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<p>The automobile sector has been making increasing efforts to reduce the weight of automobiles, aiming at mitigating pollutant gas emissions. The use of innovative concepts, such as bimetallic components, has become attractive because it makes it possible to increase the strength-to-weight ratio of the components. In this study, the hot forging of a bimetallic crosshead is investigated. In the process, a billet with a cylindrical core of the magnesium alloy AZ61 is enclosed with a hollow cylinder of the aluminum alloy AA 6351 and forged at 400°C. The objective is to reconcile the low density of Mg alloys with the high corrosion resistance of Al alloys. In parallel, a finite element analysis of the process was carried out.</p>
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The automobile sector has been making increasing efforts to reduce the weight of automobiles, aiming at mitigating pollutant gas emissions. The use of innovative concepts, such as bimetallic components, has become attractive because it makes it possible to increase the strength-to-weight ratio of the components. In this study, the hot forging of a bimetallic crosshead is investigated. In the process, a billet with a cylindrical core of the magnesium alloy AZ61 is enclosed with a hollow cylinder of the aluminum alloy AA 6351 and forged at 400°C. The objective is to reconcile the low density of Mg alloys with the high corrosion resistance of Al alloys. In parallel, a finite element analysis of the process was carried out.

Numerical and Experimental Analysis of the Forging of a Bimetallic Crosshead

Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS)

Advances in Materials Science

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The automobile sector has been making increasing efforts to reduce the weight of automobiles, aiming at mitigating pollutant gas emissions. The use of...

Numerical and Experimental Analysis of the Forging of a Bimetallic Crosshead

Published Online: Dec 20, 2023

Page range: 37 - 47

Received: Aug 14, 2023

Accepted: Oct 20, 2023

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/adms-2023-0021

Keywords
finite element analysis, bimetallic, crosshead

© 2023 André Rosiak et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Numerical and Experimental Analysis of the Forging of a Bimetallic Crosshead

Published Online: Dec 20, 2023

Page range: 37 - 47

Received: Aug 14, 2023

Accepted: Oct 20, 2023

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/adms-2023-0021

Keywordsfinite element analysis, bimetallic, crosshead

© 2023 André Rosiak et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Keywords
finite element analysis, bimetallic, crosshead