Recent developments in plastic forming technology of titanium alloys

He Yang, Xiao Guang Fan, Zhi Chao Sun, Liang Gang Guo, Mei Zhan

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Abstract

Titanium alloys have been used extensively in industry fields including aviation, aerospace and automobile due to their excellent comprehensive properties. Research and development of advanced plastic forming technology are of great importance to manufacturing titanium products of high performance and lightweight with low cost and short cycle. This paper analyzes the development tendencies of titanium alloy forming technology. Recent achievements in precision forming, microstructure control and multi-scale simulation of titanium alloys are reviewed. The forming techniques of large-sale integral complex components are presented.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)490-501
Number of pages12
JournalScience China Technological Sciences
Volume54
Issue number2
DOIs
StatePublished - Feb 2011

Keywords

  • Large-scale integral complex components
  • Microstructure control
  • Multi-scale simulation
  • Precision forming
  • Titanium alloys

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