Semisolid forming of thin plates with microscale features

Kang, Chung Gil; Jin, Chul Kyu; Bolouri, Amir

Abstract

© 2014 The Authors. Published by Elsevier Ltd. Thin plates (150 × 150 × 1.2 mm) with embedded corrugation are fabricated using semisolid forming. The die cavity used in the forming is designed using fluid analysis. A semisolid slurry is prepared by a cooling with EMS and heating process. The slurry is then injected into a forging die attached to a 200 tonf hydraulic press. Subsequently, the slurry is compressed by a punch, flown into the die cavity, and then solidified. A356 (cast Al alloy) and AA6061, AA2024, and AA7075 (wrought Al alloys) are used.

• Presentation Conference Type: Conference Paper (published)
• Conference Name: Procedia Engineering
• Start Date: Oct 19, 2014
• End Date: Oct 24, 2014
• Acceptance Date: Oct 19, 2014
• Publication Date: Jan 1, 2014
• Deposit Date: Jun 27, 2016
• Publicly Available Date: Jun 27, 2016
• Publisher: Elsevier
• Volume: 81
• Pages: 63-73
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.proeng.2014.09.129
• Keywords: semisolid forming, thixoforging, rheoforging, thin plate, aluminium alloy
• Public URL: https://uwe-repository.worktribe.com/output/824999
• Publisher URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.proeng.2014.09.129
• Additional Information: Additional Information : 11th International Conference on Technology of Plasticity, ICTP 2014, 19-24 October 2014, Nagoya Congress Center, Nagoya, Japan