November 2019 Volume 1

INDUSTRY NEWS & CALENDAR

Transfer and deployment of innovative technologies All Forging Foundation supported research is made available to FIA Members via the Online Technical Library. The library also contains past forging relevant research of the Colorado School of Mines Advanced Steel Processing and Products Research Center.

atlas of information comparing the response of each type of steel to process. Junior and senior undergraduate students working on the project will be Yuankang Wang, Pedro Ciacco, Anastasia July, Adam Argentine and Christine Determan. Industry partners include Universal Stainless & Alloy Products, Inc., Ellwood Materials Technologies and GKN Powder Metallurgy. “Characterization of Friction Stir Additive Alloys,” Principle Investigator FIERF Professor Kester Clarke, Colorado School of Mines. Objective of the project is to evaluate the viability of friction stir additive (FSA) manufacturing as a processing pathway to produce alloys with otherwise unachievable properties. Stuart Shirley, a former Finkl Scholarship recipient is working on the project. Industry partners are The Queen City Forging Co. and SCMMetals. “Effect of Processing Variables and Die Geometry on Microstructure of Forged IN718,” Principle Investigator Professor Tushar Borkar, Cleveland State University. The project is particularly interested in the recrystallized grain structure and how it varies depending on the stain induced in the part by the forging process. David Mikhail, junior mechanical engineering student is working on the project. The industry partner is TECT Power. “Laboratory Testbed to Develop ‘Smart’ Robotic Forge Press Tenders,” Principle Investigator Professor Joe Domblesky, Marquette University. Students will build a small scale robotic forging cell that will initially be used to develop an intelligent trim press tender where the technology can be scaled up and used in a forging plant. Senior design team members include Chris Byrne, Haley Neaumann, Lydia Kirsch, Jake Gladysz and Jerry Steele. Walker Forge and Superior Die Set are industry partners.

All documents are now searchable, by title, description and key words.

FIAMember log-in is required. Contact FIA to setup and reset your login: info@forging.org. Reports are organized by topics: Additive Manufacturing Forging Industry Technical Conference Presentations Light Weighting Competing Process Comparisons and Optimization

Defects Design Heat Treatment Heating and Cooling of Stock Job Shop Lean Metallurgy Predictive Maintenance Quality Control Simulation and Modeling Techniques and Systems Tooling and Lubrication

Projects in process: “Modeling of the Forging Process for a Magnesium Alloy Automotive Control Arm” (see page 46), is Talal Paracha’s Master’s Thesis supported by FIERF on the Forging of MagnesiumAlloys for Automotive Applications as an approach to light weighting. “Effect of Processing on the Microstructure-Performance between a 5340 Wrought Steel and a 4340 Selective Laser Melted (SLM) Steel,” Principle Investigator Professor C. Isaac Garcia, University of Pittsburgh. This work proposes to build an

“Enhancing Tool Life by Manipulating the Punch and Die Elastic Strain Field during Forging,” Lead Investigator Professor Gracious Ngaile, North Carolina State University. Reduction in tool-workpiece pressure will in turn decrease tool wear, prolong lubricant effectiveness and reduce thermal loading to the tooling. Daniel Santiago Rodrigues, MS Mechanical Engineering student and Hunter Rollins, Research Assistant are working on the project. Industry partners are Scientific Forming Technologies Corporation and American Axle &Manufacturing.

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