Additive Manufacturing of Lattice Structured Hot Stamping Dies with Improved Thermal Performance

Dimitrios Chantzis; Xiaochuan Liu; Denis J. Politis; Liliang Wang

doi:10.3390/psf2022004025

Physical Sciences Forum (Aug 2022)

Additive Manufacturing of Lattice Structured Hot Stamping Dies with Improved Thermal Performance

Dimitrios Chantzis,
Xiaochuan Liu,
Denis J. Politis,
Liliang Wang

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Dimitrios Chantzis: Department of Mechanical Engineering, Imperial College London, Exhibition Road, London SW7 2AZ, UK
Xiaochuan Liu: Department of Mechanical Engineering, Imperial College London, Exhibition Road, London SW7 2AZ, UK
Denis J. Politis: Department of Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering, University of Cyprus, Nicosia 1678, Cyprus
Liliang Wang: Department of Mechanical Engineering, Imperial College London, Exhibition Road, London SW7 2AZ, UK

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3390/psf2022004025
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 4, no. 1
p. 25

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In the present study, a new Design for Additive Manufacturing (DfAM) method for hot stamping dies is evaluated, namely lattice structured. In order to evaluate the benefits of the lattice structured method with regards to the thermal performance, a hot stamping die integrated with a lattice structure and a traditional solid die were additively manufactured. The dies were subsequently tested in the hot stamping of AA7075 aluminium alloy blanks under cyclic loading conditions, with the temperature evolutions, of both the blank and die, being presented. The analysis of the results shows that the lattice structured method has considerably improved the cooling performance of hot stamping dies.

Published in Physical Sciences Forum

ISSN: 2673-9984 (Online)
Publisher: MDPI AG
Country of publisher: Switzerland
LCC subjects: Technology: Technology (General): Mechanical drawing. Engineering graphics; Science: Chemistry: Physical and theoretical chemistry
Website: https://www.mdpi.com/journal/psf

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