Title
Manufacture of a β-titanium hollow shaft by incremental forming
Abstract
Excellent mechanical properties and corrosion resistance combined with low weight qualify β-titanium materials for lightweight applications in aviation, automotive and energy engineering. Thus far, actual applications of these materials have been limited due to high material costs and limited processing knowledge. One approach for developing resource-efficient manufacturing methods is the application of incremental forming methods. This article focuses on the development of the incremental spin extrusion process, which creates hollow profiles from solid bars. This method allows hollow shape manufacturing with a much higher flexibility than other forming methods and a significantly improved material utilization in comparison to machining methods, such as deep hole drilling. Beta-titanium alloys basically have very good cold forming suitability and the resulting material properties can be controlled. The application of incremental forming methods with high hydrostatic compressive stress is a promising manufacturing approach. The β-titanium Ti-10V-2Fe-3Al material has an excellent combination of the properties strength, ductility and fatigue strength. In order to utilize these properties the forming conditions and the temperature control need to be optimized. The investigations show that the Ti-10V-2Fe-3Al material can be formed only in a narrow semi-hot forming temperature window. The paper describes the investigation and presents results on the design of partial forming process sequences, forming properties, microstructure formation and failure prevention. The process design objective is a very fine microstructure with a homogeneous secondary α-phase and very small grained β-phase.
Year
DOI
Venue
2011
10.1007/s11740-010-0280-z
Production Engineering
Keywords
Field
DocType
incremental forming spin extrusion beta-titanium alloys ti-10v-2fe-3al microstructure analysis,process design,material properties,temperature control,titanium,microstructures,corrosion resistance,titanium alloy
Deep hole drilling,Microstructure,Forming processes,Compressive strength,Machining,Metallurgy,Ductility,Engineering,Fatigue limit,Material properties
Journal
Volume
Issue
ISSN
5
3
1863-7353
Citations 
PageRank 
References 
0
0.34
0
Authors
6
Name
Order
Citations
PageRank
Reimund Neugebauer164.80
Lothar W. Meyer200.34
Thorsten Halle300.34
Mike Popp400.34
Sebastian Fritsch5272.77
Christopher John600.68