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

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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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This work was financially supported by the National High-Tech Research and Development Program of China (No.2007AA03Z119) and the National Natural Science Foundation of Beijing (No.2072012 and No.2102029 ).

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Wang, Kk. Thixo-forging and simulation of complex parts of aluminum alloy AlSi7Mg. Int J Miner Metall Mater 17, 53–57 (2010). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12613-010-0109-y

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