METHOD FOR MAKING FLANGED SLEEVES Russian patent published in 2005 - IPC

FIELD: plastic working of metals, possibly in forging shops of metallurgical and machine engineering plants for making motor vehicle wheels and similar products.

SUBSTANCE: method comprises steps of preparing initial axially symmetrical blank and piercing dead seat along axis of blank; forming intermediate semi-finished product in the form of cup with shaped bottom, wall, thickened portion in zone of wall-bottom transition restricted at inner side of cup by surface of revolution, by annular protrusion of outer end of bottom and by flange of end of wall; forming flange of wall due to applying axial effort to its end while increasing thickness of wall near its end at constant diametrical dimensions at inner side; then finally shaping blank at deforming annular protrusion of cup bottom to other flange and expanding from inside end portion of wall. Expression is given for relating geometry parameters of initial and final blanks. Then formed sleeves are subjected to heat treatment and mechanical working.

EFFECT: enhanced quality of ready products due to providing rational structure of fibers at deforming blank and due to enhanced strength characteristics of fibers in condition of cyclic loading during exploitation.

3 dwg, 1 ex