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Prof. Jianguo Lin

Imperial College London (GB)
Supervision of doctoral theses
1.  2020-07-10
co-supervisor
Kopeć Mateusz  
(Imperial College London)
Hot stamping of titanium alloys 

Recent publications
1.  Kopeć M., Wang K., Politis D.J., Wang Y., Wang L., Lin J., Formability and microstructure evolution mechanisms of Ti6Al4V alloy during a novel hot stamping process, MATERIALS SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING A-STRUCTURAL MATERIALS PROPERTIES MICROSTRUCTURE AND PROCESSING, ISSN: 0921-5093, DOI: 10.1016/j.msea.2018.02.038, Vol.719, pp.72-81, 2018

Abstract:
A novel hot stamping process for Ti6Al4V alloy using cold forming tools and a hot blank was presented in this paper. The formability of the material was studied through uniaxial tensile tests at temperatures ranging from 600 to 900 °C and strain rates ranging from 0.1 to 5 s-1. An elongation ranging from 30% to 60% could be achieved at temperatures ranging from 750 to 900°C respectively. The main microstructure evolution mechanisms varied with the deformation temperature, including recovery, phase transformation and recrystallization. The hardness of the material after deformation first decreased with the temperature due to recovery, and subsequently increased mainly due to the phase transformation. During the hot stamping tests, qualified parts could be formed successfully at heating temperatures ranging from 750 to 850°C. The forming failed at lower temperatures due to the limited ductility of the material. At temperatures higher than 900°C, extensive phase transformation of α to β occurred during the heating. During the transfer and forming, the temperature dropped significantly which led to the formation of transformed β, reduction of the formability and subsequent failure. The post-form hardness distribution demonstrated the same tendency as that after uniaxial tensile tests.

Keywords:
titanium alloys, Ti6Al4V, hot stamping, microstructure

Affiliations:
Kopeć M. - IPPT PAN
Wang K. - Imperial College London (GB)
Politis D.J. - Imperial College London (GB)
Wang Y. - Beijing Aeronautical Manufacturing Technology Research Institute (CN)
Wang L. - Imperial College London (GB)
Lin J. - Imperial College London (GB)
2.  Kopeć M., Wang K., Wang Y., Wang L., Lin J., Feasibility study of a novel hot stamping process for Ti6Al4V alloy, MATEC Web of Conferences, ISSN: 2261-236X, DOI: 10.1051/matecconf/201819008001, Vol.190, pp.1-5, 2018

Abstract:
To investigate the feasibility of a novel hot stamping process for the Ti6Al4V titanium alloy using low temperature forming tools, mechanical properties of the material were studied using hot tensile tests at a temperature range of 600 - 900°C with a constant strain rate of 1s-1. Hot stamping tests were carried out to verify the feasibility of this technology and identify the forming window for the material. Results show that when the deformation temperature was lower than 700°C, the amount of elongation was less than 20%, and it also had little change with the temperature. However, when the temperature was higher than 700°C, a good ductility of the material can be achieved. During the forming tests, parts failed at lower temperatures (600°C) due to the limited formability and also failed at higher temperatures (950°C) due to the phase transformation. The post-form hardness firstly decreased with the temperature increasing due to recovery and then increased due to the phase transformation. Qualified parts were formed successfully between temperatures of 750 - 850°C, which indicates that this new technology has a great potential in forming titanium alloys sheet components.

Keywords:
titanium, hot stamping, metal forming

Affiliations:
Kopeć M. - IPPT PAN
Wang K. - Imperial College London (GB)
Wang Y. - Beijing Aeronautical Manufacturing Technology Research Institute (CN)
Wang L. - Imperial College London (GB)
Lin J. - Imperial College London (GB)

Conference abstracts
1.  Wang K., Kopeć M., Qu H., Wang Y., Wang L., Lin J., Li Z., A unified constitutive model for two-phase titanium alloys under hot stamping condition, ICNFT 2018, 5th International Conference on New Forming Technology, 2018-08-18/08-21, Bremen (DE), pp.1, 2018

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