Investigation on Ultra-high Temperature Forging Process Based on DEFORM-3D Simulation

Abstract Green manufacturing and forming technology is becoming increasingly important in modern industry. In this study, a new forging technology with the ultra-high temperature demoulding is introduced, in which conventional reheating process could be avoided. The DEFORM-3D software simulated the forging process and the temperature fields were obtained. The traditional forging process was simulated when the initial forging temperature was 1220℃. The highest temperature of the ingot in the new forging technology was about 200℃ higher than that of the traditional forging process. We cut the ingot longitudinally along the centerline. Nine points on the axis of the cutting plane and nine points on the radial direction were selected. The equivalent stress and the equivalent strain of these points were compared respectively under the two forging processes by using the particle tracking method. The variation laws of the equivalent stress and the equivalent strain with the reduction were obtained. According to the variation laws, the typical points which were easy to crack under two different forging processes were found. Based on the flow stress-strain curve calculated by the software JMatPro®, the new forging technology could avoid hot cracking.