A kind of gas atomization device printing metal-powder for the preparation of 3D
Technical field
The invention belongs to metal powder preparation technology and application field, in particular to a kind of gas atomization device printing metal-powder for the preparation of 3D.
Background technology
Tight coupling atomization technique is a kind of atomization technique confined type nozzle structure transformed. Owing to its air stream outlet to the distance of liquid stream reaches the shortest, thus improve the transmission efficiency of gas kinetic energy. This kind of technology is adopted by most of atomising unit at present. The advantage of atomized powder is fines recovery rate height, and particle diameter is little, and (mean particle size such as ferroalloy powder reaches (10��20 ��m), narrow particle size distribution, and speed of cooling height is conducive to the production of rapid condensation alloy or amorphous powdered alloy. Its shortcoming is when atomization air pressure is increased to certain value, and catheter exit will produce malleation, and atomization process can not be carried out.
Conventional nozzle has been improved by laminar flow atomization technique, and the atomizing nozzle nebulization efficiency height after improvement, powder size narrowly distributing, speed of cooling reaches 106��107K/s. Under the atomizing pressure of 2.0MPa, with Ar or N2For medium atomization copper, aluminium, 316L stainless steel etc., powder mean particle sizes reaches 10 ��m. And gas consumption is low, remarkable in economical benefits, and it is applicable to the production of most metals powder. Its shortcoming is that technical controlling difficulty is big, and atomization process is unstable, and output little (metal quality flow rate is less than 1kg/min), is unfavorable for suitability for industrialized production.
Ultrasonic tight coupling atomization technique is that tight coupling circular seam type nozzle is carried out composition optimizes, makes the velocity of discharge of air-flow exceed the velocity of sound, and increases the mass flow rate of metal. When the metal of atomization high surface energy is such as stainless steel, powder mean particle sizes can reach about 20 ��m, and the standard deviation of powder is minimum can be down to 1.5 ��m. The speed of cooling substantially increasing powder of this technology, it is possible to the powder of production rapid cooling or non-crystalline substance knot.
Application number 201410030935.4 discloses a kind of three grades of atomisation units, but this device is after double atomization terminates, owing to the cooling rate under high pressure gas of molten drop is extremely fast, therefore beyond nozzle, add rotation shredder assembly, make this device cannot ensure the homogeneity of size distribution and higher sphericity, 3D can not be met and print the requirement to powder characteristics.
At present, the aspects such as the main problem that domestic powdered alloy manufacturing equipment exists concentrates on molten drop nebulization efficiency, spheroidization is low and is oxidized, mobility is poor, comprising: the stability (being mingled with quantity, homogeneity of ingredients) 1. preparing powder composition; 2. the stability (ball degree, mobility) of equipment atomizing effect; 3. equipment powder delivery yield rate problem (narrow granularity section powder yield rate is low) etc. Therefore for requirements such as low oxygen content, fine grain size powder, still need and carry out the research work of fine grain size powder gas-atomized powder equipment.
Summary of the invention
It is applicable to the situations such as the metal-powder particle diameter that 3D prints is thick, ball type degree is low, size distribution is uneven for domestic, it is an object of the invention to provide the gas atomization device of a kind of metal-powder printed for the preparation of 3D.
The present invention is a kind of technical scheme for the preparation of the gas atomization device of 3D printing metal-powder:
This gas atomization device comprise upper end cover, through upper end cover shaft core position thrust-augmenting nozzle, be fixed on upper end cover and be symmetrical in thrust-augmenting nozzle arrange gas chamber;
Gas chamber arranges three layers of dismountable gas storage chamber from inside to outside, is respectively the first gas storage chamber, the 2nd gas storage chamber, the 3rd gas storage chamber;
First gas storage chamber, the 2nd gas storage chamber, the 3rd gas storage chamber are all connected to upper end cover; First gas storage chamber, the 2nd gas storage chamber, the 3rd gas storage chamber are connected tight coupling atomizing nozzle, laminar flow atomizing nozzle, ultrasonic atomizing nozzle respectively;
Upper end cover is symmetrical in axis and has three inlet mouths, and described inlet mouth is arranged corresponding to each gas storage chamber, and is connected the room, chamber in each gas storage chamber.
Preferably, gas storage chamber adopts with upper end cover and is threaded.
Preferably, described ultrasonic atomizing nozzle adopts ring-type Lavalle structure, and this Lavalle structure shrinks the room, chamber that section is connected the 3rd gas storage chamber.
Preferably, the injection drift angle scope of ultrasonic atomizing nozzle is 30 ��-50 ��.
The present invention compares relative to prior art, has following significant advantage: 1, the present invention by adding three layers of atomization structure in nozzle arrangements, improves atomizing effect and powder delivery yield rate, it is achieved finished product powder diameter controllable. 2, by the position of up-down adjustment thrust-augmenting nozzle, and assemble different nozzles, the way selection of ultrasonic tight coupling, ultrasonic laminar flow can be realized, can be used for different metal powder, the complex optimum of implementation efficiency, energy-conservation, stability, play the advantage of various atomization technique, supply Problems existing in single atomization technique simultaneously, it is to increase the stability of aerosolization. 3, by the three of upper end cover grades of screw thread designs, it is possible to realize nozzle simplicity and change, convenient for maintaining.
Accompanying drawing explanation
Fig. 1 has removed the first gas storage chamber, the 2nd gas storage chamber and laminar flow atomizing nozzle that is connected with it, structural representation when ultrasonic atomizing nozzle is used alone close-coupled nozzle.
Fig. 2 is for after having removed the 2nd gas storage chamber and laminar flow atomizing nozzle that is connected with it, it may also be useful to structural representation during the ultrasonic combination of tight coupling.
Fig. 3 is for after having removed the first gas storage chamber and the close-coupled nozzle that is connected with it, it may also be useful to structural representation during the ultrasonic combination of laminar flow.
Fig. 4 is that the first gas storage chamber, the 2nd gas storage chamber, the 3rd gas storage chamber are connected tight coupling atomizing nozzle, laminar flow atomizing nozzle, the complete wiring layout of ultrasonic atomizing nozzle respectively.
Fig. 5 is laminar flow nozzle atomizing nozzle and thrust-augmenting nozzle end partial schematic diagram.
Wherein, 1-screw thread; 2-inlet mouth; 3-first gas storage chamber; 4-the 2nd gas storage chamber; 5-the 3rd gas storage chamber; 6-laminar flow atomizing nozzle; 7-Lavalle structure.
Embodiment
The present invention be a kind of for the preparation of 3D print metal-powder gas atomization device, this gas atomization device comprise upper end cover, through upper end cover shaft core position thrust-augmenting nozzle, be fixed on upper end cover and be symmetrical in thrust-augmenting nozzle arrange gas chamber;
Gas chamber arranges three layers from inside to outside and removable unloads gas storage chamber, is respectively the first gas storage chamber 3, the 2nd gas storage chamber 4, the 3rd gas storage chamber 5;
First gas storage chamber 3, the 2nd gas storage chamber 4, the 3rd gas storage chamber 5 are all connected to upper end cover; First gas storage chamber, the 2nd gas storage chamber, the 3rd gas storage chamber are connected tight coupling atomizing nozzle, laminar flow atomizing nozzle 6, ultrasonic atomizing nozzle respectively;
Upper end cover is symmetrical in axis and has three inlet mouths 2, and inlet mouth 2 is arranged corresponding to each gas storage chamber, and is connected the room, chamber in each gas storage chamber.
Screw thread 1 can also be adopted between gas storage chamber and upper end cover to be connected.
Ultrasonic atomizing nozzle adopts ring-type Lavalle structure 7, and this Lavalle structure shrinks the room, chamber that section is connected the 3rd gas storage chamber 5.
The injection drift angle scope of ultrasonic atomizing nozzle is 30 ��-50 ��.
The work of this device is led to into rare gas element, it is possible to the pollution of other elements in anti-oxidation or air, thus improves the purity of metal-powder. And through preheating before leading to nozzle, it is possible to significantly increase gas kinetic energy, it is achieved increase the object of gas velocity. Wherein, it is 2-5MPa that tight coupling atomizing nozzle leads to the pressure range into argon gas, and it is 1-2MPa that laminar flow atomizing nozzle leads to the pressure range into argon gas, and it is 2-5MPa that ultrasonic atomizing nozzle leads to the pressure range into argon gas.
Embodiment 1
Remove the 2nd gas storage chamber 4, the 3rd gas storage chamber 5 and the laminar flow atomizing nozzle being connected with it, ultrasonic atomizing nozzle. Only select tight coupling atomizing nozzle, prepare titanium aluminum alloy powder. The concrete working process of this aerosol device is as follows:
(1) installing tight coupling atomizing nozzle (as shown in Figure 1) on upper end cover, it is 3.5mm that adjustment thrust-augmenting nozzle stretches out atomizing gun length.
(2) titanium-aluminium alloy is belonged to test block and put into high frequency furnace, be heated to melt completely under argon gas shielded.
(3) adjusting the logical argon pressure of close-coupled nozzle is 4Mpa.
(4) open argon air valve, make argon gas be passed into the first gas storage chamber 3 by inlet mouth, after of short duration compression, spray via close-coupled nozzle. When the titanium aluminum alloy liquid of melting is flowed out by flow-guiding mouth, the argon gas penetrated from close-coupled nozzle is broken into small droplets. Small droplets subsequently drops to cooled and solidified in spray chamber and becomes powder. Wherein spray chamber first vacuumizes, then leads to and make atomization room pressure 800Pa into argon gas.
(5) last obtained titanium aluminum alloy powder, oxygen level is less than 500ppm, size distribution between 30-60 ��m, narrow diameter distribution and sphericity height.
Embodiment 2
After having removed the 2nd gas storage chamber 4 and laminar flow atomizing nozzle 6 that is connected with it, it may also be useful to tight coupling ultrasonic atomizing nozzle, prepare titanium aluminum alloy powder.
(1) installing tight coupling atomizing nozzle and ultrasonic atomizing nozzle (as shown in Figure 2) on upper end cover, ultrasonic atomizing nozzle injection drift angle is 40 ��, and it is 3.5mm that adjustment thrust-augmenting nozzle stretches out atomizing gun length.
(2) titanium-aluminium alloy is belonged to test block and put into high frequency furnace, be heated to melt completely under argon gas shielded.
(3) the logical argon pressure of close-coupled nozzle is 3Mpa, and the logical argon pressure of ultrasonic nozzle is 3Mpa.
(4) open argon air valve, make argon gas be passed into the air chamber of tight coupling atomizing nozzle and ultrasonic atomizing nozzle respectively by respective inlet mouth, after of short duration compression, spray via circular air hole place at different levels. Molten metal liquid state or alloy arrive close-coupled nozzle place through thrust-augmenting nozzle. First step atomization is in distance close-coupled nozzle exit, is dispersed as umbrella shape by the atomization air flow with HI high impact momentum, simultaneously under the effect of ultrasonic atomizatio air-flow, is broken into less drop by second annular hypersonic air flow. Small droplets subsequently drops to cooled and solidified in spray chamber and becomes powder. Wherein spray chamber first vacuumizes, then leads to and make atomization room pressure 800Pa into argon gas.
(5) finally obtaining titanium aluminum alloy powder, oxygen level is less than 500ppm, and particle diameter is less than between 20-40 ��m, narrow diameter distribution and sphericity height.
Embodiment 3
After having removed the first gas storage chamber 3 and the close-coupled nozzle that is connected with it, it may also be useful to laminar flow ultrasonic atomizing nozzle 6, prepare titanium aluminum alloy powder.
(1) installing laminar flow atomizing nozzle and ultrasonic atomizing nozzle (as shown in Figure 3) on upper end cover, ultrasonic atomizing nozzle injection drift angle is 35 ��, coincide along with laminar flow atomizing nozzle end under adjustment thrust-augmenting nozzle.
(2) titanium-aluminium alloy is belonged to test block and put into high frequency furnace, be heated to melt completely under argon gas shielded.
(3) the logical argon pressure of laminar flow nozzle is 2Mpa, and the logical argon pressure of ultrasonic nozzle is 3Mpa.
(4) open argon air valve, make argon gas be passed into the air chamber of tight coupling atomizing nozzle and ultrasonic atomizing nozzle respectively by respective inlet mouth. The pore shape of laminar flow nozzle part and thrust-augmenting nozzle end tangent (such as Fig. 5) in the nozzle of laminar flow atomization, make at liquid stream when by nozzle, liquid flow path direction is consistent with air flow line, when liquid stream and air-flow are when spraying through nozzle, pressure is discharged, external pressure is diminished suddenly, liquid stream is fragmented into minimum drop. The air-flow of ultrasonic atomizing nozzle focuses on point below laminar flow atomizing nozzle simultaneously, and now drop does not have enough time to solidify, it is possible to the further refinement of the drop making particle diameter bigger. Wherein spray chamber first vacuumizes, then leads to and make atomization room pressure be 800Pa into argon gas.
(5) finally obtained titanium aluminum alloy powder, oxygen level is less than 500ppm, and particle diameter is less than between 10-30 ��m, narrow diameter distribution and sphericity height.