scholarly journals Near Solidus Forming (NSF): Semi-Solid Steel Forming at High Solid Content to Obtain As-Forged Properties

Metals ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (2) ◽  
pp. 198 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jokin Lozares ◽  
Gorka Plata ◽  
Iñaki Hurtado ◽  
Andrea Sánchez ◽  
Iñigo Loizaga
Keyword(s):  
Hot Forging ◽  
Single Step ◽  
Solid Content ◽  
Raw Material ◽  
High Solid Content ◽  
Commercial Steel ◽  
Near Net Shaping ◽  
Semi Solid ◽  
Net Shaping ◽  
Work Done

Near solidus forming (NSF) of steels is a novel process under the umbrella of semi-solid forming technologies midway between classical hot forging and semi-solid technologies. This article presents the work done at Mondragon Unibertsitatea to develop this technology and demonstrates the great potential of the NSF process. The study proves the capability of the process to reduce raw material consumption by 20%, reduce forming loads from 2100 t to 300 t, and reduce forming steps from three to one, to obtain as-forged mechanical properties, as well as the excellent repeatability of the process. The work demonstrates that manufacturing commercial steel components in a single step using several off-the-shelf alloys is possible thanks to the flowing pattern of the material, which enables near-net shaping. In the first part of the article, a general overview of the semi-automated near solidus forming cell, together with a description of the NSF manufacturing trials, is provided, followed by the presentation and discussion of the results for the selected steel alloys.

Analysis of a Thixo-Lateral Forged Spindle from LTT C45, LTT C38 and LTT 100Cr6 Steel Grades

2014 ◽  
Vol 217-218 ◽  
pp. 347-354 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jokin Lozares ◽  
Zigor Azpilgain ◽  
Iñaki Hurtado ◽  
Iñigo Loizaga
Keyword(s):  
Mechanical Properties ◽  
Current Trend ◽  
Research Work ◽  
Raw Material ◽  
Key Factor ◽  
Steel Grades ◽  
Near Net Shape ◽  
Net Shape Forming ◽  
Near Net Shaping ◽  
Net Shaping

Due to the current trend in prices of raw material and their sources, near net shaping of mechanical components will become a key factor for the companies to get the desired competitiveness. Semisolid metal (SSM) forming is one of those near net shape forming techniques revealing a high potential to reduce material as well as energy consumption compared to conventional process technologies. Thus, the aim of this research work is to demonstrate the above by manufacturing a steel commercial automotive spindle by thixo-lateral forming from three different steel grades. The starting material, the microstructure and mechanical properties are analysed along the article. Material savings of 20% have been reported together with a substantial decrease of the forming forces. In addition, great mechanical properties have been achieved which brings the process closer to the desired final industrial application.

Additive Manufacturing of Shape Memory Devices and Pseudoelastic Components

2013 ◽  
Author(s):  
Christoph Haberland ◽  
Mohammad Elahinia ◽  
Jason Walker ◽  
Horst Meier ◽  
Jan Frenzel
Keyword(s):  
Additive Manufacturing ◽  
Shape Memory ◽  
Raw Material ◽  
Processing Route ◽  
High Quality ◽  
Manufacturing Method ◽  
Structural And Functional Properties ◽  
Shape Memory Effects ◽  
Near Net Shaping ◽  
Net Shaping

Processing of Nickel-Titanium shape memory alloys (NiTi) is by no means easy because all processing steps can strongly affect the properties of the material. Hence, near-net-shaping technologies are very attractive for processing NiTi due to reduction of the processing route. Additive Manufacturing (AM) provides especially promising alternatives to conventional processing because it offers unparalleled freedom of design. In the last 5 years AM of NiTi received little attention from academics and researchers and, therefore, is far from being established for processing NiTi today. This work is to highlight the current state of the art of using the AM technique Selective Laser Melting (SLM) for processing high quality NiTi parts. For this reason, fundamentals for SLM processing of NiTi are described. It is shown in detail that a careful control of process parameters is of great importance. Furthermore, this work characterizes structural and functional properties like shape recovery, referring to the shape memory effect in Ti-rich SLM NiTi, or pseudoelasticy in Ni-rich SLM NiTi. It is shown that both types of shape memory effects can be adjusted in SLM NiTi by the choice of the raw material and processing strategy. By comparing the properties of SLM NiTi to those of conventionally processed NiTi, this work clearly shows that SLM is an attractive manufacturing method for production of high quality NiTi parts.

Near net shaping by semi-solid metal processing

2000 ◽  
Vol 21 (4) ◽  
pp. 387-394 ◽  
Author(s):  
P Kapranos ◽  
P.J Ward ◽  
H.V Atkinson ◽  
D.H Kirkwood
Keyword(s):  
Solid Metal ◽  
Metal Processing ◽  
Near Net Shaping ◽  
Semi Solid ◽  
Net Shaping

Synthesis and properties of CO2 copolymer-based waterborne polyurethane with high solid content

2021 ◽  
Vol 28 (7) ◽  
Author(s):  
Wenqi Xian ◽  
Jie Yuan ◽  
Zhengbin Xie ◽  
Wei Ou ◽  
Xiaoxuan Liu ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Waterborne Polyurethane ◽  
Solid Content ◽  
High Solid Content ◽  
High Solid

Application of Nano‐Sized RDX in CMDB Propellant with High Solid Content

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Haomiao Yu ◽  
Sensen Sun ◽  
Jianbing Gao ◽  
Xiaoxun Jin ◽  
Jie Liu ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Solid Content ◽  
High Solid Content ◽  
High Solid

Preparation of a novel lignin-based film with high solid content and its physicochemical characteristics

2021 ◽  
Vol 164 ◽  
pp. 113396
Author(s):  
Xiaojuan Chen ◽  
Zhonghua Li ◽  
Lidan Zhang ◽  
Haoran Wang ◽  
Congzhi Qiu ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Physicochemical Characteristics ◽  
Solid Content ◽  
High Solid Content ◽  
High Solid

Albizia richardiana King & Prain as a raw material for ply and particleboard

2015 ◽  
Vol 22 (3) ◽  
pp. 139-141
Author(s):  
Md. Rahaman ◽  
Khurshid Akhter ◽  
S. Hossain ◽  
Md. Islam
Keyword(s):  
Bending Strength ◽  
Urea Formaldehyde ◽  
Physical And Mechanical Properties ◽  
Solid Content ◽  
Raw Material ◽  
Standard Specification ◽  
Press Temperature ◽  
Albizia Richardiana ◽  
German Standard ◽  
Press Time

Woods of Albizia richardiana has been studied for assessing the suitability for plywood and particleboard manufacture. It was found that 1.5 mm thick smooth and figured veneer can be peeled and dried easily. Three-ply plywood were made using veneer of this species bonded with liquid urea formaldehyde glue of 50% solid content extended with wheat flour and catalyzed (ammonium chloride) with 2% hardener under the three specific pressures, viz,1.05 N/mm2, 1.40 N/mm2, 1.76 N/mm2 in three replications at 6 minute press time and 120°C press temperature. Dry and wet shear test were conducted on the sample and their shear load at failure per unit area and percentage of wood failure were determined. 1.05 N/mm2 pressure for the manufacture of plywood was found to be the best. The physical and mechanical properties of Albizia richardiana wood particleboard were studied. The particleboards were tested for determining the strength and dimensional stability. The tensile strength 0.56N/mm2 passed the British and German standard specification, bending strength (modulus of rupture10.80N/mm2) was found nearest to Indian Standard but low German and British standard specification.

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