Analysis of thickness variation and stress state in hydroforming of complex T-shaped tubular part of nickel-based superalloy

• Autorzy: Cui Xiao-Lei , Yuan Shijian

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DOI

10.1007/s43452-021-00263-x

• Języki publikacji: EN

Abstrakty

EN

Stress states on a multi-branch tubular part are the most complicated change in all types of hydroforming process, which result in severe variation of thickness. In this paper, an experimental and numerical research was conducted on a multi-step hydroforming process including intermediate annealing treatment to obtain effect of stress state on the thickness variation of a superalloy GH4169 complex T-shaped tubular part with expanded diameter, which corresponds to a real product used in aerospace industry. The material flow behavior at typical points on hydroformed tube blank was first analyzed. Then, the thickness variation on the hydroformed GH4169 tube blanks was discussed in every step. It is shown that the materials have different flow directions to form the side branch, where the thickness is always thinned during the four-step hydroforming process. Large axial feeding induces a continuous thickening between transition areas and tube ends. The thickness invariant dividing line in the side branch zone moves toward the tube ends with forming going on. However, in the hemisphere zone, it moves slightly towards the center of the side branch. Moreover, the stress states at three typical positions, as well as their effect on the thickness variation, were analyzed based on a sequential correspondence law between stress and strain components. On this basis, the mechanism of thickening in the left transition area, thinning at the top of side branch and thickness variation at the hemispheric pole was revealed. These results are very important for obtaining the thickness distribution of a complex T-shaped tubular part in multi-step hydroforming, and revealing the thickness variation mechanism by using engineering plasticity theory.

Słowa kluczowe

EN

hydroforming; complex T-shaped tubular part; thickness distribution; stress; nickel-based superalloy

PL

hydroformowanie; naprężenie; nadstop na bazie niklu

• Wydawca: Springer ; Wrocław University of Science and Technology
• Czasopismo: Archives of Civil and Mechanical Engineering
• Rocznik: 2021
• Tom: Vol. 21, no. 3
• Strony: 458--471
• Opis fizyczny: Bibliogr. 23 poz., rys., wykr.

Twórcy

autor

Cui Xiao-Lei

• National Key Laboratory for Precision Hot Processing of Metals, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin 150001, China
• School of Materials Science and Engineering, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin 150001, China

• https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7486-4237

autor

Yuan Shijian

• National Key Laboratory for Precision Hot Processing of Metals, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin 150001, China

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Uwagi

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Opracowanie rekordu ze środków MEiN, umowa nr SONP/SP/546092/2022 w ramach programu "Społeczna odpowiedzialność nauki" - moduł: Popularyzacja nauki i promocja sportu (2022-2023)