Estudo comparativo da estampabilidade da liga de aluminio AA1050 partindo de placas obtidas por vazamento direto e bobinas obtidas por vazamento contínuo. / Comparative study of the deep drawing alloy AA1050 from plates obtained by direct casting and coils obtained by continuos casting.

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DATA DE PUBLICAÇÃO

2010

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Stampability of aluminum alloys is a subject of interest to several industrial sectors because they are largely used in the fabrication of several parts and components. The choice is based upon the stampability and the relative manufacturing capability in relation to other aluminum alloys that contain larger amounts of alloying elements and, consequently, higher mechanical properties. When comparing two solidification processes, namely the direct chill (DC) and the continuous casting (CC) via caster, the CC process historically presents inferior performance for the more critical stampings in these alloys. This study aims at the evaluation of the differences between the fabrication processes (routes) of AA1050 rolled to 1,80mm sheets in the conditions as annealed, rolled and after heat treatment and to characterize their microstructure and texture. Stamping tests have been performed to identify which process presents best stamping performance. To carry out these studies three production lots from the Companhia Brasileira de Alumínio CBA have been employed namely one from the DC method and two other lots from the DC method, one with and one without an intermediate homogenization treatment. All materials have been processed in rolling mills and ovens in an industrial scale. The metallurgical structure has been characterized by optical and electronic microscopy throughout the processes analyzing the intermetallics and precipitate distribution. Tensile tests have been perfumed to identify the evolution of the mechanical properties throughout the process. In the final condition, i.e., after rolling down to 1,80mm and annealing, earing tests, Erichsen drawing tests and anisotropy have been evaluated together with the Forming Limit Diagram( FLD), to evaluate which process presented the best results in terms of formability. In order to understand the changes that occurred, the macrotexture has been studied along the thickness of the rolled sheets. In the final condition, the microtexture of the DC and the CC without homogenization have been compared. Different microstructures have been obtained for the studied processes: the DC material was more homogeneous, both in terms of intemetallic distribution and grain size. The mechanical properties of the CC material, in terms of TS, YS and hardness, were sligthly higher than those for the DC material. Erichsen test showed that the DC material takes higher deformations. Earing tests showed that the CC material without homogeneization presented the best results however the DC material presented better cup height. The textures analyzed for the different process stages were mainly of the Goss , Cube and rotated Cube types. Also some typical shear textures of the Dillamore {4 4 11} and Taylor {11 11 8} types have been observed in cold rolled sheets. The S~ type, which is favourable for the formability of FCC metals, showed up in the final processing stages. The FLD showed that the CC with homogenization presented better results when compared to the other two processing routes. The stamping tests showed that the DC material presents higher drawability while the CC material without homogenization presents lower earing index.

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forming limit diagram alloy aa1050 aluminum textura mechanical working curva limite de conformação liga aa1050 conformação mecânica alumínio texture

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