Session 2A: Material Processing Methods to Enhance Superplasticity (a)

 Tuesday, June 30
Time Presentation Title Speaker Affiliation ID#
1:00 PM (Invited) Friction Stir Processing of Commercial Grade Marine Alloys to Enable Superplastic Forming Christopher Smith Friction Stir Link Inc. 84
1:30 PM Friction Stir Processing (FSP) of As-Cast AA5083 for Grain Refinement and Superplasticity Terry R. McNelley U.S. Naval Postgraduate School 34
2:00 PM Material Processing of Aluminum and Titanium Alloys for Cost-Effective, Lower-Temperature Superplastic Forming Rich Davies Pacific Northwest National Laboratories 119
2:30 PM Optimization of the Friction Stir Welding Process for Superplastic Forming and Improved Fatigue Life for Titanium Aerospace Structures Daniel Sanders Boeing Co. 4
3:00 PM Coffee Break
3:30 PM A theoretical investigation into the effect of laser parameters on the surface cleaning of Ti-6Al-4V Abhishek Dixit Univ. of West England 121
4:00 PM Friction Stir Processing – An Effective Tool to Produce Fine-Grained Structure for High Strain Rate/Low Temperature Superplasticity Z.Y. Ma Department of Metallurgical Engineering, University of Missouri, Rolla 46
4:30 PM Break