Thixo-forging and simulation of complex parts of aluminum alloy AlSi7Mg

Kai-kun Wang

doi:10.1007/s12613-010-0109-y

International Journal of Minerals, Metallurgy, and Materials ›› 2010, Vol. 17 ›› Issue (1) : 53 -57. DOI: 10.1007/s12613-010-0109-y

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Thixo-forging and simulation of complex parts of aluminum alloy AlSi7Mg

Kai-kun Wang ¹^,^a

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In order to investigate the formability of metal material in semisolid state, a series of experiments were carried out by thixo-forging the complex part of aluminum alloy AlSi7Mg. Through changing the upper punch, aluminum parts with different upper-cup dimensions can be successfully produced. The numerical simulation was conducted for investigating the forming limits of AlSi7Mg during thixo-forging. It is found that the simulation result is in good agreement with the experiment one.

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thixo forging / aluminum alloy / formability / numerical simulation

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Kai-kun Wang. Thixo-forging and simulation of complex parts of aluminum alloy AlSi7Mg. International Journal of Minerals, Metallurgy, and Materials, 2010, 17(1): 53-57 DOI:10.1007/s12613-010-0109-y

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