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WO2019038534A1 - Procédé de formation de composants à partir de matériau en feuille - Google Patents

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WO2019038534A1
WO2019038534A1 PCT/GB2018/052374 GB2018052374W WO2019038534A1 WO 2019038534 A1 WO2019038534 A1 WO 2019038534A1 GB 2018052374 W GB2018052374 W GB 2018052374W WO 2019038534 A1 WO2019038534 A1 WO 2019038534A1
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Jianguo Lin
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    • C—CHEMISTRY; METALLURGY
    • C22—METALLURGY; FERROUS OR NON-FERROUS ALLOYS; TREATMENT OF ALLOYS OR NON-FERROUS METALS
    • C22F—CHANGING THE PHYSICAL STRUCTURE OF NON-FERROUS METALS AND NON-FERROUS ALLOYS
    • C22F1/00—Changing the physical structure of non-ferrous metals or alloys by heat treatment or by hot or cold working
    • C22F1/16—Changing the physical structure of non-ferrous metals or alloys by heat treatment or by hot or cold working of other metals or alloys based thereon
    • C22F1/18—High-melting or refractory metals or alloys based thereon
    • C22F1/183—High-melting or refractory metals or alloys based thereon of titanium or alloys based thereon
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    • C22—METALLURGY; FERROUS OR NON-FERROUS ALLOYS; TREATMENT OF ALLOYS OR NON-FERROUS METALS
    • C22F—CHANGING THE PHYSICAL STRUCTURE OF NON-FERROUS METALS AND NON-FERROUS ALLOYS
    • C22F1/00—Changing the physical structure of non-ferrous metals or alloys by heat treatment or by hot or cold working
    • C22F1/10—Changing the physical structure of non-ferrous metals or alloys by heat treatment or by hot or cold working of nickel or cobalt or alloys based thereon

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  • the present disclosure relates to methods for forming sheet material components.
  • the disclosure relates to method for forming components from titanium alloy sheets.
  • Ti-alloys which are high temperature lightweight metals, have been widely used in aerospace. Due to their superior strength-to-weight ratio, the application of Ti-alloys has great potential to reduce C02 emission and fuel consumption.
  • Ti-alloys Forming complex shapes from Ti-alloys is technically challenging, however.
  • the difficulties in forming complex structures from single sheets of Ti-alloy have historically favoured fabrication processes in which multiple sheets are joined to one another to form the complete component.
  • the joins themselves are complex to carry out and offer potential failure points, while a component formed of multiple parts inherently adds to the overall part count and thus the cost of the system.
  • One technique used for forming Ti-alloy sheets into desired shapes is isothermal hot forming (IF).
  • IF isothermal hot forming
  • the Ti-alloy sheet is formed at elevated temperatures using two dies brought together to shape the sheet into a desired configuration.
  • the use of high temperature improves the formability of the sheet and significantly reduces the required forming load. This results in much reduced springback effects in comparison to attempts to form at cold temperatures due to small residual stress.
  • the dies used to form the sheet into the desired configuration are maintained at the same temperature as the sheet material itself. For example, they may be heated together with the sheet in a furnace. As such, these processes require heat resistant dies and incur cost/inefficiency in the requirement to heat these dies. Moreover, the forming operation can take a significant time to complete, both in the process of bringing the dies together to shape the sheet material and in the requirement to cool the material subsequently (which often occurs within the dies to avoid later deformations). In addition, there is the possibility of having to pickle the part (clean the surface chemically) after forming if there is any a-case or oxygen enrichment of the surface.
  • a method for forming a component from a Ti-alloy or Ni-alloy sheet material comprising:
  • a final temperature of the sheet material is above 100°C below a ⁇ -transus temperature of the sheet material
  • forming the sheet material into a predefined configuration between two dies wherein forming is completed before the temperature of the sheet material reaches a start temperature for ⁇ to martensite transformation within the sheet material and wherein the temperature of the dies is less than a finish temperature for ⁇ to martensite transformation within the sheet material.
  • the final temperature of the sheet material at the end of the step of heat treating the sheet material is above 100°C below the ⁇ -transus temperature, or preferably above 10°C below the ⁇ -transus temperature.
  • the final temperature may be above the ⁇ -transus temperature.
  • the final temperature is below the melting point of the material. In some preferred embodiments, the final temperature lies within a range having a lower bound of 100°C or 10°C below the ⁇ -transus temperature and an upper bound of 100°C or 10°C above the ⁇ -transus temperature.
  • the improved control offered by the proposed process can allow complex-shaped Ti- alloy/Ni-alloy panels to be formed in one operation with high quality with less localised thinning (by taking advantages of materials drawn-in and strain hardening) and ideal microstructural control (through adjustable heat treatment conditions and cooling rates).
  • the method of this aspect can provide a fast forming process. This can reduce the deterioration of post-form mechanical properties caused by grain growth during slow SPF processes, for example. Furthermore, as the processing time can be significantly reduced, the possibilities of a-case or oxygen enrichment of the surface is minimized and no protective atmosphere (which is used in SPF processes), such as argon, is required.
  • the method further comprises maintaining the sheet material within the dies after forming until the temperature of the sheet material is less than the finish temperature for ⁇ to martensite transformation within the sheet material.
  • the material may be maintained in hot dies for hours or even days while it cools to a stable temperature.
  • Use of relatively cold dies allows the method to incorporate quenching within the dies (in order to avoid thermal distortion during cooling, for example) but can be substantially quicker.
  • Improved shape accuracy can be achieved by the method of this aspect due to: I) low flow stress at high temperature ⁇ / ⁇ 8 ⁇ - ⁇ phase region ( ⁇ is softer phase compared to a) resulting in negligible residue stress; ii) diminished thermal distortion by cooling in closed- dies; and further reduced springback because of martensite phase transformation during quenching for two-phase Ti-alloys or Ni-alloys.
  • the sheet material is maintained within the dies after forming until the temperature of the sheet material is less than 400°C. At this temperature the chance of thermal distortion during further cooling is low.
  • the temperature of the dies is less than 400°C. This can enable sufficient cooling of the material within the dies after forming as well as relatively fast cooling during forming itself.
  • the dies are at room temperature, with no requirement to heat them at all.
  • the forming step is carried out in less than 10 seconds, more preferably less than 1 second. In this manner, the forming is complete before the material cools and undergoes significant changes.
  • the sheet material is cooled at a rate of more than the lowest cooling rate at which martensite transformation from ⁇ can occur, which is 18°C/s for un-deformed Ti-6AI-4V. This offers improved final material properties.
  • the step of forming is carried out no more than 5 seconds after the step of heat treating is completed. This minimises the chance of the formation of unwanted material phenomena.
  • the step of heat treating occurs at a first location and a step of forming occurs at a second location and wherein the method further comprising transferring the sheet material from the first location to the second location. This facilitates the provision of different ambient temperatures.
  • the step of forming preferably comprises closing the dies in order to stamp the sheet material to take the predefined configuration. This process of stamping is well tested and can facilitate many configurations.
  • the method may comprise annealing the sheet material after the step of forming. Annealing the material can improve its properties.
  • Figure 1 shows a temperature profile of an embodiment of the disclosure in comparison with prior art approaches
  • Figure 2 shows temperatures for a material which have effects on material properties
  • Figure 3 illustrates a process according to a preferred embodiment in comparison with conventional approaches.
  • FIG. 1 illustrates the Heat Stamping (HS) process according to a preferred embodiment
  • the HS process is a hybrid forming process of heat treatment and fast stamping to produce complex-net-shape Ti-alloy panels.
  • the HS process may significantly reduce energy consumption and manufacturing cost.
  • the process is to (i) heat treat a Ti-alloy sheet blank to ⁇ / ⁇ 8 ⁇ - ⁇ phase region at a heating station; (ii) position the sheet blank to a set of low-temperature dies; (iii) stamp the sheet at high speed by closing the dies within a short time (preferably less than 1 s); (iv) quench the deformed part in closed-dies.
  • FIG. 1 shows a schematic of the Heat Stamping (HS) process, compared with conventional isothermal hot forming (IF) and superplastic forming (SPF) processes, ⁇ - transus is the lowest temperature at which a full beta phase exists; example temperatures are defined according to Ti-6AI-4V.
  • the Ti-sheet is heat treated to full/near-full soft- ductile ⁇ phase region, with reduced strain softening caused by a globularisation.
  • the final temperature at the end of the heat treating step of step (i) is close to the ⁇ - transus temperature for that material, preferably within 100°C, more preferably within 10°C, of that temperature. In the preferred embodiments, the final temperature is within this range and also below the ⁇ -transus temperature.
  • the purpose of the heat treatment is to obtain desired microstructure for both favoured formability and post-form mechanical properties.
  • the heat treatment can be integrated with conventional heat treating processes, such as ⁇ annealing, recrystallization annealing, solution treating, etc.
  • Conventional heat treating processes such as ⁇ annealing, recrystallization annealing, solution treating, etc.
  • ⁇ grain growth strictly controlled heating time and temperature can be adopted.
  • relatively fast heating processes are adopted.
  • Fast heating can be realised by advanced heating techniques, such as resistance heating, induction heating, etc.
  • the transfer between the heating station and the location of the dies is carried out quickly. Preferably, this step is completed within 10 seconds, more preferably within 2 seconds.
  • the material is stamped using low-temperature dies.
  • Low-temperature in this context is a relative term, and may mean that the dies are less than 500°C for example, or more preferably less than 350°C. In some examples the dies may be at room temperature, but this is not essential. The use of low temperature dies can improve the efficiency of the process.
  • the speed of the stamping process at step (iii) is selected to be high enough to: (a) reduce temperature loss in cold-dies stamping and ensure the forming is completed above
  • the stamping process is such that forming is completed within 10 seconds, more preferably within 1 second.
  • a higher cooling rate enables finer microstructural features (e.g. smaller a colonies and smaller width of a lamellae) to be generated, which is positive for post-form strength and fatigue strength.
  • the critical cooling rate in preferred embodiments is the lowest cooling rate at which martensite (M) transformation from ⁇ can occur. This is 18°C/s for un-deformed Ti-6AI-4V, for example, which is easy to achieve for sheet Ti-alloys during die quenching (step (iv)).
  • Heat transfer is an important factor of this process to control the cooling rate, which relates to die surface texture, contact pressure, clearance, lubrication, die temperature, and sheet thickness.
  • lower die temperature is preferred (the optimum condition is that no heating of dies is required at all), provided the forming can be completed fast enough.
  • the temperature profile of heat treatment step does not need to follow the schematic in Figure 1. It can be flexible and designed for desired the microstructural evolutions, as long as the final temperature is close to, equal to or above the ⁇ -transus temperature.
  • the Ti-alloy sheet may be heated above ⁇ transus temperature, which can enable full acicular martensite to be obtained after forming and cold die quenching.
  • the sheet can be heated to and soaked at a low recrystallization annealing temperature for a period of time (e.g.
  • the sheet may be further heated up to the higher final temperature around ⁇ transus temperature at very high heating rate, disallowing equiaxed primary a phase to be fully dissolved, which can enable bi-modal microstructure to be obtained in final components for best fatigue strength than other microstructure types.
  • the HS process can provide not just manufacturing but heat treatment benefits. This is not the case in IF or SPF processes, in which the heating step is carried out solely to provide ductility for the forming step.
  • the heating and forming temperatures are decoupled, which adds more flexibility on microstructural control during the forming process for better formability and post-form properties.
  • FIG. 3 illustrates the HS process integrated into a manufacturing chain (lower branch of the Figure) in comparison with conventional approaches (upper branch of the Figure).
  • a specific heat treatment process is carried out before the forming process (which can be cold forming (CF), isothermal hot forming (IF/HF) or superplastic forming (SPF)). Later heat treatments may also be incorporated.
  • CF cold forming
  • IF/HF isothermal hot forming
  • SPF superplastic forming
  • HF/CPF processes do themselves include a heating step, there is no flexibility to account for desired material properties, instead the heating within those processes is focussed on ductility for forming and is designed to minimise material effects.
  • the HS process can be optimised for heat treatment of material properties as well as physical manufacture.
  • the HS process may comprise an additional annealing step after forming, to alter the microstructures for desired post-form mechanical properties.
  • the microstructural evolutions during annealing would occur providing the Ti-alloy is quenched at a cooling rate higher than a critical value.
  • precipitation of secondary a phase (a platelets) in supersaturated ⁇ (martensite) will occur for Ti-6AI-4V aging treated at 500°C to obtain increased final strength.
  • an additional heat treatment (solution treating and quenching) step is needed between forming and ageing. Quenching without die holding would easily cause thermal distortion for thin panel components.

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L'invention concerne un procédé de formation d'un composant à partir d'un matériau en feuille d'alliage de Ti ou d'alliage de Ni. Le procédé comprend le traitement thermique du matériau en feuille, une température finale du matériau en feuille étant supérieure à 100 °C au-dessous d'une température de β-transus du matériau en feuille. Le matériau en feuille est mis en forme entre deux matrices pour obtenir une configuration prédéfinie. La mise en forme est achevée avant que la température du matériau en feuille atteigne une température de début de transformation de β en martensite à l'intérieur du matériau en feuille, la température des matrices étant inférieure à une température de fin de transformation de β en martensite à l'intérieur du matériau en feuille.
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