Prediction of Residual Stresses During the Hot Forging Process of Spherical Shells Based on Microstructural Evolution

A unified viscoplastic constitutive model based on internal physical variables was proposed to predict the viscoplastic mechanical behavior and microstructure evolution of metals during hot forging. Based on the phase transformation theory of materials under the effect of temperature, the evolution...

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Main Authors: Yupeng Wu, Jiasheng Li, Zhaocheng Wei, Yuxin Fang, Hongxia Li, Ming Huang
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Jiasheng Li
Zhaocheng Wei
Yuxin Fang
Hongxia Li
Ming Huang
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Yuxin Fang
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description A unified viscoplastic constitutive model based on internal physical variables was proposed to predict the viscoplastic mechanical behavior and microstructure evolution of metals during hot forging. Based on the phase transformation theory of materials under the effect of temperature, the evolution mechanism of residual stress during the cooling process after hot forging and stamping was explored. The determined unified viscoplastic constitutive equation was written in the VUMAT subroutine and employed for the explicit FE analysis of the hot forging and stamping process of thin-walled spherical shells. In the data transfer process, the stress field, temperature field, and deformation characteristics calculated during the high-temperature transient of the hot forging and stamping process were inherited. Meanwhile, the thermoplastic constitutive equation considering the influence of phase transformation was written in the UMAT subroutine and utilized for the implicit FE analysis of the cooling process of thin-walled spherical shells. Through comparison with the measured stress results of the spherical shells after actual forging, it was shown that the proposed constitutive model can effectively predict the microstructural evolution and the final residual stress distribution pattern of medium-carbon steel during the hot forging process.
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spelling doaj-art-0a5d7888d48c40ffbeee631c7e1ea7962025-08-20T03:43:34ZengMDPI AGJournal of Manufacturing and Materials Processing2504-44942025-03-01938610.3390/jmmp9030086Prediction of Residual Stresses During the Hot Forging Process of Spherical Shells Based on Microstructural EvolutionYupeng Wu0Jiasheng Li1Zhaocheng Wei2Yuxin Fang3Hongxia Li4Ming Huang5Institute of Mechanical Engineering, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian 116024, ChinaInstitute of Mechanical Manufacturing Technology, China Academy of Engineering Physics, Mianyang 621900, ChinaInstitute of Mechanical Engineering, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian 116024, ChinaInstitute of Mechanical Engineering, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian 116024, ChinaInstitute of Mechanical Engineering, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian 116024, ChinaInstitute of Mechanical Manufacturing Technology, China Academy of Engineering Physics, Mianyang 621900, ChinaA unified viscoplastic constitutive model based on internal physical variables was proposed to predict the viscoplastic mechanical behavior and microstructure evolution of metals during hot forging. Based on the phase transformation theory of materials under the effect of temperature, the evolution mechanism of residual stress during the cooling process after hot forging and stamping was explored. The determined unified viscoplastic constitutive equation was written in the VUMAT subroutine and employed for the explicit FE analysis of the hot forging and stamping process of thin-walled spherical shells. In the data transfer process, the stress field, temperature field, and deformation characteristics calculated during the high-temperature transient of the hot forging and stamping process were inherited. Meanwhile, the thermoplastic constitutive equation considering the influence of phase transformation was written in the UMAT subroutine and utilized for the implicit FE analysis of the cooling process of thin-walled spherical shells. Through comparison with the measured stress results of the spherical shells after actual forging, it was shown that the proposed constitutive model can effectively predict the microstructural evolution and the final residual stress distribution pattern of medium-carbon steel during the hot forging process.https://www.mdpi.com/2504-4494/9/3/86residual stressesunified viscoplastic constitutivemicrostructurephase transitiondata transfer
spellingShingle Yupeng Wu
Jiasheng Li
Zhaocheng Wei
Yuxin Fang
Hongxia Li
Ming Huang
Prediction of Residual Stresses During the Hot Forging Process of Spherical Shells Based on Microstructural Evolution
Journal of Manufacturing and Materials Processing
residual stresses
unified viscoplastic constitutive
microstructure
phase transition
data transfer
title Prediction of Residual Stresses During the Hot Forging Process of Spherical Shells Based on Microstructural Evolution
title_full Prediction of Residual Stresses During the Hot Forging Process of Spherical Shells Based on Microstructural Evolution
title_fullStr Prediction of Residual Stresses During the Hot Forging Process of Spherical Shells Based on Microstructural Evolution
title_full_unstemmed Prediction of Residual Stresses During the Hot Forging Process of Spherical Shells Based on Microstructural Evolution
title_short Prediction of Residual Stresses During the Hot Forging Process of Spherical Shells Based on Microstructural Evolution
title_sort prediction of residual stresses during the hot forging process of spherical shells based on microstructural evolution
topic residual stresses
unified viscoplastic constitutive
microstructure
phase transition
data transfer
url https://www.mdpi.com/2504-4494/9/3/86
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