Law of Metal Flow of Thin-Walled Conical Part With Variable Section During Spinning

Abstract

Abstract During the spinning process of the variable-section thin-walled conical parts, the metal flow law is relatively complicated and the flange is prone to be unstable, which resulting in wrinkling and other defects. In this paper, the variable-section conical part of superalloy GH1140 is taken as the research object. The spinning forming process is numerically simulated by using Simufact Finite Element software and the metal flow in each stage of the forming process is analyzed. The flow velocity shows an annular distribution as a whole. The metal near the center of the circle flows more slowly, and the metal far from the circular flange flows more quickly. In the direction of thickness, the velocity of metal flow decreases gradually. Under the feeding action of the roller, the metal in front of the roller is subjected to axial tensile stress, tangential and radial compressive stress, resulting in a strain state of one-way tension and two-way compression. The metal moves along the negative direction of the rotary wheel feed, resulting in the increase of the sheet wall thickness. The correctness of the model in this paper is further verified by spinning experiments. The research results provide a theoretical basis for analyzing the mechanism of forming defects and improving the quality of spinning forming of conical thin-walled parts with variable sections.