The Experimental Determination of the Friction Stress between the Semi-Product and the Active Plate at the Multiaxial Forging of Copper

Abstract

The paper aims the determination of the friction force by means of external friction stress, at the severe plastic deformation processing using cyclic closed-die forging method. It is known that the total force used at the severe plastic deformation by the method of multiaxial forging is being composed by the deformation force itself and the friction force between the semi-product and the deformation tools. Once the friction stresses known, for a certain material, one can determine the friction force corresponding for a given deformation of a semi-product of a particular shape and sizes. By means of the flowing curve of the semi-product material one can determine the deformation force, which together with the friction force give the total necessary force for a deformation and so one can choose the necessary equipment for the processing of the material by severe plastic deformation. For this purpose it has been severely plastic deformed by the method of multiaxial forging, a semi-product having the sizes 10x10x20 mm, the finished part having the same sizes and shape. It has been measured the deformation force and the extraction force of the finished part from the cavity of the active plate, the late being used for the determination of the friction stress between the semi-product and the active plate.