Two Piece Compaction Die Design

Coffey, Ethan N¹ 

[1] ORNL

关键词: DIES;    DESIGN;    EUROPIUM OXIDES;    PLATES;    RECOMMENDATIONS;    STRESS ANALYSIS;    TANTALUM;    CAVITIES;    WALLS;    COMPACTING;   

DOI  :  10.2172/974225
RP-ID  :  ORNL/TM-2010/48
PID  :  OSTI ID: 974225
Others  :  Other: KC0402020
Others  :  ERKCR01
Others  :  TRN: US201009%%1

学科分类：工程和技术（综合）

美国|英语

来源: SciTech Connect

【 摘 要 】

Compaction dies used to create europium oxide and tantalum control plates were modeled using ANSYS 11.0. Two-piece designs were considered in order to make the dies easier to assemble than the five-piece dies that were previously used. The two areas of concern were the stresses at the interior corner of the die cavity and the distortion of the cavity wall due to the interference fit between the two pieces and the pressure exerted on the die during the compaction process. A successful die design would have stresses less than the yield stress of the material and a maximum wall distortion on the order of 0.0001 in. Design factors that were investigated include the inner corner radius, the value of the interference fit, the compaction force, the size of the cavity, and the outer radius and geometry of the outer ring. The results show that for the europium oxide die, a 0.01 in. diameter wire can be used to create the cavity, leading to a 0.0055 in. radius corner, if the radial interference fit is 0.003 in. For the tantalum die, the same wire can be used with a radial interference fit of 0.001 in. Also, for the europium oxide die with a 0.003 in. interference fit, it is possible to use a wire with a diameter of 0.006 in. for the wire burning process. Adding a 10% safety factor to the compaction force tends to lead to conservative estimates of the stresses but not for the wall distortion. However, when the 10% safety factor is removed, the wall distortion is not affected enough to discard the design. Finally, regarding the europium oxide die, when the cavity walls are increased by 0.002 in. per side or the outer ring is made to the same geometry as the tantalum die, all the stresses and wall distortions are within the desired range. Thus, the recommendation is to use a 0.006 in. diameter wire and a 0.003 in. interference fit for the europium oxide die and a 0.01 in. diameter wire and a 0.001 in. interference fit for the tantalum die. The dies can also be made to have the same outer geometry if desired.