The conventional forging process applied to carbon steel to form a hex-head plug fitting used in thermo-hydraulic applications was studied by means of experimental tests and numerical simulations. The variations of forging parameters necessary to adapt the process to AISI 304L and DSS 2205 were also investigated. The microstructural evolution of steels before and after deformation was analyzed by means of optical microscope (OM) and Field-Emission Gun Environmental Scanning Electron Microscope (FEG-ESEM) equipped with Electron Back-Scattered Diffraction (EBSD). Numerical and experimental results were found in good agreement and provided the basis for the industrial production of a new stainless steel forged component.
Numerical process simulation and microstructural evolution of carbon and stainless steel forged components
BASSAN, FABIO;FERRO, PAOLO;BONOLLO, FRANCO
2015
Abstract
The conventional forging process applied to carbon steel to form a hex-head plug fitting used in thermo-hydraulic applications was studied by means of experimental tests and numerical simulations. The variations of forging parameters necessary to adapt the process to AISI 304L and DSS 2205 were also investigated. The microstructural evolution of steels before and after deformation was analyzed by means of optical microscope (OM) and Field-Emission Gun Environmental Scanning Electron Microscope (FEG-ESEM) equipped with Electron Back-Scattered Diffraction (EBSD). Numerical and experimental results were found in good agreement and provided the basis for the industrial production of a new stainless steel forged component.
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