HIGH-SPEED HOT EXTRUSION IN HIGH TEMPERATURE MECHANICAL TREATMENT MODE OF BIMETALLIC ROD PARTS OF THE STAMPS

Abstract

Processes of high-speed shaping change and especially high-speed hot extrusion create efficient conditions for treatment of low plastic and difficult-to-form materials which are widely used in tool making production. Due to the fact that high-speed stamping provides accurate billets with increased mechanical properties, it can be used as a technological process for manufacturing rod parts of die tooling operating under the increased loads and high wear. The purpose of the paper is to carry out experimental investigation of the possibility to obtain bimetallic rod stamping tooling by high-speed hot extrusion in high-temperature mode treatment in order to save die steels and improve the quality of the products obtained. Microstructures of the bimetallic compounds obtained with the help of high-speed hot extrusion method for compositions of structural and high-alloy steels have been investigated and their high quality has been proved during the investigations. Dependences of micro-hardness distribution have been established outbound two steel contact plane in the zone of connection that are characterized by a minimum micro-hardness value in the connection joint. Availability of more plastic zone in the contact plane contributes to reduction of residual stresses due to their relaxation in this zone and higher joint strength.

Keywords

• bimetallic rod parts
• die tooling
• high-speed hot extrusion method