scholarly journals Effect of Direct Powder Forging Process on the Mechanical Properties and Microstructural of Ti-6Al-4V ELI

Materials ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 14 (16) ◽  
pp. 4499
Author(s):  
Sébastien Germain Careau ◽  
Bernard Tougas ◽  
Elena Ulate-Kolitsky

The study of powder metallurgy processing methods for titanium represents a promising avenue that can respond to a growing demand. This work reports the feasibility of direct powder forging (DPF) as a method to process large spherical Ti-6Al-4V powder into wrought products with noteworthy properties and physical characteristics. Direct powder forging is a thermomechanical process that imparts uniaxial loading to an enclosed and uncompacted powder to produce parts of various sizes and shapes. Stainless steel canisters were filled with prealloyed Ti-6Al-4V powder and consolidated through a multi-step open-die forging and rolling process into wrought DPF bars. After DPF, annealing was performed in the upper α+β phase. The results show that full consolidation was achieved and higher mechanical properties than the Ti-6Al-4V grade F-23 requirements in annealed conditions were obtained. The results also show that direct powder forging of spherical titanium powder could produce wrought mill products and exhibit some potential for further investigation for industrial applications.

2020 ◽  
Vol 62 (10) ◽  
pp. 1017-1024
Author(s):  
Serkan Aktas ◽  
Yasin Kisioglu

Abstract Bolt production with a grade of 10.9 class quality made from AISI4140 material with a low thread rolling index is usually implemented in accordance with the thread rolling method (cold forming) in industrial applications. In this method, the effects of die revolutions and multiple passes are unknown in the thread forming process as the devices are usually operated with respect to geometrical dimensions but not the mechanical properties and microstructures of the material. In the literature there are few studies on microstructures of low-carbon steel having a higher thread rolling index in bolt production. This study experimentally examined the effects of the processing parameters on the mechanical properties and microstructures. Parameters such as forming speed and single or multi-pass influences were considered in the production of M12 × 1.75 and M20 × 2.5 fasteners widely used in industrial applications. The experiments identified the behavior of the mechanical properties, microstructures and micro-hardness of the AISI4140 material at two forming speeds (rpm) and three passes in the thread rolling process. Thus, significantly sensible outcomes as a function of processing parameters were obtained considering the thread strength viewpoints.


2016 ◽  
Vol 684 ◽  
pp. 42-56 ◽  
Author(s):  
Joanna Dembińska ◽  
Marcel Graf ◽  
Madlen Ullmann ◽  
Kristina Neh ◽  
Birgit Awiszus ◽  
...  

Magnesium and magnesium alloys offer high potential as lightweight materials. Current works are mainly focused on the metal forming technologies and material development for sheet and strips to provide magnesium flat products for industrial applications. However, the technology for the production of magnesium long products for fasteners or other connecting elements is exclusive the extrusion process. A cost-efficient alternative can be the caliber rolling technology for magnesium rods and wire with regard to refined microstructure and specific required properties. But this whole process is rarely applied up to now and all material-specific as well as deformation relevant basics must be developed and additionally validated under industrial conditions. This paper gives the overview for a magnesium-specific wire rolling technology under consideration of chemical composition (AZ31, AZ61, AZ80) and their influence to final mechanical properties in correlation with the microstructure evolution along the whole process line. Therefore, the process-and material-dependent microstructural evolution during rolling process was investigated. The structural constitution is detailed by the grain size and the precipitation conditions. For the determination of the mechanical properties hardness measurement as well as tensile testing was carried out. To preliminary design and determine the material flow, the temperature distribution, and the logarithmic strain, a commercial numerical simulation tool was applied on base of the implemented material-specific deformation and recrystallization behavior. Hence, it was possible to design a magnesium specific caliber sequence for the production of fine-grained magnesium wires with Ø 8 mm and excellent mechanical properties.


2016 ◽  
Vol 704 ◽  
pp. 68-74 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ming Tu Jia ◽  
Brian Gabbitas

Powder compact forging in combination with induction sintering, a field assisted sintering technique (FAST), was used to produce commercially pure (CP) Ti and Ti-13V-11Cr-3Al parts. Green powder compacts with high relative density were manufactured by cold compaction and warm compaction, respectively. During the powder compact forging process, CP titanium powder was consolidated completely to produce a near net shaped top cover for a diving helmet with full density and good mechanical properties. Also, a Ti-13V-11Cr-3Al alloy was fully consolidated into a cylinder using blended elemental powders. As a comparison, raw titanium powder with different oxygen contents was used to make a Ti-13V-11Cr-3Al powder compact forging. Using a starting powder with low oxygen content, a forged cylinder with good mechanical properties was produced.


Jurnal METTEK ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
pp. 1
Author(s):  
Oknovia Susanti ◽  
Sri Harjanto ◽  
Myrna A Mochtar ◽  
Gunawarman Gunawarman

Paduan Mg-1,6Gd (wt%) mempunyai potensial sebagai material implan yang mudah larut dalam tubuh. Penambahan Gd kedalam magnesium dan selanjut di proses melalui termomekanik bertujuan untuk memperbaiki sifat-sifat mekanik yaitu kekerasan, kekuatan, ketangguhan dan keuletan dan juga dapat mengontrol laju korosi dalam lingkungan biologis. Perubahan mekanik yang terbentuk akibat penambahan sedikit Gd (1,6wt%) kedalam Mg kemudian diproses termomekanik melalui ekstrusi dan rolling yang dikaitkan dengan hasil strukturmikro melalui ukuran butir dan phasa. Proses termomekanik dilakukan pada temperatur rekristalisasi (400-550 °C) paduan Mg-1,6Gd dengan reduksi 95 %. Pemeriksaan dilakukan di skala labor dengan menggunakan tahap-tahap metalografi dan pengujian tarik dengan ukuran sample yang standar ASTM E8. Uji kekerasan dengan menggunakan alat uji Hardness Vicker dengan berat 300 gram dan ditahan selama 15 detik. Pemerikasaan ini dilanjutkan dengan pengujian laju korosi dengan menggunakan cairan infus. Hasil menunjukan bahwa terjadi perubahan ukuran butir yang siknifikan pada paduan Mg-1,6Gd setelah proses termomekanik terutama pada proses ekstrusi panas yaitu mencapai 14 µm, namun kekerasan tertinggi terdapat pada proses pengerolan yaitu mencapai 50 HVN. Adanya sejumlah presipitat ditemui pada strukturmikro yang dapat mempengaruhi kekerasan akibat pengerolan. Sifat-sifat mekanik paduan Mg-1,6Gd juga dipengaruhi oleh presipitat, dimana kekuatan tertinggi adalah 197 MPa pada pengerolan dibanding ekstrusi hanya mencapai 187 MPa. Meskipun demikian keuletan terbesar dimiliki oleh pengerolan yaitu 26 %, sementara ekstrusi hanya mencapai 24 %. Pada pengujian korosi, pengerolan memiliki laju korosi yang lebih tinggi dibanding laju korosi ekstrusi yaitu 5,7 mmpy dalam larutan Ringer. Kedua proses termodinamik ini mempunyai peluang sebagai material implan yang mudah larut dalam tubuh, namun pengerolan lebih di rekomendasi baik dari sifat mekanik maupun laju korosi yang lebih terkontrol. Mg-1,6Gd (wt%) alloys has potential as a degradable materials implant. The addition of Gd in magnesium and then subsequently processed through thermo-mechanics aims to improve mechanical properties such as hardness, strength, toughness, ductility and can also control the rate of corrosion in the biological environment.Mechanical can be changed by the small addition of Gd (1.6wt%) into Mg are then is processed through extrusion and rolling which are associated with grain size and phase. The thermomechanical process was carried out at a recrystallization temperature (400-550 °C). Mg-1,6Gd alloys was hot rolled with a reduction of 95%. The examination is carried out at a labor scale using metallographic steps and tensile testing with a standard of ASTM E8. Hardness test use the Hardness Vicker with 300 grams and held for 15 seconds. This examination is followed by testing the rate of corrosion using intravenous fluids. The results showed that there was a significant change in grain size in the Mg-1,6Gd alloys after the thermomechanical process, especially in the hot extrusion which reached 14 ?m, but the highest hardness was found in the rolling process which reached 50 HVN. A number of precipitates are found in micro structures that can affect violence due to rolling. The mechanical properties of the Mg-1,6Gd alloys are also affected by the precipitate, where the highest strength is 197 MPa on rolling compared to extrusion reaching only 187 MPa. However, the greatest tenacity is owned by rolling, which is 26%, while extrusion only reaches 24%. In corrosion testing, rolling has a higher corrosion rate than the extrusion corrosion rate of 5.7 mmpy in Ringer's solution. Both of these thermodynamic processes have opportunities as a degradable materials implant, but rolling is more recommended both in terms of mechanical properties and corrosion rates.


Metals ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 12 (1) ◽  
pp. 39
Author(s):  
Yi Liu ◽  
Yang Song ◽  
Na Li ◽  
Xuechao Sha ◽  
Mengning Xu ◽  
...  

Rare-earth-containing Mg alloys are a group of widely investigated alloys due to the disperse nano-sized precipitations formed during heat treatment. The underlying formation and strengthening mechanisms of precipitation is critical for their industrial applications. In this work, we systematically studied the evolution of precipitations in a Mg-10Gd alloy, based on the atomic-scaled TEM and HAADF-STEM observations. Especially, the in-depth transition mechanism from G.P. Zone to β”, β’, βT and βM is proposed, as well as their relationships with mechanical properties. It is found that blocking effect of precipitations improves the strength significantly, according to the Orowan mechanism. The elliptic cylinder shaped β’ phase, with a base-centered orthorhombic lattice structure, provides significant strengthening effects, which enhance the hardness and ultimate tensile strength from 72 HV and 170 MPa to 120 HV and 300 MPa.


Polymers ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (7) ◽  
pp. 1058
Author(s):  
Hikaru Okubo ◽  
Haruka Kaneyasu ◽  
Tetsuya Kimura ◽  
Patchiya Phanthong ◽  
Shigeru Yao

Each year, increasing amounts of plastic waste are generated, causing environmental pollution and resource loss. Recycling is a solution, but recycled plastics often have inferior mechanical properties to virgin plastics. However, studies have shown that holding polymers in the melt state before extrusion can restore the mechanical properties; thus, we propose a twin-screw extruder with a molten resin reservoir (MSR), a cavity between the screw zone and twin-screw extruder discharge, which retains molten polymer after mixing in the twin-screw zone, thus influencing the polymer properties. Re-extruded recycled polyethylene (RPE) pellets were produced, and the tensile properties and microstructure of virgin polyethylene (PE), unextruded RPE, and re-extruded RPE moldings prepared with and without the MSR were evaluated. Crucially, the elongation at break of the MSR-extruded RPE molding was seven times higher than that of the original RPE molding, and the Young’s modulus of the MSR-extruded RPE molding was comparable to that of the virgin PE molding. Both the MSR-extruded RPE and virgin PE moldings contained similar striped lamellae. Thus, MSR re-extrusion improved the mechanical performance of recycled polymers by optimizing the microstructure. The use of MSRs will facilitate the reuse of waste plastics as value-added materials having a wide range of industrial applications.


Materials ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 14 (1) ◽  
pp. 126
Author(s):  
Viktoria Hoppe ◽  
Patrycja Szymczyk-Ziółkowska ◽  
Małgorzata Rusińska ◽  
Bogdan Dybała ◽  
Dominik Poradowski ◽  
...  

The purpose of this work is to obtain comprehensive reference data of the Ti-13Nb-13Zr alloy base material: its microstructure, mechanical, and physicochemical properties. In order to obtain extensive information on the tested materials, a number of examination methods were used, including SEM, XRD, and XPS to determine the phases occurring in the material, while mechanical properties were verified with static tensile, compression, and bending tests. Moreover, the alloy’s corrosion resistance in Ringer’s solution and the cytotoxicity were investigated using the MTT test. Studies have shown that this alloy has the structure α’, α, and β phases, indicating that parts of the β phase transformed to α’, which was confirmed by mechanical properties and the shape of fractures. Due to the good mechanical properties (E = 84.1 GPa), high corrosion resistance, as well as the lack of cytotoxicity on MC3T3 and NHDF cells, this alloy meets the requirements for medical implant materials. Ti-13Nb-13Zr alloy can be successfully used in implants, including bone tissue engineering products and dental applications.


2019 ◽  
Vol 2019 ◽  
pp. 1-12 ◽  
Author(s):  
Xiurong Fang ◽  
Jiang Wu ◽  
Xue Ou ◽  
Fuqiang Yang

Dynamic plastic deformation (DPD) achieved by multipass hammer forging is one of the most important metal forming operations to create the excellent materials properties. By using the integrated approaches of optical microscope and scanning electron microscope, the forging temperature effects on the multipass hammer forging process and the forged properties of Ti-6Al-4V alloy were evaluated and the forging samples were controlled with a total height reduction of 50% by multipass strikes from 925°C to 1025°C. The results indicate that the forging temperature has a significant effect on morphology and the volume fraction of primary α phase, and the microstructural homogeneity is enhanced after multipass hammer forging. The alloy slip possibility and strain rates could be improved by multipass strikes, but the marginal efficiency decreases with the increased forging temperature. Besides, a forging process with an initial forging temperature a bit above β transformation and finishing the forging a little below the β transformation is suggested to balance the forging deformation resistance and forged mechanical properties.


2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
R. Salloom ◽  
S. A. Mantri ◽  
R. Banerjee ◽  
S. G. Srinivasan

AbstractFor decades the poor mechanical properties of Ti alloys were attributed to the intrinsic brittleness of the hexagonal ω-phase that has fewer than 5-independent slip systems. We contradict this conventional wisdom by coupling first-principles and cluster expansion calculations with experiments. We show that the elastic properties of the ω-phase can be systematically varied as a function of its composition to enhance both the ductility and strength of the Ti-alloy. Studies with five prototypical β-stabilizer solutes (Nb, Ta, V, Mo, and W) show that increasing β-stabilizer concentration destabilizes the ω-phase, in agreement with experiments. The Young’s modulus of ω-phase also decreased at larger concentration of β-stabilizers. Within the region of ω-phase stability, addition of Nb, Ta, and V (Group-V elements) decreased Young’s modulus more steeply compared to Mo and W (Group-VI elements) additions. The higher values of Young’s modulus of Ti–W and Ti–Mo binaries is related to the stronger stabilization of ω-phase due to the higher number of valence electrons. Density of states (DOS) calculations also revealed a stronger covalent bonding in the ω-phase compared to a metallic bonding in β-phase, and indicate that alloying is a promising route to enhance the ω-phase’s ductility. Overall, the mechanical properties of ω-phase predicted by our calculations agree well with the available experiments. Importantly, our study reveals that ω precipitates are not intrinsically embrittling and detrimental, and that we can create Ti-alloys with both good ductility and strength by tailoring ω precipitates' composition instead of completely eliminating them.


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