10B21 · SCM435
Based on composition, spheroidizing annealing, wire-drawing reduction ratio, and delivery condition, conduct joint verification of strength and formability.
Professional Capabilities 04 / 05 · Collaborative Development
Materials, tooling and processes,
working together on forming challenges.
Taking into account material condition, spheroidizing annealing, wire drawing, lubrication, and the customer’s forming stations, jointly assess cracking, forming difficulties, and tool-related issues.
The customer’s requirements
Revisiting the entire technical chain based on real forming issues.
Complex deformation or multi-station cold heading
It is necessary to balance material strength, ductility, cross-sectional changes, and deformation distribution among stations.
Cracking and forming difficulties
Defect locations, material microstructure, surface conditions, and processing records should be combined to progressively identify influencing factors.
Mutual Influence Between Material and Tooling Conditions
Material condition, die working areas, loads, and lubrication conditions should be discussed together.
Development approach
Ensure that every adjustment is backed by validation results.
Collect all issues and records thoroughly.
Cross-reference part drawings, process stations, failure locations, material heat batches, and processing records to establish a shared problem description.
Joint evaluation of materials and processes
Creation Group is responsible for material processing and testing; it collaborates with steel mills, die suppliers, and customers to evaluate material conditions and forming routes.
Verify jointly through test specimens and actual forming
Compare cold-upsetting, metallographic and mechanical test results with the customer’s multi-station forming results to evaluate each adjustment.
Projects and Case Studies
Moving from material properties to real-world forming performance
Current projects include high-strength and large-strain forming, as well as preformed shaped materials and die collaboration.
Complex parts such as seat belt locking blocks
Tracing back from the component to determine the material cross-section, forming stations, and tooling requirements, jointly evaluating pre-formed material solutions.
Cold-upsetting tests and material testing provide supporting evidence; the forming results of the actual part must still be confirmed by the customer under the relevant process conditions.
Verification and Confirmation
Confirm materials and solutions using supporting evidence.
- Verification of Material Composition, Microstructure, Hardness, and Surface
- Correlate defect locations with station records
- Cold-upsetting tests and mechanical-property verification
- Confirmation of the customer’s actual forming results and adjustment effects
Initiate project communication
Bring this information along to make technical discussions more precise.
For materials already available, initial discussions can proceed; any unclear conditions will be further confirmed by both parties.
- Part Drawings, Process Layouts, and Processing Conditions
- Cracks or abnormal samples and their locations
- Material Heat Batch, Testing, and Processing Records
- Die information, lubrication status, and adjustment history
Creation Group handles wire and shaped wire processing and quality control, while forming and die validation are conducted collaboratively by relevant stakeholders. The causes of issues and the effectiveness of improvements must be confirmed through evidence and project verification.
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