DEFORMATION OF ALUMINUM ALLOYS IN ISOTHERMAL CONDITIONS

Abstract

It has been scientifically proven that aluminum, more than other materials, meets the requirements of production, storage and processing of various foods. Therefore, the prospects for its use in the agro-industrial complex are quite high. At the same time, the process of developing such materials should be improved and promoted. Aluminum alloys are widely used in the aviation industry, in mechanical engineering and in agricultural production, due to their properties and light metal consumption. Alloys are resistant to water, they are not afraid of corrosion, sunlight, easily disinfected. All these properties are best suited for the use of aluminum in the storage of both cereals and livestock products. Moisture, dangerous molds, rodents and various insects are released and absorbed in storage. Aluminum has a high thermal conductivity and reflectivity, which reduce the risk of moisture condensation, which normalizes storage. The smoothness of this material suggests that the walls of aluminum structures collect much less dust. The proposed isothermal method of hot deformation of aluminum alloys in the processing of metals by pressure, differs from traditional deformation, and the temperature of the heated workpiece and the deforming tool is kept constant, close to the upper limit of forging temperatures, throughout the process. The deformation of the metal under isometric conditions and approximate deformations is characterized by an increase in ductility compared with ductility when machined in a cold tool. This is due to the lower rate of deformation, the lower limit of which is limited only by the productivity of the process. As a result, the "filling time" of defects that occur during metal deformation increases, the temperature stress in the workpiece volume decreases, the deformation becomes more uniform.