The AA5083 alloy is already being used in applications that require lightweight construction and moderate strengths. In order to carry out accurate simulations of the superplastic forming of this alloy, the used constitutive models should be able to predict the deformation and thinning behavior during the forming process. In this paper, we compare the dome height and pole thickness evolution during gas bulge forming using different AA5083 constitutive material models. The models considered have different levels of complexity and are fitted using either tensile or biaxial experimental data. The simulation results are also compared with experimental data from literature. In addition, recommendations are made for developing accurate material models for the considered AA5083 alloy.
Superplastic Forming (SPF) process has many unique advantages over conventional forming operations including ability to produce complex thin shapes and significant cost and weight savings potentials. However, the SPF may result in excessive thinning at certain locations and a non-uniform thickness profile. To address these issues, the two-stage SPF process was developed to improve the uniformity of thickness distribution. In this work, two techniques were considered to improve the final thickness distribution of a complex shape, namely, the license plate pocket potion of an automobile decklid outer panel. These two techniques are the reverse free bulging and sheet preforming. The commercial finite element code, ABAQUS TM , was used to model the two-stage SPF process of an aluminum alloy AA5083 sheet at 450 °C. The study concluded that reverse free bulging did not result in improvements in the thickness profile compared with that obtained from the single-stage SPF. However, the sheet preforming technique, with an engineered preform cavity, resulted in an almost uniform thickness distribution for the superplastically formed part.
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