scholarly journals Analysis of Quenching and Stretching Processes of Aluminum Alloy Thick Plates

2014 ◽  
Vol 996 ◽  
pp. 532-537
Author(s):  
Hai Gong ◽  
Yun Xin Wu ◽  
Zhao Peng Yang ◽  
Kai Liao

7050 aluminum alloy thick plates are usually heat treated and then aged to improve mechanical properties; however, residual stresses in the plates are developed during quenching. In this study, the influences of non-uniform factors on residual stresses in aluminum alloy thick plates during the quenching and stretching processes are studied. The results show strong inhomogeneity of the residual stress distribution in the plates, and the length of influenced area of the stretched plate is discussed.

2017 ◽  
Vol 905 ◽  
pp. 31-39 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jeremy S. Robinson ◽  
Christopher E. Truman ◽  
Thilo Pirling ◽  
Tobias Panzner

The residual stresses in heat treated 7075 aluminium alloy blocks have been characterised using two neutron diffraction strain scanning instruments. The influence of uniaxial cold compression (1-10%) on relieving the residual stress has been determined. Increasing the magnitude of cold compression from 1 to 10% has been shown to have a beneficial effect on the residual stress distribution by reducing the range between the maximum and minimum residual stresses. The effect of over aging 7075 on residual stress has also been characterised using neutron diffraction and this was found to reduce the residual stress by 25-40%. A relationship between {311} peaks widths and amount of cold compression was also observed.


2017 ◽  
Vol 887 ◽  
pp. 89-95 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yang Li ◽  
Yun Xin Wu ◽  
Hai Gong ◽  
Feng Xiao

In order to study the quenching residual stress of typical aluminum alloy component used in aerospace, the finite element (FE) model of quenching process of 7050 aluminum alloy cross-shaped component was established based on heat transfer theory and elastic-plastic mechanics theory, the distribution regularities of quenching residual stress field of cross-shaped component was analyzed. The results indicate that the residual stress distribution of web of cross-shaped component is similar to the residual stress distribution of thick plate, the large tensile stress concentration is exist in web plate and the connection part of the stiffener with a certain influence area. The error data of the component contour deformation were processed and the component deformation contour was fitted, which makes the test result of the contour method and FE simulation result have good consistency. The results of the study provides guidance for quenching residual stress reduction of aviation aluminum alloy components and provides the basis for calculating of machining deformation of monolithic component.


2019 ◽  
Vol 15 (3) ◽  
pp. 599-616 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dibakor Boruah ◽  
Xiang Zhang ◽  
Matthew Doré

PurposeThe purpose of this paper is to develop a simple analytical model for predicting the through-thickness distribution of residual stresses in a cold spray (CS) deposit-substrate assembly.Design/methodology/approachLayer-by-layer build-up of residual stresses induced by both the peening dominant and thermal mismatch dominant CS processes, taking into account the force and moment equilibrium requirements. The proposed model has been validated with the neutron diffraction measurements, taken from the published literature for different combinations of deposit-substrate assemblies comprising Cu, Mg, Ti, Al and Al alloys.FindingsThrough a parametric study, the influence of geometrical variables (number of layers, substrate height and individual layer height) on the through-thickness residual stress distribution and magnitude are elucidated. Both the number of deposited layers and substrate height affect residual stress magnitude, whereas the individual layer height has little effect. A good agreement has been achieved between the experimentally measured stress distributions and predictions by the proposed model.Originality/valueThe proposed model provides a more thorough explanation of residual stress development mechanisms by the CS process along with mathematical representation. Comparing to existing analytical and finite element methods, it provides a quicker estimation of the residual stress distribution and magnitude. This paper provides comparisons and contrast of the two different residual stress mechanisms: the peening dominant and the thermal mismatch dominant. The proposed model allows parametric studies of geometric variables, and can potentially contribute to CS process optimisation aiming at residual stress control.


1973 ◽  
Vol 95 (4) ◽  
pp. 238-242 ◽  
Author(s):  
S. Vaidyanathan ◽  
H. Weiss ◽  
I. Finnie

The residual stress distribution for a circumferential weld between cylinders was obtained in a prior publication for a full penetration, single pass weld with no variation of alloy content across the weld. In the present work the approach is extended to cover a wider variety of weld conditions. It is shown that the effects of multipass welds, partial penetration welds, and welds with filler metal differing greatly in properties from the base metal can approximately be taken into account. Experimental results are presented to support the proposed method of analysis.


2020 ◽  
Vol 1003 ◽  
pp. 11-19
Author(s):  
Ya Nan Li ◽  
Yong An Zhang ◽  
Hong Lei Liu ◽  
Xin Yu Lv ◽  
Xi Wu Li ◽  
...  

Effect of multi-section linear non-uniform heat transfer coefficient on quenching residual stress distribution in 27mm-thick Al-Zn-Mg-Cu aluminum alloy plate was simulation studied by using the finite element method, and the surface quenching residual stress distribution was measured by the X-ray diffraction method and hole-drilling method. The results show that the surface quenching residual stress represents the same distribution with non-uniform heat transfer coefficient in the transverse direction and the stress level maintains initial stress level of the heat transfer coefficient at each location. The distribution of the quenching residual stress in the center of the plate is approximately uniform and the stress level is approximately equal to average of maximum and minimum initial stress level. The measured surface quenching residual stress shows a wavy distribution in the transverse direction, which is similar to the simulated surface stress distribution without considering the stress level. The measurement results can be explained by the multi-section linear non-uniform quenching model.


Metals ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (9) ◽  
pp. 1234
Author(s):  
Alexander Ulbricht ◽  
Simon J. Altenburg ◽  
Maximilian Sprengel ◽  
Konstantin Sommer ◽  
Gunther Mohr ◽  
...  

Rapid cooling rates and steep temperature gradients are characteristic of additively manufactured parts and important factors for the residual stress formation. This study examined the influence of heat accumulation on the distribution of residual stress in two prisms produced by Laser Powder Bed Fusion (LPBF) of austenitic stainless steel 316L. The layers of the prisms were exposed using two different border fill scan strategies: one scanned from the centre to the perimeter and the other from the perimeter to the centre. The goal was to reveal the effect of different heat inputs on samples featuring the same solidification shrinkage. Residual stress was characterised in one plane perpendicular to the building direction at the mid height using Neutron and Lab X-ray diffraction. Thermography data obtained during the build process were analysed in order to correlate the cooling rates and apparent surface temperatures with the residual stress results. Optical microscopy and micro computed tomography were used to correlate defect populations with the residual stress distribution. The two scanning strategies led to residual stress distributions that were typical for additively manufactured components: compressive stresses in the bulk and tensile stresses at the surface. However, due to the different heat accumulation, the maximum residual stress levels differed. We concluded that solidification shrinkage plays a major role in determining the shape of the residual stress distribution, while the temperature gradient mechanism appears to determine the magnitude of peak residual stresses.


2014 ◽  
Vol 996 ◽  
pp. 506-511
Author(s):  
Intissar Frih ◽  
Pierre Antoine Adragna ◽  
Guillaume Montay

This paper presents a study on the application of the finite element methods to predict the influence of a defect on the residual stress distribution in a T-welded structure. A defect is introduced in a numerical model firstly without residual stress to see its impact (size and position) on the stress distribution. Secondly the most critical defect (determined previously) is simulated with a residual stress gradient. The obtained results are useful for computation stress concentration factor due to weld residual stresses.


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