公开(公告)号：US20050061424A1

公开(公告)日：2005-03-24

申请号：US10485182

申请日：2002-08-07

申请人： Michael Ackerman ,  Terry Flower ,  Allan Keevil ,  Jerome Way ,  Alan Jocelyn ,  Douglas Nash ,  Aravinda Kar

发明人： Michael Ackerman ,  Terry Flower ,  Allan Keevil ,  Jerome Way ,  Alan Jocelyn ,  Douglas Nash ,  Aravinda Kar

IPC分类号： B21D26/055 ,  B23K26/00 ,  B32B1/00 ,  B29C47/00

CPC分类号： B21D26/055

摘要： A method of forming a workpiece (18) comprises: holding the workpiece adjacent a mould (20); using a laser (30) to heat at least a part of the workpiece to a temperature sufficient to induce superplasticity; and applying a fluid pressure to the workpiece, so that it takes the shape of the mould. This has the advantage that the superplastic properties of the material can be used to form the workpiece precisely to the required shape, without needing to heat all of the processing chamber to the superplastic temperature. Before using the laser to heat the workpiece to its superplastic temperature, the laser can be used to heat the whole of the workpiece to a substantially uniform temperature to anneal it. Similarly, after using the laser to superplastically form the workpiece, the laser is used to heat the whole of the workpiece to a substantially uniform temperature to remove any residual stresses. This has the advantage that the whole of the forming can be carried out as a single process, in a single processing apparatus.

摘要翻译： 一种形成工件（18）的方法包括：将工件保持在模具（20）附近; 使用激光器（30）将至少一部分工件加热到足以引起超塑性的温度; 并向工件施加流体压力，从而使其具有模具的形状。 这具有这样的优点：材料的超塑性能可用于将工件精确地形成为所需形状，而不需要将所有的处理室加热到超塑性温度。 在使用激光将工件加热到其超塑性温度之前，激光可用于将整个工件加热至基本均匀的温度以退火。 类似地，在使用激光器超塑性地形成工件之后，使用激光器将整个工件加热到基本均匀的温度以去除任何残余应力。 这具有以下优点：整个成型可以在单个处理装置中作为单个工艺进行。

公开(公告)号：US20090295040A1

公开(公告)日：2009-12-03

申请号：US12453838

申请日：2009-05-22

申请人： Michael Colin Ackerman ,  Terry Flower ,  Allan Keevil ,  Jerome Way ,  Alan Jocelyn ,  Douglas Nash ,  Aravinda Kar

发明人： Michael Colin Ackerman ,  Terry Flower ,  Allan Keevil ,  Jerome Way ,  Alan Jocelyn ,  Douglas Nash ,  Aravinda Kar

IPC分类号： B29C51/42

CPC分类号： B21D26/055

摘要： A method of forming a workpiece (18) comprises: holding the workpiece adjacent a mould (20); using a laser (30) to heat at least a part of the workpiece to a temperature sufficient induce superplasticity; and applying a fluid pressure to the workpiece, so that it takes the shape of the mould. This has the advantage that the superplastic properties of the material can be used to form the workpiece precisely to the required shape, without needing to heat all of the processing chamber to the superplastic temperature. Before using the laser to heat the workpiece to its superplastic temperature, the laser can be used to heat the whole of the workpiece to a substantially uniform temperature to anneal it. Similarly, after using the laser to superplastically form the workpiece, the laser is used to heat the whole of the workpiece to a substantially uniform temperature to remove any residual stresses. This has the advantage that the whole of the forming can be carried out as a single process, in a single processing apparatus.

摘要翻译： 一种形成工件（18）的方法包括：将工件保持在模具（20）附近; 使用激光器（30）将至少一部分工件加热到足以引起超塑性的温度; 并向工件施加流体压力，从而使其具有模具的形状。 这具有这样的优点：材料的超塑性能可用于将工件精确地形成为所需形状，而不需要将所有的处理室加热到超塑性温度。 在使用激光将工件加热到其超塑性温度之前，激光可用于将整个工件加热至基本均匀的温度以退火。 类似地，在使用激光器超塑性地形成工件之后，使用激光将整个工件加热到基本上均匀的温度以去除任何残余应力。 这具有以下优点：整个成型可以在单个处理装置中作为单个工艺进行。