Partner: Fulong Chen

AVIC Manufacturing Technology Institute (CN)

Recent publications
1.Li Z., Qu H., Chen F., Wang Y., Tan Z., Kopeć M., Wang K., Zheng K., Deformation behavior and microstructural evolution during hot stamping of TA15 sheets: experimentation and modelling, Materials, ISSN: 1996-1944, DOI: 10.3390/ma12020223, Vol.12, No.2, pp.223-1-14, 2019
Abstract:

Near-α titanium alloys have extensive applications in high temperature structural components of aircrafts. To manufacture complex-shaped titanium alloy panel parts with desired microstructure and good properties, an innovative low-cost hot stamping process for titanium alloy was studied in this paper. Firstly, a series of hot tensile tests and Scanning Electron Microscope (SEM) observations were performed to investigate hot deformation characteristics and identify typical microstructural evolutions. The optimal forming temperature range is determined to be from 750 °C to 900 °C for hot stamping of TA15. In addition, a unified mechanisms-based material model for TA15 titanium alloy based on the softening mechanisms of recrystallization and damage was established, which enables to precisely predict stress-strain behaviors and potentially to be implemented into Finite Element (FE) simulations for designing the reasonable processing window of structural parts for the aerospace industry.

Keywords:

TA15, hot stamping, phase evolution, deformation, modelling

Affiliations:
Li Z.-AVIC Manufacturing Technology Institute (CN)
Qu H.-AVIC Manufacturing Technology Institute (CN)
Chen F.-AVIC Manufacturing Technology Institute (CN)
Wang Y.-Beijing Aeronautical Manufacturing Technology Research Institute (CN)
Tan Z.-Imperial College London (GB)
Kopeć M.-IPPT PAN
Wang K.-Imperial College London (GB)
Zheng K.-Imperial College London (GB)