Hot micro-extrusion is a good candidate for manufacturing metallic micro-components with complex shapes and good mechanical properties. This work investigates the metal flow in direct hot mini- and micro-extrusion of aluminum rods by means of FEM simulations. The presented study was performed with the numerical code DEFORM 2D in axisymmetric mode using experimental material flow curves for AA 7108 alloy. The mini-to-micro dimensional scale factor was 10:1, the extrusion ratios were 16 and 100, and the ram speed ranged from 0.5 to 20 mm/s. The initial temperature of the billet and tooling was 400°C. It was found that the temperature distribution within the profile changed from mini-to micro-extrusion and the effect was more significant for higher reductions and higher extrusion velocities. The micro-scale effect increased the stress field just behind the die orifice and the material deformed more intensely to achieve the equilibrium velocity. It was shown that the scale effect can be evaluated by the relative strain rates associated with the corresponding deformation. Numerical results indicate that the scale effect does increase exponentially with the velocity and it becomes significant for final exit velocities of the extrudate above the level of 100 mm/s.
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ASME 2016 International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition
November 11–17, 2016
Phoenix, Arizona, USA
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Scale Effect in FEM Simulation of Axisymmetric Hot Micro-Extrusion of Aluminum Alloys
André L. M. Costa,
André L. M. Costa
Federal University of Sergipe, Aracaju, Brazil
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Henry S. Valberg,
Henry S. Valberg
Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Trondheim, Norway
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Wojciech Z. Misiolek
Wojciech Z. Misiolek
Lehigh University, Bethlehem, PA
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André L. M. Costa
Federal University of Sergipe, Aracaju, Brazil
Henry S. Valberg
Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Trondheim, Norway
Wojciech Z. Misiolek
Lehigh University, Bethlehem, PA
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IMECE2016-67546, V014T11A029; 6 pages
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February 8, 2017
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Costa, ALM, Valberg, HS, & Misiolek, WZ. "Scale Effect in FEM Simulation of Axisymmetric Hot Micro-Extrusion of Aluminum Alloys." Proceedings of the ASME 2016 International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition. Volume 14: Emerging Technologies; Materials: Genetics to Structures; Safety Engineering and Risk Analysis. Phoenix, Arizona, USA. November 11–17, 2016. V014T11A029. ASME. https://doi.org/10.1115/IMECE2016-67546
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