Simulation Research on Dimensional Stability of Peened Aluminum Alloy Thin-walled Parts Based on Coupled FEM-DEM Model

WANG Fanxing, WANG Zhou, ZENG Siming, SUN Wenge, DUAN Fangfang, GE Jiuzhi, CHEN Yanhua, RIZI Wanguli, GAN Jin

Surface Technology ›› 2025, Vol. 54 ›› Issue (3) : 171-181.

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Surface Technology ›› 2025, Vol. 54 ›› Issue (3) : 171-181. DOI: 10.16490/j.cnki.issn.1001-3660.2025.03.015
Surface Strengthening Technology

Simulation Research on Dimensional Stability of Peened Aluminum Alloy Thin-walled Parts Based on Coupled FEM-DEM Model

  • WANG Fanxing1, ZENG Siming1, DUAN Fangfang1, WANG Zhou2, SUN Wenge3, RIZI Wanguli3, GE Jiuzhi4, CHEN Yanhua5, GAN Jin6
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In order to investigate the effect of shot peening on the residual stress field of aluminum alloy thin-walled parts and the dimensional stability after constraint release, a multi-shots random impact model of thin-walled part and a residual stress release model of peened thin-walled part were established based on ABAQUS finite element software. The accuracy of multi-shots random impact model of thin-walled part in predicting the residual stress field of 7075 aluminum alloy thin-walled parts was verified. The effect of shot velocity, shot diameter, and shot mass flow rate on the residual stress field and dimensional stability of 7075 aluminum alloy thin-walled parts was investigated through the coupled FEM-DEM shot peening and residual stress release integrated model for thin-walled parts. The maximum error between the experimental and simulated residual stresses distribution in depth was within ±16% and the average error was 6%, which verified the good accuracy of residual stress prediction of this model. As the shot velocity increased, the residual stress on the surface of the aluminum alloy thin-walled parts and the deformation of thin-walled parts after constraint release increased. The maximum compressive residual stress was about ?323 MPa when the shot velocity was 100 m/s. As the shot diameter increased, the surface residual stress increased slowly and the depth of the compressive residual stress layer increased obviously. When the shot diameter was 0.8 mm, the depth of the compressive residual stress layer was about 0.42 mm. When the shot diameter was 1.0 mm, the depth of the compressive residual stress layer was 0.64 mm. As the shot mass flow rate increased, the surface residual stress and the deformation of thin-walled parts after constraint release also increased slightly. However, the increasing efficiency of shot mass flow rate decreased gradually, the shot mass flow rate increased from 1.2 kg/min by 150% to 3 kg/min, the maximum residual stress increased by only 9.7%, and the displacement in the Z direction increased by only 13.5% after constraint release. The increment efficiency of increasing the shot mass flow rate on the maximum residual stress and deformation increment after constraint release was lower than that of increasing the shot velocity and shot diameter. Specifically, the shot velocity had the highest efficiency in increasing the values of compressive residual stress and displacement change in Z direction, followed by the increase in shot diameter, and the lowest efficiency in increasing the shot mass flow rate. Generally speaking, with the uniform increase of the three process parameters which are shot velocity, shot diameter and shot mass flow rate, the increasing efficiency of the compressive residual stress caused by shot peening and the displacement change in the Z direction decreases after constraint release. Based on the simulation results, a prediction model linking shot peening effectiveness evaluation parameters and shot peening process parameters is established. A good predictive ability of a multi-shots random impact thin-walled part model and a residual stress release model of peened thin-walled part on the residual stress field before constraint release and the deformation of thin-walled parts after constraint release has been verified. This research provides a digital research approach and practical data support for shot peening strengthening and forming processes of aluminum alloy thin-walled parts.

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shot peening of aluminum alloy thin-walled parts; coupled FEM-DEM model; shot peening forming process; residual stress distribution; dimensional stability

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WANG Fanxing, WANG Zhou, ZENG Siming, SUN Wenge, DUAN Fangfang, GE Jiuzhi, CHEN Yanhua, RIZI Wanguli, GAN Jin. Simulation Research on Dimensional Stability of Peened Aluminum Alloy Thin-walled Parts Based on Coupled FEM-DEM Model[J]. Surface Technology. 2025, 54(3): 171-181
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