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Technology and equipment for high velocity sheet-metal forming
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Ref: TO
2434
Submission Date:
06/06/2018
Active before:
31/12/2021
Contact Information
Department:
The Department of Physical-Engineering Sciences
Organization:
The State Scientific Institution "The Physical-Technical Institute of the National Academy of Sciences of Belarus"
Name:
Ms Gritsik Kristina
Email:
gritsik@phti.by
Telephone:
+375 44 776 70 88
Link to website:
[url]http://phti.by/[/url]
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Description
Research institute from Belarus specialising in materials processing offers technology and equipment for high velocity sheet-metal forming.[br][/br][br][/br]Present designs require materials with specific properties. With increasing strength and hardness of the metals that are being formed the conventional stamping becoming substantially more difficult to apply. Therefore to process hard forming materials the high velocity forming (HVF) methods are used (e.g., explosive forming, magnetic pulse forming, electro-hydraulic forming).[br][/br][br][/br]In the offered technology (impact hydroforming) the pressure pulse is created by air-driven head hitting the closed volume of liquid or elastic medium that fills the forming chamber. Developed pneumatic system accelerates head up to 50-100 m/s and the created pressure pulse is 100-300 MPa.[br][/br][br][/br]Main characteristic of the method and equipment:[br][/br]* High uniformity and controllability of applied pressure[br][/br]* Pressure pulse duration: 0.01-1 millisecond[br][/br]* Processed materials: aluminium alloys, carbon and stainless steel, titanium, brass, copper, niobium, etc.[br][/br]* Blank thickness: 0.3-3 mm[br][/br]* One-sided die (it is possible to process blanks of different thickness using same die), as the stamping is done by a liquid (water, oil) or polyurethane plate[br][/br]* Resulting roughness is not worse then that of a blank[br][/br]* Productivity: 60-100 pieces/hour[br][/br]* Press footprint: 2.5 x 2.5 m[br][/br]* Energy source: compressed air 0.63 MPa
Technology Type
Process
Design
Technology Benefits
Efficiency of the impact hydroforming equipment is about 40% compared to other high velocity forming methods (20-30%), such as explosive forming, magnetic pulse forming, electro-hydraulic forming.[br][/br][br][/br]Pneumatic system used in the equipment is more convenient and safe than the capacitors of magnetic forming or electrical-hydraulic forming.
Development Stage
Currently in use/production
Intellectual Property Rights
Patent
Secret Know-How
Range of Applications
The method is especially useful for complex parts from hard forming materials (high-temperature alloys, titanium alloys, tungsten alloys) for example in aerospace industry, as well as for processing of ultra-pure metals since there is no pollution of blank with tooling particles.
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Materials
Space and Aerospace
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Aerospace
Manufacturing
Materials
Preferable Regions
North America
South America
Europe
Asia
Africa
Australia
Type of Collaboration Sought
R&D Contract
For Sale
Available Technical Assistance
Documentation
Personnel
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