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A Low Force Extrusion Technique for Producing Wide-Thin Aluminium Panels

  • Jiaxin Lv
  • , Weishu Li
  • , Junquan Yu
  • , Zhusheng Shi
  • , Jianguo Lin (Corresponding Author)

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Abstract

Wide-thin aluminium components have a wide range of applications in rib-reinforced structures in aircraft, floor and body panels for trains/underground/buses and battery trays for electric cars. Extrusion is an effective manufacturing method for producing such kind of components, but the main issue is that the extrusion ratio is very high and thus requires extra-large extrusion machines, which is not economical. This research introduces a new extrusion method, which has multiple extrusion containers, for producing wide-thin aluminium components with significant reduction of extrusion ratios and thus reducing extrusion forces. The technology is known as multi-container extrusion technique, and the principle is to use several small extrusion containers to replace the traditional single large extrusion cylinder to decrease the extrusion ratio, and therefore enables the manufacturing of wide-thin profiles with significant reduction of extrusion forces. Experimental and numerical studies have been carried out to testify the feasibility of this method. A three-container extrusion system has been established and used to produce different aluminium components and case studies are presented.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationProceedings of the 14th International Conference on the Technology of Plasticity - Current Trends in the Technology of Plasticity - ICTP 2023 - Volume 1
EditorsKatia Mocellin, Pierre-Olivier Bouchard, Régis Bigot, Tudor Balan
PublisherSpringer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH
Pages361-370
Number of pages10
ISBN (Print)9783031410222
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Aug 2024
Externally publishedYes
Event14th International Conference on Technology of Plasticity, ICTP 2023 - Mandelieu-La Napoule, France
Duration: 24 Sept 202329 Sept 2023

Publication series

NameLecture Notes in Mechanical Engineering
ISSN (Print)2195-4356
ISSN (Electronic)2195-4364

Conference

Conference14th International Conference on Technology of Plasticity, ICTP 2023
Country/TerritoryFrance
CityMandelieu-La Napoule
Period24/09/2329/09/23

Keywords

  • Extrusion
  • FE simulation
  • Multi-container extrusion system
  • Wide-thin aluminium profiles

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Automotive Engineering
  • Aerospace Engineering
  • Mechanical Engineering
  • Fluid Flow and Transfer Processes

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