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Research on synchronized cooling hot forming process of 6016 aluminum alloy

  • M. H. Chen*
  • , Y. Y. Cao
  • , W. Chen
  • , G. L. Chen
  • *Corresponding author for this work
  • Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics
  • Suzhou Institute of Non-ferrous Metal Research Ltd.

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Abstract

In order to improve formability of high strength Al-alloy sheet metal, in this paper, it come up with the synchronized cooling hot forming process. Taking the aluminum alloy of 6016 H18 aluminum alloy, which carried out its technology test by Gleeble3500 hot-mechanical simulator. The process parameters such as deformation temperature T, holding time t and cooling rate v is investigated by the orthogonal test and the microstructure is analyzed simultaneously. The results show that the synchronized cooling hot forming process can be applied to 6016 H18 aluminum alloy, it both improves the formability of 6016 H18 aluminum alloy significantly and obtains the high strength after forming, it can meet the purpose of implementing deformation and enhanced in one process step, the proper combination of process parameters are T=450°C, t=210 s, v=60 °C/s. Strengthening mechanism is which there is a large number of strengthening phase precipitated from matrix in technology process, the strengthening phases are coarser and the dispersed uniformity is a bit worse compared with that of T4 state.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationManagement, Manufacturing and Materials Engineering
Pages81-85
Number of pages5
DOIs
StatePublished - 2012
Externally publishedYes
Event2011 International Conference on Management, Manufacturing and Materials Engineering, ICMMM 2011 - Zhengzhou, China
Duration: 8 Dec 201110 Dec 2011

Publication series

NameAdvanced Materials Research
Volume452-453
ISSN (Print)1022-6680

Conference

Conference2011 International Conference on Management, Manufacturing and Materials Engineering, ICMMM 2011
Country/TerritoryChina
CityZhengzhou
Period8/12/1110/12/11

Keywords

  • Aluminum alloy
  • Formability
  • Microstructure
  • Orthogonal test
  • Synchronized cooling hot forming

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