Abstract
Large-scale, high-strength aluminum alloy forgings are essential components in the aerospace industry, with benefits including increasing strength and decreasing weight. Accurate shape-property control is the secret to forging quality. This study uses the alloy 7050 to experimentally evaluate the parametric influence of cold compression on residual stress and mechanical characteristics. The evolutions of mechanical properties, microstructure and residual stress are theoretically studied using various cold compression strains from 1% to 5% on an equivalent part, of which the results are further applied on a complicated rib-structured die forging. It is demonstrated that increasing the compression strain reduces the tensile strength of the material, but has little impact on conductivity and fracture toughness. According to the TEM results, compression also encourages the precipitation and growth of precipitated phases, particularly in positions with high dislocation densities after aging. Cold compression significantly reduces residual stress; nevertheless, as compression strain increases, residual stress first decreases and then increases. With the use of rib-structured forging, it is observed that the compression strain for 7050 aluminum alloy ranges from 2% to 4%, and the combined pressing method of the rib and web improves the uniformity of residual stress.
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