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Optimization of forging process for aviation engine support rings oriented to mechanical performance enhancement
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Published:   2026-03-13
Publication Date:   2026-03-13
Online:   2026-03-13
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To address the issue that the tensile strength and fatigue life of an aviation engine support ring made of 2618 aluminum alloy fail to meet the service requirements after hot working. Electron backscatter diffraction(EBSD) was employed to characterize three distinct microstructural zones appeared on cross section of the aluminum alloy support ring. Comparative analyses of grain morphology, average grain size, recrystallized fraction, grain orientation spread(GOS), and geometrically necessary dislocation(GND) density reveals pronounced differences in recrystallization degrees among the three distinct microstructural zones. The finite element model of the hot forging process of aluminum alloy support ring was established to simulate the distributions of equivalent strain, recrystallized fraction, and average grain size under the original forging process. The results indicate that the heterogeneous recrystallization across the cross section primarily originates from the non-uniform strain distribution during hot forging. An orthogonal experimental design with three factors and three levels, including initial billet temperature, die forging speed, and friction factor, was subsequently adopted to optimize the hot forging parameters of support ring combining with numerical simulation. EBSD characterization of the forged support ring cross section after process optimization was carried out again, and the grain microstructure in all zones was refined compared with the original process. Moreover, tensile properties and fatigue life tests for optimized support ring forging were carried out, and all the indexes meet the design requirements.

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China Classification Code:V263

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[1]XIONG Xian-qing,LIU Can,SU Hai ,et al.Optimization of forging process for aviation engine support rings oriented to mechanical performance enhancement[J].Journal of Plasticity Engineering().

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2026-03-13

Publication Date:  

2026-03-13

Online:  

2026-03-13

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