Research and industrialization of near-net rolling technology used in shaft parts

doi:10.1007/s11465-018-0480-3

Front. Mech. Eng.

2018, Vol. 13

Issue (1) : 17-24 https://doi.org/10.1007/s11465-018-0480-3

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Research and industrialization of near-net rolling technology used in shaft parts

Zhenghuan HU(

), Baoyu WANG, Zhenhua ZHENG

School of Mechanical Engineering, University of Science and Technology Beijing, Beijing 100083, China

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Abstract

Shaft part rolling is an efficient and green near-net shaping technology offering many advantages, including high production efficiency, high material utilization rate, high product quality, and excellent production environment. In this paper, the features of shaft part rolling are introduced along with the working principles of two main shaft part rolling technologies, namely, cross wedge rolling (CWR) and skew rolling (SR). In relation to this technology, some R&D achievements gained by the University of Science and Technology Beijing are summarized. Finally, the latest developments in shaft part rolling are presented, including SR steel balls, precise forming of camshaft blank by CWR, SR phosphorous copper balls at room temperature, and CWR hollow axle sleeve. Although the shaft part rolling technology has been widely used in China, it only accounts for about 15% of applicable parts at present. Nevertheless, this technology has broad application prospects.

Keywords cross wedge rolling skew rolling near-net rolling shaft part

Corresponding Author(s): Zhenghuan HU

Issue Date: 23 January 2018

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Zhenghuan HU,Baoyu WANG,Zhenhua ZHENG. Research and industrialization of near-net rolling technology used in shaft parts[J]. Front. Mech. Eng., 2018, 13(1): 17-24.

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Fig.1 Working principle of CWR

Fig.2 Working principle of SR

Fig.3 CWR production line

Fig.4 SR production line

Fig.5 Professional CWR plant for transmission shafts

Fig.6 Professional SR plant for grinding balls

Fig.7 Some parts produced by CWR

Fig.8 Some parts formed by SR

Fig.9 Grinding steel balls with a diameter of 20–125 mm formed by SR

Fig.10 The precision CWR camshaft blanks and finished products

Fig.11 The phosphorous copper balls formed by SR at room temperature

Fig.12 The hollow axle sleeve formed by CWR

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