Plastic Shaping of Concentrator-Waveguide Tip for Ultrasound Endovascular Ablation

One of the most effective methods of treating intravascular formations at present is the use of stepped ultrasonic waveguide systems of a tubular type (concentrators-waveguides) with a hollow spherical tip, the presence of which makesit possible to supply liquid media to the dislocation zone of an intravascular formation with the aim of additional cavitation effect and as efficiently as possible. destroy intravascular formations due to vibration impact. Based on the results of the analysis on the features of the existing shaping methods for obtaining a hollow spherical tip of the concentrator-waveguide, it is advisable to use methods of plastic deformation – expansion and crimping. The paper presents results of preliminary calculations, numerical modeling and experimental studies of tip shaping processes of the concentrator-waveguide by distribution and crimping. On the basis of the finite element method in the environment of the ABAQUS software package, modeling of the expansion and crimping of a pipe billet was carried out, which has made it possible to: evaluate the stress-strain state of the deformable conical section of the billet, the change in wall thickness during the forming process and calculate the length of the billet for the design of the conical section; to establish the patterns of the influence of geometric parameters on the power modes of the distribution process; to set the parameters of the modes of forming the tip of the concentrator-waveguide by the method of distribution and crimping, which ensure the formation of the required geometry. The obtained results of preliminary calculation, numerical modeling and experimental studies of tip shaping processes of the concentrator-waveguide by distribution and crimping have similar values, which confirms the correctness of using both the method of preliminary calculation and numerical modeling in the development of the technology for manufacturing the concentrator-waveguide.

Researches and Simulation of Elastic Recovery Phenomena during Roller Burnishing Process of Macro-Asperities of Surface

The paper presents preliminary studies of a new innovative surface treatment method—the process of roller burnishing of macro-irregularities of the surface. As part of the work, the possibility of plastic shaping of the surface macrostructure with indentations (plateau structure), which will show anti-wear properties through appropriate surface shaping and the compressive stress state in the product’s top layer, was investigated. The essence of the paper is the analysis of one of the aspects of the application of this processing method, i.e., the influence of the elastic recovery of the product on its technological quality measured by dimensional deviation. The main objective of the work is to develop adequate methods and mathematical models to enable the design of the macro-asperities of the surface burnishing process to maintain the dimensional tolerance of the shaped parts. The results of dependencies of elastic recovery of the asperities and the deviation of height, Δht, for sample depths of burnishing were presented. The model tests of the elastic recovery of the model material using the visioplasticity method show that with the increase of the value of the vertical surface asperities, the value of the elastic recovery of the material decreases. The increase of the deviation of the asperities’ height causes a decrease in the value of elastic recovery. With the increase of the value of the vertical angle of the surface roughness, the value of the elastic recovery of the material is smaller.

KINEMATICAL FEATURES OF FORMATION OF A FLANGE WITH MINIMUM TENSION OF A TRANSIENT TOROIDAL SURFACE

The technology of plastic forming of wide flanges in tube billets with the predicted length of the transitional toroidal section between the outer plane of the flange and the internal cavity of the pipe is proposed. The procedure for calculating the length of this section is given. In order to eliminate the toroidal portion in the flange formed during the flanging of the pipe, it is proposed to perform its plastic shaping by depositing the cylindrical part of the workpiece. Equations for calculating the extent of the free surface on the toroidal part of the workpiece when it is shaped, depending on the coefficient of contact friction and the presence of a radial support of the flange are obtained. The variant of forming in the flange the toroidal section in the stamp with the compensation cavity is proposed. Equations for calculating the deformation force and the extent of the free surface are given.

The Influence of Extrusion Process on the Microstructure and Mechanical Properties of Magnesium Alloys

The article presents the results of plastic shaping tests of AZ61 and WE43 alloys. There were both classic extrusion tests as well as extrusion tests of KOBO method. An assessment was made of the influence of extrusion process parameters on the mechanical properties and the structure of the alloys. On the basis of achieved results of mechanical properties for alloys AZ31 and WE43 the susceptibility of those alloys to plastic shaping was determined. Quantitative tests of structure assessment in case of alloys AZ61 and WE43 after extrusion with the use of KOBO method were conducted with the use of METILO program. It has been shown that extrusion AZ61, WE43 alloys method KOBO leads to considerable fragmentation of grains.

Analysis of Rheological Behavior on Transformation Induced Plasticity Steel

The cupping tests under different rate demonstrated that there was a correlation between the plastic deformation and shaping time of transformation induced plasticity (TRIP) steel, illustrating that there was also the rheology in the process of plastic forming for solid metal materials. The creep experiments were carried out by Gleeble 3500 thermal simulated test machine, and Mises yield rule was used to verify the creep experiments satisfying the visco-plastic conditions when the load was greater than yield strength. The visco-plastic deformation rate of creep experiments was obtained based on Bingham model. The viscous correlation coefficient (γ) was deduced, reaching that the viscosity of TRIP steel shows deformation resistance in the process of plastic shaping. These results provide the theoretical basis for increasing the plate yield and controlling the forming rate.