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    Superplastic forming is a metalworking process that uses the property of superplasticity to elongate metals beyond 100% of their original size. It involves heating metals like titanium and aluminum to temperatures between 450-900 degrees Celsius to promote superplasticity. Then forming processes like thermoforming, blow forming, and vacuum forming are used to shape the softened metal. This allows for complex shapes to be formed in a single operation with great precision and smooth surfaces. Examples of applications include aircraft parts, sinks, and architectural panels.

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    Superplastic forming is a metalworking process that uses the property of superplasticity to elongate metals beyond 100% of their original size. It involves heating metals like titanium and aluminum to temperatures between 450-900 degrees Celsius to promote superplasticity. Then forming processes like thermoforming, blow forming, and vacuum forming are used to shape the softened metal. This allows for complex shapes to be formed in a single operation with great precision and smooth surfaces. Examples of applications include aircraft parts, sinks, and architectural panels.

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    Superplastic forming is a metalworking process that uses the property of superplasticity to elongate metals beyond 100% of their original size. It involves heating metals like titanium and aluminum to temperatures between 450-900 degrees Celsius to promote superplasticity. Then forming processes like thermoforming, blow forming, and vacuum forming are used to shape the softened metal. This allows for complex shapes to be formed in a single operation with great precision and smooth surfaces. Examples of applications include aircraft parts, sinks, and architectural panels.

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    Superplastic forming is a metalworking process that uses the property of superplasticity to elongate metals beyond 100% of their original size. It involves heating metals like titanium and aluminum to temperatures between 450-900 degrees Celsius to promote superplasticity. Then forming processes like thermoforming, blow forming, and vacuum forming are used to shape the softened metal. This allows for complex shapes to be formed in a single operation with great precision and smooth surfaces. Examples of applications include aircraft parts, sinks, and architectural panels.

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    Superplastic forming

    McGraw-Hill Science & Technology Encyclopedia: Superplastic forming


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    A process for shaping super-plastic materials, a unique class of crystalline materials that exhibit exceptionally high tensile ductility. Superplastic materials may be stretched in tension to elongations typically in excess of 200% and more commonly in the range of 4002000%. There are rare reports of higher tensile elongations reaching as much as 8000%. The high ductility is obtained only for superplastic materials and requires both the temperature and rate of deformation (strain rate) to be within a limited range. The temperature and strain rate required depend on the specific material. A variety of forming processes can be used to shape these materials; most of the processes involve the use of gas pressure to induce the deformation under isothermal conditions at the suitable elevated temperature. The tools and dies used, as well as the superplastic material, are usually heated to the forming temperature. The forming capability and complexity of configurations producible by the processing methods of superplastic forming greatly exceed those possible with conventional sheet forming methods, in which the materials typically exhibit 1050% tensile elongation. See alsoSuperplasticity. There are a number of commercial applications of super-plastic forming and combined superplastic forming and diffusion bonding, including aerospace, architectural, and ground transportation uses. Examples are wing access panels in the Airbus A310 and A320, bathroom sinks in the Boeing 737, turbo-fan-engine cooling-duct components, external window frames in the space shuttle, front covers of slot machines, and architectural siding for buildings. See also Metal forming.

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    Superplastic forming is a metalworking process for forming sheet metal. It works upon the theory of superplasticity, which means that a material can elongate beyond 100% of its original size.[1]

    Contents [hide] 1 Process 2 Advantages & disadvantages

    3 See also 4 References o 4.1 Bibliography

    Process
    To begin with, the material must have an ultra-fine grain size. It is then heated up to promote superplasticity. For titanium this is around 900 C (1,650 F) and for aluminium it is between 450520 C. In this state the material is not very strong so processes that are usually used on plastics can be applied, such as: thermoforming, blow forming, and vacuum forming; it may also be deep drawn.[1]

    Advantages & disadvantages


    The major advantage of this process is that it can form large and complex workpieces in one operation. The finished product has excellent precision and a fine surface finish. It also does not suffer from springback or residual stresses. Products can also be made larger to eliminate assemblies or reduce weight, which is critical in aerospace applications.[2] Lower strength required and less tooling costs. The biggest disadvantage is its slow forming rate. Cycle times vary from two minutes to two hours, therefore it is usually used on lower volume products.[3] Also materials must not be superplastic at service temperatures. More recently, superplasticity has been used to form parts for automotive applications.

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