Influence of Process Parameters on the Height and Performance of Magnesium Alloy AZ91D Internal Thread by Assisted Heating Extrusion

Abstract

The quality of threaded connection is an important factor affecting the service life of equipment. Extruded thread has stronger mechanical properties than traditional cutting thread. The forming of magnesium alloy AZ91D internal thread by electromagnetic induction heating assisted extrusion is a new processing method. In this work, on the basis of this process, the height and performance of internal thread are selected as the evaluation index, and the response surface method is used to analyze the influence of the process parameters on the internal thread performance. The range of process parameters (auxiliary heating temperature, hole diameter, machine tool speed) is determined by slip line and empirical method, the test data are simulated, modeled and compared with the response surface analysis method, and the best mathematical model is selected to establish the regression model, the three-dimensional response surface curve of tooth height rate and maximum tensile force is obtained. Through simulation and prediction, it is found that the hole diameter and auxiliary heating temperature have significant influence on the tooth height rate and maximum tensile force of internal thread, and the order is that the hole diameter is larger than the auxiliary heating temperature than the machine tool speed. The research results show that the measured value of tooth height rate and maximum tensile force are close to the predicted value, and the errors are 1.8% and 2.7% respectively, and the model fits well. The better forming process parameters are as follows: auxiliary heating temperature to be 220 °C, hole diameter to be 11.35 mm, machine tool speed to be200 r/min. under this parameter, the tooth height rate and maximum tensile force to be 89.056% and 38.824 KN. At the same time, it is found that with the increase of thread height, the maximum tensile force of thread is also increasing, and the thread height affects the performance of thread. Finally, the optimal process parameters are obtained by response surface method, which improves the tensile properties of extruded internal threads.