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Fabrication and evaluation of superplastically formed/weld-brazed corrugated compression panels with beaded webs

Author
Bales, T. T.
Published
Nov 1, 1985.
Physical Description
1 electronic document
Additional Creators
Shinn, J. M., Jr., Wiant, H. R., Davis, R. C., and Royster, D. M.
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Summary
A study was made to investigate the feasibility of superplastically forming corrugated panels with beaded webs and to demonstrate the structural integrity of these panels by testing. The test panels in the study consist of superplastically formed titanium alloy Ti-6Al-4V half-hat elements that are joined by weld-brazing to titanium alloy Ti-6Al-4V caps to form either single-corrugation compression panels or multiple-corrugation compression panels. Stretching and subsequent thinning of the titanium sheet during superplastic forming is reduced by approximately 35 percent with a shallow half-hat die concept instead of a deep die concept and results in a more uniform thickness across the beaded webs. The complete panels are tested in end compression at room temperature and the results compared with analysis. The heavily loaded panels failed at loads approaching the yield strength of the titanium material. At maximum load, the caps wrinkled locally accompanied with separation of the weld-braze joint in the wrinkle. None of the panels tested, however, failed catastrophically in the weld-braze joint. Experimental test results are in good agreement with structural analysis of the panels.
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NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS) Collection.
Note
Document ID: 19860003938.
Accession ID: 86N13406.
L-15988.
NASA-TP-2512.
NAS 1.60:2512.
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