Bending forming of lightweight large diameter thin-walled aluminum alloy aviation tube

Abstract

To improve the forming quality of lightweight aviation tubes, the influence of different tube specifications, forming requirements and process parameters on bending forming of large diameter thin-walled (LDTW) LF2M aluminum alloy tubes (AATs) was studied. A finite element analysis model for LDTW AAT bending was established and verified. The results show that with the increase of mandrel extension length [Formula: see text], the wall-thinning ratio tends to increase. With the increase of [Formula: see text], the overall wall-thickening ratio decreases. With the increase of [Formula: see text], the ovality decreases first and then increases. The bending radius has a great influence on wall thickness variation. It has great significance to guide the bending forming of lightweight LDTW aluminum alloy aviation tube.