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Manufacturing of Lightweight Components by Metal Forming
Manufacturing of Lightweight Components by Metal Forming
Abstract
Due to constantly increasing ecological concerns and demands for higher performance, lightweight construc-
tion is a key factor to success mainly in the transportation sector but also in general engineering, machine-
tools, and architecture. This paper deals with current and future contributions of forming technology to the
manufacture of lightweight components and structures. As design, materials, and manufacturing processes
have to be considered integratively, it is pointed out which issues arise in the production of load adapted de-
signs and using high strength materials. Frame and shell structure concepts as well as their related forming
processes are presented. Finally, fields of further research are identified.
Keywords:
Metal forming, material property, lightweight construction
adequate parameters in the very small process window, Tribology: different surface textures and coatings lead
as well as to different friction in deep drawing processes thus in-
fluencing the forming result. Varying friction coefficients
require adaptive strategies;
Mechanical properties: the forming behavior cannot
directly be estimated from both single materials. The
Figure 6: Comparison between plastic Figure 8: Cross section and yield stress
and steel tank [42]. after flexible rolling [19].
higher strength and lower ductility of the weld seam to a continuously varying sheet thickness (1.02-1.22mm)
cause much smaller yield strains in the tensile test of and strength required an individually designed die. Using
probes with a longitudinal seam, combined with a dif- a regular punch, local variations of the die height preset a
ferent failure mode; varying punch displacement in order to compensate the
Material flow: Due to different wall thicknesses, the material behavior. Furthermore, for short transitions, a
binder force is only applied to the thicker sheet area. segmented rapid tooling die was manufactured by laser
This leads to wrinkling and cracks especially in the weld cutting v-shaped lamellas that were individually adapted.
seam. Moreover, the material in the flange preferably Conventional steel wheels are still the cheapest in the
flows in the milder part of the blank. Therefore, different market (about 20 US$), compared to cast aluminum
tool concepts for tailored blanks are necessary. wheels (about 40 US$) or even forged aluminum wheels
The flexible rolling process on the other hand allows the (about 70 US$). The disadvantage of heavier steel
production of blanks with almost arbitrary thickness dis- wheels can be compensated by a better material distribu-
tributions in the rolling direction by varying the rolling gap. tion in the rim and the use of high strength alloys. A vary-
Hereby, multiple local sheet thicknesses can be ideally ing thickness over the rim can either be achieved by
adapted to the load. Due to work hardening in the flexible flowforming or the use tailored strips.
rolling, the yield stress increases according to the cross- While spinning the rim, a defined seamless thickness
section reduction (Figure 8). Applying a dome height test distribution can be manufactured by a radial motion of the
using a hemispherical punch, tailor rolled blanks (TRB) forming tool towards the mandrel thus reducing the wall
with a thickness transition length above 40mm reached thickness (Figure 11). In an application for a 15x6 base
the same dome height as a regular blank. This is a great wheel of a mid size car, the rim was manufactured from a
advantage compared to tailor welded blanks due to 2.29mm thick sheet, with a spun thinned area of 1.55mm
ductility reasons mentioned above [45]. thickness using a microalloy steel (Figure 12). This re-
Manufactured from such TRB, first prototype applications duces the weight of the wheel by 20%. [7]
and even a mass-produced part are examined. A weight By the use of tailored strips (narrow tailored welded
reduction of 25% compared to a regular sheet was blanks with multiple thicknesses) rolled into a tubular
reached for a Mercedes-Benz E-class cross member shape, a similar weight reduction can be achieved under
(Figure 9). This part has been stamped successfully from economical conditions [43].
TRB with thicknesses of 0.8mm and 1.25mm in tools
Forging
originally designed for TWB. In order to nevertheless
match the specific tools, the shortest producible thick- With the improved material structure of forged work-
ness transitions were chosen. An optimal lightweight pieces, the forming technology provides advantages over
design would have been achieved if longer, load-adapted competing cutting processes. Especially for the produc-
transitions were used that then, however, would have tion of bevel gears, forged components offer higher
required a new tool set. [19, 451 strength and precision accuracy that lead to a power
density improved by 25% compared to conventionally
For the manufacture of a bumper made from stainless
machined gears as
steel TRB, the air bending on a press brake and the
profile bending on a three-roll-bending machine was the grain flow in the formed teeth is parallel to the load
investigated (Figure 10). lnhomogeneous springback due direction (Figure 13),
no fibres are open in areas of high load,
and ideal contact pattern can be achieved as all apexes
of all gears of the differential are in the exact same
point, and
Figure 10: Bumper made from Figure 12: Microalloy wheel with non-uniform
tailor rolled blank [20]. wall thickness in the rim [7].
the surface hardness is increased alloy EN-AW7055-T77 e.g. shows a yield stress of
The increased power density can be used for smaller and 603 MPa. This progress resulted largely from tighter
lighter components. In addition, conventionally manufac- control over impurity levels and improvements in ther-
tured gears and gear box end pieces are designed with momechanical and heat-treatment practices. [50]
the cutting clearance for the hobbing of the splines. This With rapid solidification processes (RSP) like spray
run-out length is necessary for machining but not for deposition or meltspinning, alloys with even higher yield
forming. As a consequence, the cutting clearance can be stresses become possible. At spray deposition, the mol-
avoided thus saving additional weight and space (Fig- ten aluminum is sprayed on a rotating table thus growing
ure 14). [47, 481 a cylindrical billet. Hereby, materials that tend to segrega-
The technological, ecological, and economical benefits of tion in casting processes can be produced. It is even
forged gears have led to a broad market. But the gears possible to add powders to the spray that would not blend
require a precision forging process to meet the required with the molten matrix. During the meltspinning RSP,
tolerances. This is usually achieved by a hot forging and molten aluminum hits a fast rotating wheel and almost
a subsequent cold coining operation. In order to apply instantaneously releases a continuous metal ribbon at
this forming technology to helical gears, a wide knowl- room temperature. This ribbon is converted into flakes
edge of the essential process variables is necessary due and finally into an extrusion product. At RSP, the sudden
to the more complex tooth geometry and the higher sur- temperature drop that takes place at a rate of more than
face quality required. Therefore, the demands on the 106"Cs-'. Due to this rapid quenching, a very small grains
precision forging process increase. Especially slug mass, size of about 2vm in comparison to a conventional alloy
the slug temperature, and the energy of the forging press with a grain size of about 100vm is produced. The yield
have an important influence on the gear quality and the strength (RSA-707) reaches 800MPa while the fracture
tool stresses. By underfilling the tool edges not lowering elongation drops down to 2-5% compared to 10-14% of a
the tool function, a significant reduction of the tool pres- conventional EN-AW7075 alloy. [51]
sure, tool wear, and tool life can be achieved. [49] Increased strength and lowered ductility requires devel-
opments in aluminum forming technology. The field of
2.2 Aluminum ongoing research can be divided into
In aircraft applications, weight saving enables longer or improvements in massive forming,
faster flights while at the same time consuming less fuel.
Commercial flying therefore becomes ecologically and use of tailored blanks,
economically more reasonable by allowing larger air- forming at elevated temperatures, and
crafts. As aluminum alloys have been the most widely
superplastic forming.
used structural material in aircrafts for several decades,
new alloys and engineered materials are emerging. Low- Massive forming
density al uminum-lithium alloys, powder-metal Iurgy-
The application of cold formed aluminum parts is signifi-
processed 7000 series alloys, the aluminum based MMC,
cantly increasing due to good formability and high
and metal-polymer hybrid composites have the potential
strength in the final product. Machined steel products are
to replace the conventional 2000, 6000, and 7000 series replaced as e.g. in the case of a steering column (Fig-
alloys. Demands for higher strength led to the develop- ure 15). Made from EN-AW6082, this part is backward
ment of several new EN-AW7075 derivative alloys. The
can extruded followed by successive ironing operations
reducing the wall thickness down to 1.5mm thus enabling
a final forming of the bellow. This complex product design
not only allows a very lightweight component. As added
value beyond the reduction of weight, the design results
into improved security of the driver as a side bending of
the steering column is possible in case of an accident.
[521
In fact, cold forging allows for net shape forming with no
or very few machining and finishing operations. But high
forging pressures considerably lower tool life and the
lower formability at room temperature reduces the poten-
tial complexity of shape in cold forging. In case of a wheel
suspension arm, aluminum hot forgings replace conven-
Figure 13: Comparison of a cut (left) tionally formed welded steel sheets. Over the past two
and a formed (right) bevel gear [47]. decades, the product complexity more and more in-
creases in order to save weight and space. In order to
furthermore improve material characteristics and concur-
rently reduce process steps and production time, the
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HM =Hydromechanical deep-drawi ng
0 DD: EN-AW 5083 punch diameter: 100mm
X DD: EN-AW 6016 die radius : 7mm
0 HM: EN-AW 5083 punch radius : 7mm
0 HM: EN-AW 6016 punch velocity : 5mmk
Figure 18: Increase of limiting drawing ratio by deep
drawing and hydro mechanical deep drawing
at elevated temperatures [63].
taken into account, reliable strain values could be com-
puted [64]. Another method to determine flow curves at Figure 19: Superplastic formed aluminum sheets [66].
elevated temperatures is the hydraulic bulge test. In
comparison to the tensile test, it allows higher true of about 2-3 times. Furthermore, in a combined process,
strains. Furthermore, it is in better accordance with deep sheet metal blanks are first conventionally deep drawn to
drawing operation as two-dimensional stresses are ap- some extent. Then, the final forming step is carried out
plied. Besides flow stresses, also friction and heat trans- within the same die set with QPF. [31, 671
fer coefficients have to be considered in order to deter- Another approach arranges the SPF in the first place with
mine suitable tool and process parameters by means of a subsequent hydro mechanical deep drawing. Hereby,
FEM simulation. [65] SPF produces a preform without work hardening that can
Experiments show that the LDR in deep drawing is in- afterwards be formed into the final shape. Due to the cold
creased from 2.1 to 2.8 by using a heated flange area at forming in the second step, increased work hardening
a temperature of 300°C. The same increase in LDR can and superior accuracy of shape is expected. [68, 691
be achieved in hydro mechanical deep drawing already at As the flow stress is a function of temperature besides
a temperature of 200°C (Figure 18). The lower tempera- strain and strain rate, an exact control of the temperature
ture is specifically of importance regarding problems with during the forming process is necessary to avoid local
thermal lubricants and the tendency for pick-ups. [63] necking due to flow stress gradients. A variation should
not exceed f5K. With special fibreboards used as ther-
Superplastic Forming
mal insulation between die and press, a temperature
At very low strain rates, extremely high deformation de- deviation below f0.5K was obtained. [70]
grees at low stresses are possible that exceed conven-
tional forming processes by far. Using gas pressure, this By applying the SPF to tailor welded blanks, an even
so-called superplastic forming (SPF) is carried out at more detailed, more complex and lighter component can
elevated temperatures where ductility is anyhow in- be produced. One significant complication that occurs is
creased relative to room temperature. Although not the behavior of the weld seam. While the process pa-
common in ordinary metal alloys, most aluminum alloys rameters can control the superplastic behavior of the
exhibit a superplastic behavior depending on metallurgi- uniform sheet parts, substantial grain growth in the seam
cal structure (grain size about IOVm), temperature due to the welding process prevents the local SPF.
(35O0C-55O0C),and strain rate (about IO-5-10-2s-1). Due Hence, the deformation mechanisms during SPF will
to the lack of work hardening, enhanced ductility, and cause flow stress differences between the weld and the
significantly reduced springback, SPF allows for complex sheet material. [71]
shapes to be manufactured. Especially the complex Uniaxial tensile tests carried out under SPF conditions
aerodynamic shapes are often difficult to produce using examined differences in the flow curves between speci-
conventional forming methods. Using SPF, dimensionally men without a weld seam, with a longitudinal seam, and
accurate and high strength panels can be produced in- with a transverse seam. The transverse-weld specimen
cluding three dimensional ribbed stiffening panels. This exhibited strain in the sheet material uninfluenced by the
enables thinner and therefore lighter sheets to be used. seam, thus behaving like to two monolithic specimen
[661 undergoing series loading but separated by the weld. At
Unfortunately, the slow strain rates result in long cycle higher tensile stresses, the longitudinal-weld specimen
times. Therefore, SPF is currently used only for low vol- exhibited a significantly lower elongations of about 40-
ume production like aerospace applications, trains or 60% compared to 220-360% of the parent material.
niche vehicles (Figure 19). For the use in automotive Therefore, the flow stress and ductility incompatibilities
mass production, a strain rate 100 times higher is re- have to be taken into account during component design.
quired as such a rate can result in a production rate [711
above 20 pieces per hour. Conventional deep drawing is 2.3 Magnesium
even another 10 times higher but it often requires a se-
First applications of magnesium at Volkswagen started in
ries of progressive double die sets in comparison to SPF
the 1950s and reached its climax in 1972 with a 42,000
where only a single die is used. At quick plastic forming
tons yearly consumption. Primarily, engine and gearbox
(QPF), the gas pressure increases at an appropriate
casings from cast magnesium alloys AS41 and AZ81
temperature within 2-3 minutes instead of 20-30 minutes
were manufactured. Later on, less expensive and techni-
as at SPF. This comes with an increase of gas pressure
400
2 300
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Deformation rate =0.8 l / s
Figure 32: Complex 3D bending of tubes [I021 Figure 33: Adaptive stretch bending [104, 1391
by rounding during extrusion are better than those of bent
profiles:
High accuracy of shape is possible: As the process
shows basically no springback, curved profiles with
highest contour accuracy can be manufactured.
Minimal cross-section deformation: The curvature of the
profile is formed inside the die where the cross-section
is still guided through the bearing. Therefore, the cross-
section deformation of rounded and straight profiles are
almost equal.
Reduced residual stresses: As there is basically no
springback at rounding during extrusion, no forming in-
duced residual stresses remain. Only very low thermally
induced stresses remain in the profile.
Unreduced formability: Rounding during extrusion is an
Figure 34: Process principle rounding during extrusion integrated forming process leading to no reduction of
the outer side of the profile leads to a lower friction formability. Subsequent forming operations like hydro-
force. forming can therefore make use of unchanged material
properties. Furthermore, even highest strength alloys
Both effects result in a velocity profile of the material flow like sprayformed aluminum or magnesium can be pro-
that is different from conventional straight extrusion. The duced into curved profiles. [106, 1071
material velocity on the inner side of the profile is lower
than on the outer side. This causes the profile to exit the Still, the exact positioning of the guiding tool is crucial to
die in a rounded shape. As a consequence, rounding manufacture profiles with extremely narrow contour toler-
during extrusion is not a bending process. Referring to ances. In order to obtain a process control for the tool
DIN 8586, bending is defined as a forming process where position, a contact-free online radii sensor that deter-
plasticity mainly results from a moment applied. The mines the curvature by means of three laser sensors has
contour radius of the curved profile hereby is solely de- been developed. By variably CNC-adjusting the guiding
termined by the position of the guiding tool in relation to tool over the extruded length, a profile with a variable
the die. Process or material related parameters like ex- curvature can be extruded (Figure 35). Resulting forces
trusion temperature, velocity, or alloy generally do not in the strand due to the acceleration by the tool can be
influence the profile curvature. The position of the guiding calculated and compensated to a certain degree. [I081
tool necessary for a desired radius therefore can be This process is currently in development to achieve an
geometrically calculated. industrially safe process chain including high precision
While rounding during extrusion, plasticity results from curved extrusion, automated cutting and handling opera-
the extrusion process itself, not from the lateral force. tions, and an extrusion press design dedicated especially
Therefore, the properties of curved profiles manufactured to rounding during extrusion. [I091
As magnesium provides low ductility at room temperature
(ref. 2.3), conventional cold bending of magnesium pro-
files if limited. However, a very fine grain size of about
5pm achieved by drawing and annealing of magnesium
tubes allows for the bending at a radius-diameter-ratio
down to 2.8 without fracture [IIO]. As an alternative, a
warm bending process can be applied. Due to the par-
ticular forming mechanism by changing the material flow
inside the die instead of bending the profile afterwards,
rounding during extrusion also allows for the production
of curved magnesium profiles, providing a very high po-
tential for lightweight applications.
Sheet metal members of a frame structure are conven-
tionally deep drawn using a rigid punch and a rigid die.
For double half shell workpieces, two sheets have to be
individually formed using at least four rigid tools. In con-
Audi A8
Audi A2
and deep drawn FSW part (right) [TWI]. different joining principles (right) [135, 1361
applied. Joining by forming is an alternative to estab-
lished resistance or arc welding techniques especially in
case of limited fusion weldability. Mechanical welding
processes like stir and inertia friction welding have
advantages as a solid state process, clinching and
riveting are also applicable to hybrid structures [128], and
electro-magnetic forming in addition provides a high
velocity and contact free forming principle.
Friction stir welding
Developed by TWI, friction stir welding (FSW) uses a
wear resistant rotating tool which moves along the joint Figure 45: Structural joining B-pillar to rocker (left),
between two components. The tool shoulder being in prototype vehicle (right) [136].
close contact with the surface plastifies the material be-
neath while the tool pin traverses through the joint line workpiece are determined by the current density and the
thus creating heat by friction (Figure 43 left). As a solid magnetic flux density. [I341
phase process, FSW operates below the melting point of Amongst others, tubular components can be narrowed or
the workpiece material. It can weld all aluminum and expanded by this forming process. This forming can be
magnesium alloys, including joining dissimilar alloys and used to join two workpieces (Figure 44). As only one of
those materials that cannot be conventionally fusion the parts has to be primarily formed, the other workpiece
welded such as aluminum-lithium alloys. No shielding gas to be joined may consist of an arbitrary material. There-
or filler is required. Material properties of welded alumi- fore, electro-magnetic joining offers advantages in the
num alloys show tensile strength similar to the parent joining of hybrid structures.
material after heat treatment although full elongation is As electro-magnetic forming is a process where extreme
not restored. [129, 1301 strain rates of IO4s-’ and above can be achieved, FEM-
As the weld seam still shows good formability and energy simulations cannot make use of the generally employed
absorption for crashworthiness, FSW sheet metal blanks material behavior data gained by e.g. tensile tests. In
can be easily used as tailored blanks for deep drawing order to overcome this restriction, it is proposed to de-
(Figure 43 right) or spinning [131]. termine relationships between stress and strain and,
even more important, between stress and strain rate by
Inertia friction welding an iterative recursive calculation method matching calcu-
Spindles as a chassis component serve as the main lated deformations to measured ones obtained through
f’nterface between non-driven wheels and the suspension an electro-magnetic tube compression forming. [ I 351
system. Traditionally, spindles are manufactured by As electro-magnetic forming offers advantages as a cold,
machining a single-piece steel forging or fast, and clean process that supports a flexible assembly
of modular car body structures, this joining technique has
joining a machined steel shaft to an iron spindle
been investigated for feasibility in an a-class car at Ford
The spindle body, however, can be produced in alumi- (Figure 45). [I361
num with a 30% weight reduction while maintaining all
4 NEED FOR FURTHER RESEARCH
structural requirements. Inertia friction welding was ex-
amined as an alternative joining method. In this process, With the effort of achieving more lightweight components,
one component is held stationary while the second is it can be observed and anticipated that materials with
rotated at a controlled velocity. The faying surfaces con- hcreasingly worse forming behavior will have to be dealt
tact each other under the applied pressure and create with, like
heat. The aluminum spindle body becomes plastic at the high strength steel and aluminum,
interface, filling the gap to the shaft. [132, 1331
magnesium,
Electro-magnetic forming titanium,
In electro-magnetic forming, the energy of a pulsed mag-
metal foams, and
netic field is used with a contact free tool to join metals
with a good electrical conductivity, such as aluminum. compound materials like e.g. sandwich panels or metal
The sudden discharge of a high voltage capacitor matrix composites.
through a tool coil causes the generation of an intense Additionally, new alloys and material compositions will
magnetic field inside the coil. This magnetic field in- arise. As a common challenge, those materials exhibit
creases within a few microseconds up to its maximum so decreasing ductility at increasing forming forces. The
that, in turn, an eddy current in the workpiece is induced application of warm forming operations or superplastic
generating a second magnetic field reversely directed to forming therefore will have to continue as these tech-
the tool coil field. The forces acting between tool coil and niques assure the extension of forming limits. Eventually,
localization is a potential solution. Local forming like e.g.
incremental forming or rotary forging, local heating, or bility can decrease maintenance costs if prolonged war-
local heat treating achieve higher strains. Meanwhile, ranties are considered.
new and yet uncommon materials for some products will 5 CLOSING REMARKS
allow new designs that cannot be manufactured with
conventional material e.g. the growing use of stainless Forming technology can substantially contribute to light-
steel of titanium in applications where carbon steel is weight construction. This paper describes necessities
widely employed. and functional aspects if lightweight construction as well
as the common problems in manufacturing lightweight
At the same time, more complex shapes will have to be materials, semi-finished products, components, and
manufactured by forming processes as a consequence of structures. It is pointed out how load adaptation is the
an integrative lightweight construction. Only workpieces central key to success. Therefore, a wide range of solu-
which are ideally adapted to the given load distribution tions are discussed in order to overcome limitations in
and which use the best material available will succeed in forming. Here, innovative processes play a major role.
lightweight construction. Forming processes here will Finally, fields of potential further research are identified
have to ensure feasibility. Furthermore, in order to attain and discussed.
optimal load adaptation of producible workpieces, a com-
bined product and process design by means of finite 6 AC KNOWLEDGE MENT
element simulation or the use of bionic methods is favor- The authors would like to give special thanks to the fol-
able. lowing persons who have contributed to this paper (CIRP
This includes concurrently the use of more complex members denoted by *:
semi-finished products like tailored or hybrid parts. How- N. Bay*
ever, those products require an increased process E. Doege*
knowledge and the observation of different material be-
haviors. Here, adaptive processes and tools and the yet H. Flegel
increasing use of simulation software is advantageous. F. Gabrielli*
Variations in manufacturing processes lead e.g. for ex- P. Groche*
truded profiles to J. Jeswiet*
variations of about 210% in wall thickness because of M. Kiuchi*
the extrusion process and R. Kopp*
variations of about 210% in material properties be- R. Neugebauer*
cause of the quenching conditions.
K. Osakada*
Designing a lightweight workpiece, these variations have
to be observed as a worst case assumption hence giving K. Sieged*
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