Clean forming of stainless steel and titanium products by lubricious oxides

Irma Heikkilä, Boel Wadman, Håkan Thoors, Niels Bay

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    Abstract

    Big social benefits can be attained through increased use of stainless steel or titanium in new sheet metal applications. Unfortunately, forming of these materials is often a challenging and costly operation, that can lead to environmental and health problems when solving the technical limitations. One possible method to overcome these problems is to use an oxide layer with optimised properties to reduce friction during forming, either as a substitute to lubricants, or acting as a conversion layer for environmental friendly lubricants. The most beneficial group of oxides for low friction is called lubricious oxides with a rutile crystal structure. Oxides of Ti, Mo, V, and Zn can build rutiles under certain contact temperatures during rolling and forming. The aim of this investigation is to evaluate if oxides designed on metal sheets display a lubricious effect under conditions similar to industrial forming processes. Preliminary evaluations show a beneficial influence of two oxides types, on stainless steel and on titanium. More work is needed to test the lubricating effect in other forming operations and to analyse the sustainability aspects for products manufactured with this alternative surface.
    Original languageEnglish
    Title of host publicationProceedings of NORDTRIB
    Number of pages6
    Publication date2012
    ISBN (Print)978-82-14-05270-1
    Publication statusPublished - 2012
    Event15th Nordic Symposium on Tribology: NordTrib 2012 - Trondheim, Norway
    Duration: 12 Jun 201215 Jun 2012
    Conference number: 15
    http://www.ntnu.no/nordtrib
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    Conference15th Nordic Symposium on Tribology
    Number15
    Country/TerritoryNorway
    CityTrondheim
    Period12/06/201215/06/2012
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