Use of superplastic deformation and diffusion welding to form a tee designed with a complex set of internal stiffening elements

Abstract

A method is described for making a tee designed with a complex set of internal stiffening elements. The article describes the main stages of the modern process of pneumothermal forming in the superplastic regime with the use of diffusion welding. The production of a tee by superplastic pneumothermal forming after diffusion welding is modeled and the calculated results are presented. © 2013 Springer Science+Business Media New York.