Process Parameters Optimization of Refill Friction Stir Spot Welded Al/Cu Joint by Response Surface Method

2020 ◽  
Vol 73 (12) ◽  
pp. 2975-2984
Author(s):  
Yingying Zuo ◽  
Lingpei Kong ◽  
Zhenlei Liu ◽  
Zan Lv ◽  
Hongji Wen
Materials ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 13 (21) ◽  
pp. 4879
Author(s):  
Mireia Vilanova ◽  
Rubén Escribano-García ◽  
Teresa Guraya ◽  
Maria San Sebastian

A method to find the optimum process parameters for manufacturing nickel-based superalloy Inconel 738LC by laser powder bed fusion (LPBF) technology is presented. This material is known to form cracks during its processing by LPBF technology; thus, process parameters have to be optimized to get a high quality product. In this work, the objective of the optimization was to obtain samples with fewer pores and cracks. A design of experiments (DoE) technique was implemented to define the reduced set of samples. Each sample was manufactured by LPBF with a specific combination of laser power, laser scan speed, hatch distance and scan strategy parameters. Using the porosity and crack density results obtained from the DoE samples, quadratic models were fitted, which allowed identifying the optimal working point by applying the response surface method (RSM). Finally, five samples with the predicted optimal processing parameters were fabricated. The examination of these samples showed that it was possible to manufacture IN738LC samples free of cracks and with a porosity percentage below 0.1%. Therefore, it was demonstrated that RSM is suitable for obtaining optimum process parameters for IN738LC alloy manufacturing by LPBF technology.


Author(s):  
Amr Ahmed Shaaban ◽  
Omar Mahmoud Shehata

Recently, studies have focused on optimization as a method to reach the finest conditions for metal forming processes. This study tests various optimization techniques to determine the optimum conditions for single point incremental forming (SPIF). SPIF is a die-less forming process that depends on moving a tool along a path designed for a specific feature. As it involves various parameters, optimization based on experimental studies would be costly, hence a finite element model (FE-model) for the SPIF process is developed and validated through experimental results. In the second phase, statistical analyses based on the response surface method (RSM) are conducted. The optimum conditions are determined using the desirability optimization method, in addition to two metaheuristic optimization algorithms, namely genetic algorithm (GA) and particle swarm optimization (PSO). The results of all optimization techniques are compared to each other and a confirmation test using the FE-model is subsequently performed.


2018 ◽  
Vol 29 (9) ◽  
pp. 2129-2139 ◽  
Author(s):  
Srdjan Petrović ◽  
Ljiljana Rožić ◽  
Vesna Jović ◽  
Stevan Stojadinović ◽  
Boško Grbić ◽  
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