1JSC “Pluton”, 2 JSC Central Scientific Research Radio Engineering Institute named after Academician A.I.Berg

Currently, there are no normative documents regulating the appropriate technology of manufacturing parts from titanium alloys at the stage from hot plastic deformation to obtaining a machined (finished) part in terms of ensuring its high-quality surface and structure. Namely, the end-to-end effect of the transformations of the workpiece material on its characteristics formed through more than one technological transition, its heredity, is not tracked. This makes it difficult to achieve the desired characteristics of the final product and increases the cost of its manufacture. We studied VT6, a titanium alloy of medium strength, and found the relationship between the parameters of forging and the stability of the cutting process, the quality of the surface and the structure of the material of the resulting part. Technological solutions proposed on the basis of a synergistic approach should provide a balanced improvement of the specified parameters and eliminate the shortcomings of the original semi-finished product.

Study on the Effects of Heat Treatments on the Physical and Mechanical Characteristics of 1.4301 Stainless Steel

The 1.4301 stainless steel is part of the category of austenitic stainless steels, steels which do no undergo heat treatments in general, as they are intended for hot plastic deformation in particular. The aim of the research presented in this paper was to obtain significantly improved characteristics of the resistance properties in relation to the values obtained under classical conditions, by applying heat treatments. Samples taken from the delivery state material underwent annealing, quenching and ageing heat treatments. Subsequently, the samples thus treated were subjected to tests enabling the determination of the correlations between the heat treatment parameters, the structure and the properties.

Truck Synchronizer Rings Recovery by Plastic Deformation Technology

A truck's gearbox friction rings restoring process by hot 3D stamping was developed and adopted for implementation. Using this recovery method in combination with subsequent synchronizer rings mechanical processing allows restoring up to 95% resource of worn parts. It was established that section of a stamp's deforming element for axisymmetrical parts restoring should be a one-way wedge with a sloping face facing the reconstructed surface. The most significant factors influencing the transmission gearbox synchronizer rings restoring process are: stamp deforming element thickness, plunging depth and distance to a recoverable surface. The energy and force parameters study of hot plastic deformation process serves as input data for automatic design systems of working elements of stamps for restoring synchronizer rings as well as for determination of a required deforming force during hot stamping.

INVESTIGATION OF HOT PLASTIC DEFORMATION OF LABORATORY AXIAL FLOATS

A review of research in the field of modeling experiments on heat treatment and pressure treatment of metal and the impact on the physical and mechanical properties of steel with a chemical composition of 0.59% C, 0.31% Si, 0.73% Mn. A mathematical model for calculating the physical and mechanical properties of steel in the process of hot plastic deformation has been developed and prospects for further development of research in this area have been identified. As a result of modeling, the following functions were obtained: the amount of deformation in the direction of the applied force divided by the initial length of the material. The coefficient of elongation of the material with the actual chemical composition at a temperature of 1250 ± 10 ° C, which was 0.32. When comparing the values of the load that was applied to the GPA in the laboratory and the results of calculations using the developed model, it was found that they have close values of about 45 MPa. This confirms the adequacy of the obtained model.A review of research in the field of modeling experiments on heat treatment and pressure treatment of metal and the impact on the physical and mechanical properties of steel with a chemical composition of 0.59% C, 0.31% Si, 0.73% Mn. A mathematical model for calculating the physical and mechanical properties of steel in the process of hot plastic deformation has been developed and prospects for further development of research in this area have been identified. As a result of modeling, the following functions were obtained: the amount of deformation in the direction of the applied force divided by the initial length of the material. The coefficient of elongation of the material with the actual chemical composition at a temperature of 1250 ± 10 ° C, which was 0.32. When comparing the values of the load that was applied to the GPA in the laboratory and the results of calculations using the developed model, it was found that they have close values of about 45 MPa. This confirms the adequacy of the obtained model.

Microalloying effects on structure-forming processes during hot plastic deformation

The kinetics of austenite grains' growth upon heating has been investigated, and the processes of dynamic and static recrystallization occurring under different modes of plastic deformation (reduction pattern, deformation temperature) of high-strength steels with various microalloying complexes have been studied. The research made it possible to reveal the thermal deformation conditions for the formation of a finely dispersed homogeneous structure of steel. Technological recommendations have been developed for the production of high-strength steels depending on their microalloying (vanadium, niobium).

CAE Modeling of Hot Stamping Tool Wear

To assess the wear of the hot stamping tool, a model of punch deformation under the influence of thermal and mechanical loads was developed. The shape and relative position of the punch and die were designed to localize maximum contact loads at a predetermined location. It was assumed that the punch wear is caused by a removal of the surface metal layer, due to decreasing its mechanical strength during hot plastic deformation. Simulation was performed by the finite element method in the Deform software package. A temperature field and wear pattern in the contact zone were calculated. With respect to the loads typical for hot forging railway wheels, the comparison showed that the wear in a numerical experiment is of the same level as the actual value of wear.