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Thermo-mechanical sheet metal forming of aero engine components in Ti-6Al-4V—PART 2: Constitutive modelling and validation

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In this work constitutive models suitable for thermo-mechanical forming of the titanium alloy Ti-6Al-4V are evaluated. A tool concept for thermo-mechanical forming of a double-curved sheet metal component in Ti-6Al-4V is proposed. The virtual tool design is based on finite element (FE) analyses of thermo-mechanical sheet metal forming in which two different anisotropic yield criteria are evaluated and compared with an isotropic assumption to predict global forming force, draw-in, springback and strain localisation. The shape of the yield surface has been found important and the accuracy of the predicted shape deviation could be slightly improved by including the cooling procedure. The predicted responses show promising agreement with the corresponding experimental observations when the anisotropic properties of the material are considered.

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The research funding by VINNOVA (grant 2009–01365) and Volvo Aero Corporation, Engineering Research Nordic AB, concerned staff at ITE Fabriks AB and Industrial Development Centre in Olofström AB are gratefully acknowledged.

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  1. Forming Group OSAS, Industrial Development Centre in Olofström AB, Vällaregatan 30 , SE-293 38, Olofström, Sweden

    E.-L. Odenberger

  2. DYNAmore Nordic AB, Brigadgatan 14, SE-587 58, Linköping, Sweden

    M. Schill

  3. Division of Solid Mechanics, Luleå University of Technology, SE-971 87, Luleå, Sweden

    M. Oldenburg

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Odenberger, EL., Schill, M. & Oldenburg, M. Thermo-mechanical sheet metal forming of aero engine components in Ti-6Al-4V—PART 2: Constitutive modelling and validation. Int J Mater Form 6, 403–416 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12289-012-1094-7

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