Forming Technology and Simulation of Large Head Forgings

Abstract:

Head forging is an indispensable part of major technical equipment, which is required to produce high quality products because of its large volume and complex structure and long service under high temperature and high pressure. By means of DEFORM-3D numerical simulation and scaling experiment, the dynamic recrystallization dynamics model of SA508-3CL steel is established. Meanwhile, the head forming scheme is designed. The effects of different blank height-diameter ratio size, punch shape size and upper and lower die matching relationship on forging forming are emphatically analyzed. Finally, the reasonable head forming scheme is determined, and the 1:8 head forming scale test is carried out. The results show that the size of the head forging basically coincides with the design size and meets the load of the hydraulic press, which proves the rationality of the forming process of the head. The study provides a theoretical basis for the manufacture of the same type of large variable wall thickness head forgings.

• Periodical: Key Engineering Materials (Volume 831)
• Pages: 64-70
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/KEM.831.64
• Online since: February 2020
• Authors: Xiang Jia*, Jian Sheng Liu, Hong Ping An, Min Qin
• Keywords: Head Forgings, Numerical Simulation, SA508-3CL Steel, Scale Test

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