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Mathematical modeling of the extrusion of 6061/Al2O3/20p composite

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An integrated approach, involving laboratory experiments, extrusion plant trials, and finite element modeling (FEM) has been adopted for the study of the extrusion of the metal matrix composite (MMC) 6061/Al2O3/20p. Gleeble compression tests were performed to develop the constitutive equation of the MMC under industrial extrusion process conditions. Extrusion plant trials were conducted to measure load and temperature and to obtain samples for microstructural analysis. Metal flow, with respect to particle behavior in the deformation zone, was examined microscopically. An FEM based on the commercial code DEFORM was adopted for the simulation of the extrusion of the MMC; the constitutive equation developed was incorporated into the model. Using an updated Lagrangian formulation, both the transient and steady-state regions of extrusion were modeled. Load and temperature predictions resulting from this model agree well with the measured values in the upsetting stage and in the steady-state region. Temperature predictions agree to within less than 3 pct of the measured values. The FEM predictions of temperature, stress, strain, and strain-rate distribution were correlated with the particle behavior and low-speed cracking during extrusion: large shear deformation promotes particle fracture in the deformation zone, and tensile stress generation in the die land zone of the billet leads to low-speed cracking of the MMC during extrusion. The latter occurs at low temperature in the front end of the billet at the beginning of the extrusion process due to heat loss to the cold die.

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  1. W. C. Chen (Graduate Student, Senior Research Engineer) & C. H. J. Davies (Postdoctoral Fellow, Lecturer)

    Present address: The Centre for Metallurgical Process Engineering, The University of British Columbia, V6T 1Z4, Vancouver, BC, Canada

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  2. Department of Materials Engineering, Monash University, 3168, Clayton, Victoria, Australia

    C. H. J. Davies (Postdoctoral Fellow, Lecturer)

  3. The Centre for Metallurgical Process Engineering, The University of British Columbia, V6T 1Z4, Vancouver, BC, Canada

    I. V. Samarasekera (Dofasco Chair in Advanced Steel Processing), J. K. Brimacombe (Alcan Chair in Materials Process Engineering and Director) & E. B. Hawbolt (Professor)

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Chen, W.C., Davies, C.H.J., Samarasekera, I.V. et al. Mathematical modeling of the extrusion of 6061/Al2O3/20p composite. Metall Mater Trans A 27, 4095–4111 (1996). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02595658

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