Design and Verification of the Parameters of Hot Forging of Ti10V2Fe3Al Alloy Compacts

This research work was focused on the application of powder metallurgy technology to the production of high-quality products from Ti10V2Fe3Al alloy. For the purpose of investigations hot compaction and hot closed-die forging processes were used. As an initial material a mixture of elemental powders was applied. As a result of hot densification, fully densified semi-products were obtained (99.4 % relative density). Numerical modelling of forging of a selected forging was performed using finite element method. Various options of forging process conditions were applied. The designed parameters of forging technology were verified by means of trials performed in industrial conditions. The quality of the product was estimated by microstructure observations. It was found that hot forging of compacted mixture of elemental powders resulted in obtaining defect-free gear wheel showing the relative density of 99.8 ±0.2 %.