EFFECTS OF PROCESS PARAMETERS ON GRAIN SIZE DURING ISOTHERMAL FORGING OF A TC6 ALLOY

  • Miaoquan LI (Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Northwestern Polytechnical University) ;
  • Aiming XIONG (Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Northwestern Polytechnical University) ;
  • Shankun XUE (Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Northwestern Polytechnical University) ;
  • Yuanchun LI (Beijing Institute of Aeronautical Materials) ;
  • Hai LIN (Beijing Institute of Aeronautical Materials) ;
  • Hairong WANG (Xi'an Aeroengine Company (Group) Ltd.) ;
  • Shaobo SU (Xi'an Aeroengine Company (Group) Ltd.) ;
  • Lichuang SHEN (Xi'an Aeroengine Company (Group) Ltd.)
  • Published : 2003.10.01

Abstract

Grain size of the $\alpha$ phase is computed during isothermal forging of the TC6 aerofoil blade, by combining FE with the Yada's model of grain size. The present results illustrate the grain size and distribution of the $\alpha$ phase during isothermal forging of the TC6 aerofoil blade' in detail. The computed results show that height reduction, deformation temperature, hammer velocity and friction have significant effect on distribution of the equivalent strain, and that height reduction, deformation temperature and hammer velocity have more significant effect on grain size of the $\alpha$ phase than friction between billet and die.

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