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Influences of Differential Lubrication on Forming Quality for 5A02 Aluminum Alloy T-shape Tubes
XU Yong1, 2, 3, ZHANG Chi1, XIE Wenlong2, 3, XIA Liangliang4, YANG Baocheng2, 3, ZHANG Shihong2, 3, HUANG Xinyue5, WANG Shengcheng5
China Mechanical Engineering
2025, 36 (05):
1094-1102,1131.
DOI: 10.3969/j.issn.1004-132X.2025.05.021
In order to improve the forming quality of T-shape tubes, a method of differential lubrication was proposed by using hydroforming. The advantages of differential lubrication were verified by finite element simulation compared with traditional lubrication. Based on the fluidity of materials, the tensile stress and compressive stress of axial and circumferential elements of T-shape tubes were extracted during deformation. The influences of the area of the differential lubrication zones on the forming quality were analyzed. The results show that compared with the traditional lubrication method, the differential lubrication may effectively reduce the wall thickness thinning rate of the sides and tops of the T-shape tubes. Differential lubrication also may reduce the amount of side feed to reduce the risk of wrinkling. With the increasing of lubrication area in the bulging zones, the axial tensile stress of the arm element is gradually reduced, and the thinning rate of the arm sides of the T-shape tubes is reduced. With the increasing of the artificial roughing areas in the non-bulging zones, the axial compressive stress of the T-shape tubes sidewall element decreases, but the circumferential tensile stress increases gradually, and the material is more likely to flow to the transition zone of T-shape tubes, avoiding material accumulation in the middle of the tubes, thus reducing the risk of wrinkling. The research may provide technical support and theoretical reference for the forming of T-shape tubes.
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