Research on the die fittingness and springback of large diameter thin-walled CT20 titanium alloy tube NC bending

J. G. Wang, M. Zhan, T. Huang, H. Yang

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Abstract

The significant die unfittingness and springback, occuring during the numerically controlled (NC) bending process of large diameter thin-walled CT20 titanium alloy tube, has an obvious influence on the shape and the geometrical precision of the bent tube, furthermore on the assembly precision and the sealing capability. The changing rules of die fittingness and springback of large diameter thin-walled CT20 titanium alloy tube under different bending parameters were investigated and the mechanism was analysed using finite element method (FEM) in this paper. The result shows that the springback of large diameter thin-walled CT20 titanium alloy tube is more significant than that of aluminum alloy and stainless steel tubes with the same specification. The die fittingness has a connection with the tangent compressive stress on the intrados of the tube before springback, the larger the tangent compressive stress, the worse is the die fittingness. The results may provide a significant guide to the control of bending radius and bending angle for large diameter thin-walled titanium alloy tube NC bending.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationAdvanced Manufacturing Technology
PublisherTrans Tech Publications Ltd
Pages997-1002
Number of pages6
ISBN (Print)9783037853702
DOIs
StatePublished - 2012
Event3rd international Conference on Manufacturing Science and Engineering, ICMSE 2012 - Xiamen, China
Duration: 27 Mar 201229 Mar 2012

Publication series

NameAdvanced Materials Research
Volume472-475
ISSN (Print)1022-6680

Conference

Conference3rd international Conference on Manufacturing Science and Engineering, ICMSE 2012
Country/TerritoryChina
CityXiamen
Period27/03/1229/03/12

Keywords

  • CT20
  • Die fittingness
  • Large diameter thin-walled tube
  • NC bending
  • Springback

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