An Experimental and Numerical Study on Aluminum Alloy Tailor Heat Treated Blanks
Information is presented on the conceptualization, experimental study, and numerical process simulation of tailor heat treated aluminum alloy blanks. This concept is intended to improve the forming behavior of aluminum parts in challenging conditions. The implementation requires precise control of l...
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| description | Information is presented on the conceptualization, experimental study, and numerical process simulation of tailor heat treated aluminum alloy blanks. This concept is intended to improve the forming behavior of aluminum parts in challenging conditions. The implementation requires precise control of laser heat treatment parameters within a suitable industrial framework. The study details material properties, heat treatment parameters, and experimental results for the strength and elongation properties of an AA6063-T6 aluminum alloy. Constitutive modeling is applied using the Hocket–Sherby equation, which allowed us to establish a correlation between laser heat treatment maximum temperature and the corresponding material softening degree. Based on the generated flow stress–strain curves, a numerical simulation of a representative case study was performed with Abaqus finite element software highlighting potential improvements of tailor heat treated blanks (THTB). The influence and effectiveness of heat-affected zone (HAZ) dimensions and material softening were analyzed. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-ad416579ec3a427b8ba2589c09d57df92023-11-16T21:25:52ZengMDPI AGJournal of Manufacturing and Materials Processing2504-44942023-01-01711610.3390/jmmp7010016An Experimental and Numerical Study on Aluminum Alloy Tailor Heat Treated BlanksRui Pereira0Nuno Peixinho1Vítor Carneiro2Delfim Soares3Sara Cortez4Sérgio L. Costa5Vítor Blanco6Mechanical Engineering Department (DEM), University of Minho, Campus de Azurém Av. da Universidade, 4800-058 Guimarães, PortugalMechanical Engineering Department (DEM), University of Minho, Campus de Azurém Av. da Universidade, 4800-058 Guimarães, PortugalMechanical Engineering Department (DEM), University of Minho, Campus de Azurém Av. da Universidade, 4800-058 Guimarães, PortugalMechanical Engineering Department (DEM), University of Minho, Campus de Azurém Av. da Universidade, 4800-058 Guimarães, PortugalMechanical Engineering Department (DEM), University of Minho, Campus de Azurém Av. da Universidade, 4800-058 Guimarães, PortugalBairrimoldes Lda, Variante à EN 235 nº 33, 780-292 Anadia, PortugalBairrimoldes Lda, Variante à EN 235 nº 33, 780-292 Anadia, PortugalInformation is presented on the conceptualization, experimental study, and numerical process simulation of tailor heat treated aluminum alloy blanks. This concept is intended to improve the forming behavior of aluminum parts in challenging conditions. The implementation requires precise control of laser heat treatment parameters within a suitable industrial framework. The study details material properties, heat treatment parameters, and experimental results for the strength and elongation properties of an AA6063-T6 aluminum alloy. Constitutive modeling is applied using the Hocket–Sherby equation, which allowed us to establish a correlation between laser heat treatment maximum temperature and the corresponding material softening degree. Based on the generated flow stress–strain curves, a numerical simulation of a representative case study was performed with Abaqus finite element software highlighting potential improvements of tailor heat treated blanks (THTB). The influence and effectiveness of heat-affected zone (HAZ) dimensions and material softening were analyzed.https://www.mdpi.com/2504-4494/7/1/16AA6063-T6 aluminum alloyformingHocket–Sherby equationlaser heat treatmentmaterial softeningnumerical simulation |
| spellingShingle | Rui Pereira Nuno Peixinho Vítor Carneiro Delfim Soares Sara Cortez Sérgio L. Costa Vítor Blanco An Experimental and Numerical Study on Aluminum Alloy Tailor Heat Treated Blanks Journal of Manufacturing and Materials Processing AA6063-T6 aluminum alloy forming Hocket–Sherby equation laser heat treatment material softening numerical simulation |
| title | An Experimental and Numerical Study on Aluminum Alloy Tailor Heat Treated Blanks |
| title_full | An Experimental and Numerical Study on Aluminum Alloy Tailor Heat Treated Blanks |
| title_fullStr | An Experimental and Numerical Study on Aluminum Alloy Tailor Heat Treated Blanks |
| title_full_unstemmed | An Experimental and Numerical Study on Aluminum Alloy Tailor Heat Treated Blanks |
| title_short | An Experimental and Numerical Study on Aluminum Alloy Tailor Heat Treated Blanks |
| title_sort | experimental and numerical study on aluminum alloy tailor heat treated blanks |
| topic | AA6063-T6 aluminum alloy forming Hocket–Sherby equation laser heat treatment material softening numerical simulation |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2504-4494/7/1/16 |
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