Advances and trends in forming curved extrusion profiles

W Zhou, Z Shao, J Yu, J Lin - Materials, 2021 - mdpi.com
Curved profiles/sections have been widely used for manufacturing lightweight structures
with high stiffness and strength due to aerodynamics, structural properties, and design …

A comparative study on deformation mechanisms, microstructures and mechanical properties of wide thin-ribbed sections formed by sideways and forward extrusion

W Zhou, J Yu, X Lu, J Lin, TA Dean - International Journal of Machine Tools …, 2021 - Elsevier
Extruded profiles/sections are increasingly used in the transport industry for lightweight
structures. In this paper, a wide thin-ribbed aluminium profile with asymmetric Z-shape, was …

Towards enhancing the ductility of AZ31 Mg alloys by controlling twin orientation at various shear strain levels

P Lu, L Wang, H Chai, G Huang, H Wu, D Xia… - Materials Science and …, 2023 - Elsevier
In this work, a novel texture control strategy, shear strain-induced twin orientation regulation
(SITOR), was employed to fabricate the Mg–3Al–1Zn (AZ31) alloy with significantly improved …

Manufacturing a curved profile with fine grains and high strength by differential velocity sideways extrusion

W Zhou, J Yu, J Lin, TA Dean - International Journal of Machine Tools and …, 2019 - Elsevier
For structural and aerodynamic reasons, curved profiles are widely used in the transport
industry for manufacturing lightweight structures. In the present work, a curved AA1050 bar …

[HTML][HTML] An upper bound solution for deformation field analysis in differential velocity sideways extrusion using a unified stream function

W Zhou, Z Shi, J Lin, TA Dean - International Journal of Mechanical …, 2022 - Elsevier
An analytical model providing a detailed description of the material flow and deformation
behaviour of extruded curved profiles produced by the novel differential velocity sideways …

Microstructure, bending behavior and texture evolution of AZ31B magnesium alloy bending products processed by staggered extrusion (SE)

YP Wang, F Li, WY Shi, XW Li, WB Fang - Materials Characterization, 2019 - Elsevier
Staggered extrusion (SE) is a new process to realize an integrative process, combines an
extrusion process and a bending process. The SE process can solve bottlenecks of …

Effect mechanism of torsion on flat oval profile free bending

Q Yang, C Liu, C Cheng, X Guo, J Tao, Z Ma - International Journal of …, 2023 - Elsevier
Six-axis free bending and twisting (6FBT) technology is suitable for the integral bending of
complex profiles with torsional characteristics for the cross-section. However, the influence …

Coordinated deformation characteristics and its effect on microstructure evolution of LA103Z Mg-Li alloy in reciprocating rotary extrusion

J Liu, C Sun, L Qian, Y Feng, S Xu, Y Yang - Journal of Materials …, 2024 - Elsevier
The uneven metal flow and inhomogeneous microstructure on the cross-section of the
extruded bar are mainly induced by the uncoordinated deformation during the traditional …

A novel process for axial closed extrusion of ring part with mesh-like ribs

D Tian, X Han, L Hua, B Huang, S Yang - International Journal of …, 2020 - Elsevier
Fabrication of high-performance ring parts with mesh-like ribs becomes the focus of concern
in aerospace industry. The axial closed extrusion (ACE) process is proposed in this work to …

Effects of die land length and geometry on curvature and effective strain of profiles produced by a novel sideways extrusion process

W Zhou, J Yu, J Lin, TA Dean - Journal of Materials Processing Technology, 2020 - Elsevier
In the present investigation, effects of length and geometry of die land/bearing on curved
profiles/sections produced by a novel process, differential velocity sideways extrusion …