using the general finite element software MSC.Marc to simulate warm hydroforming of classic specimen, and a coupled thermo-mechanical finite element model for warm hydroforming of cylindrical cup was built up. Combined with the experiment, the influence of the temperature field distribution and loading conditions on the sheet formability was studied. The results show that the non-isothermal temperature distribution conditions can significantly improve the forming performance of the material. As the temperature increases, the impact of the punching speed on the forming becomes particularly obvious; the optimal values of the fluid pressure and blank holder force required for forming are reduced.

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Zhi-hui JIAO, Li-hui LANG, Xiang-ni ZHAO . 5A06-O aluminium-magnesium alloy sheet warm hydroforming and optimization of process parameters[J]. Transactions of Nonferrous Metals Society of China, 2021 , 31(10) : 2939 -2948 . DOI: 10.1016/S1003-6326(21)65704-7

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