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On Practical Forming Limits in Superplastic Forming of Aluminum Sheet

On Practical Forming Limits in Superplastic Forming of Aluminum Sheet In this paper, the superplastic forming (SPF) potential of two fine-grained 5083 aluminum alloys were studied under various stress states with the use of both high temperature tensile testing and pneumatic bulge testing. Experiments with the pneumatic bulge test were performed at temperatures ranging from 475 to 525 °C under three different strain paths ranging from equi-biaxial to approaching plane strain. The effects of temperature on total elongation, m-value, final thickness distribution, dome height, and cavitation were investigated for the case of uniaxial and equi-biaxial stretching. Increased temperature in bulge forming was found to improve the thickness distribution in the formed parts, but did not have a significant effect on dome height. The shape of the forming limit diagram (FLD) was found to be significantly different than that of FLDs commonly used in room temperature stamping. Results indicate that determination of forming limits in SPF cannot be represented with a simple FLD and additional metrics such as external thinning and internal cavitation need to be considered to determine a material’s SPF potential. http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Journal of Materials Engineering and Performance Springer Journals

On Practical Forming Limits in Superplastic Forming of Aluminum Sheet

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Springer Journals
Copyright
Copyright © 2007 by ASM International
Subject
Materials Science; Characterization and Evaluation of Materials; Tribology, Corrosion and Coatings; Quality Control, Reliability, Safety and Risk; Engineering Design
ISSN
1059-9495
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1544-1024
DOI
10.1007/s11665-007-9048-9
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In this paper, the superplastic forming (SPF) potential of two fine-grained 5083 aluminum alloys were studied under various stress states with the use of both high temperature tensile testing and pneumatic bulge testing. Experiments with the pneumatic bulge test were performed at temperatures ranging from 475 to 525 °C under three different strain paths ranging from equi-biaxial to approaching plane strain. The effects of temperature on total elongation, m-value, final thickness distribution, dome height, and cavitation were investigated for the case of uniaxial and equi-biaxial stretching. Increased temperature in bulge forming was found to improve the thickness distribution in the formed parts, but did not have a significant effect on dome height. The shape of the forming limit diagram (FLD) was found to be significantly different than that of FLDs commonly used in room temperature stamping. Results indicate that determination of forming limits in SPF cannot be represented with a simple FLD and additional metrics such as external thinning and internal cavitation need to be considered to determine a material’s SPF potential.

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Journal of Materials Engineering and Performance – Springer Journals

Published: Apr 14, 2007

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