Binder for synthesis of polycrystalline cubic boron nitride material and use method thereof
Technical Field
The invention relates to a superhard composite material technology, in particular to a binder for synthesizing a polycrystalline cubic boron nitride material and a using method thereof.
Background
Cubic boron nitride has not only high hardness but also excellent thermal and chemical stability, and does not react with iron-based metals at high temperatures. Because cubic boron nitride is formed by high-strength covalent bonds, the sintering of high-purity cubic boron nitride is quite difficult and is not suitable for industrial production, and therefore, a certain amount of bonding agent is added into cubic boron nitride to prepare polycrystalline cubic boron nitride, so that good cutting performance is obtained. Therefore, the high hardness, thermal stability and chemical inertness of the material are utilized to prepare cutters and grinding tools, and the material can be widely applied to processing various ferrous metal materials and alloys and tough and difficult-to-process materials.
Meanwhile, with the research on high-temperature p-n junctions, the high-temperature semiconductor characteristics of cubic boron nitride attract certain attention, so that the cubic boron nitride becomes a potential functional material. Therefore, the research on a new method, a new theory and new characteristics of cubic boron nitride synthesis has important practical significance.
The high strength covalent bond of cubic boron nitride makes sintering of high purity cubic boron nitride quite difficult, and therefore a certain amount of binder is used to prepare polycrystalline cubic boron nitride. Al, Ti, AlN, SiC and the like are commonly used as a binder. However, the ceramic binder has the problems of poor high-temperature thermal conductivity, difficult sintering densification, weak bending strength and fracture toughness and the like. When the metal binder is used for working at a high temperature, the wear resistance of the tool is greatly reduced due to the softening of the metal, and the red hardness is reduced. The intermetallic compound has the characteristics of metal and ceramic at the same time, and has great potential as a binder.
Disclosure of Invention
Aiming at the defects of the prior art, the invention firstly provides that an intermetallic compound is used as a binder for synthesizing the polycrystalline cubic boron nitride material; meanwhile, an optimized use method of the adhesive is developed.
The invention relates to a binder for synthesizing a polycrystalline cubic boron nitride material; the binder is an intermetallic compound; the intermetallic compound contains aluminum, titanium and M; the M is at least one selected from Cr, Nb, W, Mo and V; and the atomic ratio of titanium and aluminum in the intermetallic compound accounts for 90-95% of the intermetallic compound.
The invention relates to a binder for synthesizing a polycrystalline cubic boron nitride material; the binder is granular before use, and the grain diameter of the binder is less than or equal to 75 microns.
As a preferred scheme, the invention relates to a binder for synthesizing a polycrystalline cubic boron nitride material; the intermetallic compound is composed of Ti, Al, Cr and Nb in molar ratio; ti: 40-50 of Al, 40-50 of Al: 40-50:2-5 of Cr, Al: nb is 40-50: 2-7. As a further preferable scheme, the invention provides a binder for synthesizing a polycrystalline cubic boron nitride material; the intermetallic compound is formed by Ti, Al, Cr and Nb according to molar ratio; ti: al: cr: nb 48-50: 48-50: 2: 2. as a further preferable mode, the intermetallic compound is formed by mixing Ti, Al, Cr, Nb in a molar ratio; ti: al: cr: nb 48: 48: 2: 2.
preferably, the inventionThe invention relates to a binder for synthesizing a polycrystalline cubic boron nitride material; the loose packed density is 3.9-4.2g/cm3。
The invention relates to an application of a binder for synthesizing a polycrystalline cubic boron nitride material, wherein the binder comprises the following particles in percentage by volume: cubic boron nitride powder 10-30: 70-90, preferably 20-30:70:80, and further preferably 1:4, and preparing binder particles and cubic boron nitride powder; after being uniformly mixed, the mixture is subjected to vacuum treatment; and after vacuum treatment, sintering the polycrystalline cubic boron nitride in a high-temperature and high-pressure environment to obtain the polycrystalline cubic boron nitride.
The cubic boron nitride powder has a particle size of less than 10 microns.
Preferably, the application of the binder for synthesizing the polycrystalline cubic boron nitride material comprises the following components in percentage by volume: cubic boron nitride powder 10-30: 70-90, preferably 20-30:70:80, and further preferably 1:4, and preparing binder particles and cubic boron nitride powder; firstly, carrying out cold air ball milling treatment on the prepared binder particles; after ball milling treatment, adding cubic boron nitride powder for mixing; to obtain uniformly mixed powder. During the cold air ball milling treatment, the ball milling rotation speed is controlled to be 250-350 r/min, preferably 280-320 r/min; the time is 10 to 20 hours; the mass ratio of the ball material is 10-15: 1. preferably 10: 1; the cold air temperature is-30 to-10 ℃. During the cold air ball milling treatment, protective gas is filled in a ball milling cavity; and cold air is used as a cooling medium of the ball milling cavity.
According to the application of the binder for synthesizing the polycrystalline cubic boron nitride material, the grinding balls used for ball milling are made of stainless steel or agate balls. The cold air is air.
The uniformly mixed powder is firstly subjected to vacuum treatment for at least 8 hours under 1000 Pa; and after vacuum treatment, sintering the polycrystalline cubic boron nitride in a high-temperature and high-pressure environment to obtain the polycrystalline cubic boron nitride. The high temperature is greater than or equal to 1150 ℃, and certainly comprises the temperature of more than 1150-1195 ℃ and 1195 ℃. Of course, the temperatures of the prior art can also be used in the present invention. The adhesive provided by the invention realizes that the high-performance polycrystalline cubic boron nitride is prepared at the temperature lower than 1200 ℃ (such as 1150 ℃ -1195 ℃) for the first time. The high voltage of the present invention is that of the prior art.
The binder designed by the invention is optimized and combined with an application process, the hardness of the obtained product can be 37-43GPa, and the fracture toughness can be 5.6-6.7 MPa.m1/2. Is far higher than the similar products on the market.
Principles and advantages
The metal binder widely used at present is melted at high temperature to fill gaps of CBN, and simultaneously can react with the CBN to generate corresponding boride and nitride, the CBN is combined through bonding of a metal element-B/N formed by the products, sintering conditions are improved, but the hardness and the high-temperature performance of the PCBN can be reduced, the ceramic binder has high melting point and basically does not react with the CBN in a solid phase manner, so that the obtained PCBN has better hardness, thermal stability and wear resistance, but lacks of filling gaps, and the toughness and compactness are not as good as those of the PCBN using the metal binder.
The chemical bond between atoms in the intermetallic compound used by the invention has the properties of both an ionic bond and a covalent bond, so that the intermetallic compound has the characteristics of metal and ceramic at the same time and has certain strength and toughness at room temperature and high temperature. In the development process of the present invention, it is found that at a certain temperature and pressure, the intermetallic compound of a specific composition reacts with CBN, taking TiAl as an example, and the reaction occurs as follows:
TiAl+BN→TiB2+AlN
the invention provides a method for synthesizing polycrystalline cubic boron nitride material, which generates a corresponding metal element-B/N bonded ceramic phase, can reduce the sintering temperature, increase the sintering degree and improve the sintering performance, and provides the method for synthesizing polycrystalline cubic boron nitride material by using an intermetallic compound as a binder for synthesizing the polycrystalline cubic boron nitride material for the first time; meanwhile, an optimized use method of the adhesive is developed. The developed binder can also avoid metal residues left in the sintering process, so that the high-temperature softening of the product is avoided to a certain extent, and the purpose of prolonging the service life is further achieved.
The binder developed by the invention provides necessary conditions for preparing high-performance polycrystalline cubic boron nitride at low temperature. The invention realizes the preparation of the high-performance polycrystalline cubic boron nitride at the temperature lower than 1200 ℃ (such as 1150 ℃ -1195 ℃) for the first time.
The binder developed by the invention is used as the binder for synthesizing the polycrystalline cubic boron nitride material, and when the volume ratio of the intermetallic compound powder: when the cubic boron nitride powder and the intermetallic compound powder are mixed in a ratio of 20:80, the hardness of the obtained product is 40-42GPa, and the fracture toughness is 6.3-6.5 MPa.m1/2Bending strength 623-. Is far higher than similar products on the market.
Drawings
FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram of a cubic boron nitride superhard material prepared in example 1 of the present invention
FIG. 2 is a phase composition diagram of a cubic boron nitride superhard material prepared in example 1 of the present invention
Fig. 3 is a scanning electron microscope image of the cubic boron nitride superhard material prepared in example 1 of the present invention: (a)2.5k times; (b)5k times; (c)10k times.
FIG. 4 is a diagram of a cutter made of cubic boron nitride superhard material prepared in example 1 of the present invention after grinding: (a)200 times of the total weight of the powder; (b)500 times; (c)1000 times.
Detailed Description
Example 1
Taking a molar ratio; ti: al: cr: nb 48: 48: 2: 2, preparing intermetallic compound powder.
Preparing a grinding ball and an intermetallic compound according to a ball milling mass ratio of 10: 1; intermetallic compound powder by volume ratio: preparing cubic boron nitride powder at a ratio of 20: 80; the grinding balls are made of stainless steel;
adding the grinding balls and the intermetallic compound into a ball mill for cold air ball milling; the rotating speed of cold air ball milling is 300 r/min, the time is 20 hours, and the temperature of the cold air is-30 ℃; then adding the prepared cubic boron nitride powder; ball milling is carried out for 8 hours at 250 revolutions per minute, and powder which is evenly mixed is obtained.
The uniformly mixed powder is firstly subjected to vacuum treatment for 8 hours under 1000 Pa; and after vacuum treatment, sintering the polycrystalline cubic boron nitride in a high-temperature and high-pressure environment to obtain the polycrystalline cubic boron nitride, wherein the high temperature is 1190 ℃, and the high pressure is 5.0GPa.
The hardness of the obtained product is 42GPa, and the fracture toughness is 6.5 MPa.m1/2Bending strength 627MPa, abrasion ratio 4437.
As shown in FIG. 1, the PcBN product prepared was very dense;
as shown in FIG. 2, the phase composition of the prepared PcBN product forms AlN and TiB2 ceramic phases in the sintering process after the intermetallic compound binder is added;
as shown in fig. 3, in the PcBN sample, a ceramic phase formed by sintering after adding an intermetallic compound was distributed at the cBN grain boundary, filling the gap, forming a covalent bond compound mainly composed of AlN and TiB2 and bonding the cBN grains;
as shown in FIG. 4, the PcBN sample obtained by sintering is made into a cutter and ground, the situation of the edge after grinding is shown in the figure, and the manufactured cutter has good performance and considerable service life.
Example 2
Taking a molar ratio; ti: al: cr: nb 43: 48: 2: 7 preparing intermetallic compound powder.
Preparing a grinding ball and an intermetallic compound according to a ball milling mass ratio of 10: 1; intermetallic compound powder by volume ratio: preparing cubic boron nitride powder at a ratio of 20: 80; the grinding balls are made of stainless steel;
adding the grinding balls and the intermetallic compound into a ball mill for cold air ball milling; the rotating speed of cold air ball milling is 300 r/min, the time is 20 hours, and the temperature of the cold air is-30 ℃; then adding the prepared cubic boron nitride powder; ball milling is carried out for 8 hours at 250 revolutions per minute, and uniformly mixed powder is obtained;
the uniformly mixed powder is firstly subjected to vacuum treatment for 8 hours under 1000 Pa; and after vacuum treatment, sintering the polycrystalline cubic boron nitride in a high-temperature and high-pressure environment to obtain the polycrystalline cubic boron nitride, wherein the high temperature is 1200 ℃, and the high pressure is 5.0GPa.
The hardness of the obtained product is 40GPa, and the fracture toughness is 6.3 MPa.m1/2Bending strength 623MPa, and abrasion ratio 4378.
Comparative example 1
The other conditions were the same as in example 1 except that:
according to the molar ratio; ti: al: cr: nb 35: 48: 15: 2, preparing Ti powder, Al powder, Cr powder and Nb powder.
Preparing a grinding ball and metal powder according to a ball milling mass ratio of 10: 1; metal powder by volume ratio: 20:80 of cubic boron nitride powder; the grinding balls are made of stainless steel; ball milling without cold air, and mixing;
the hardness of the obtained product is only 36.5GPa, and the fracture toughness is only 6.0 MPa.m1/2Bending strength 580MPa, wear ratio 4038.
Comparative example 2
The other conditions were the same as in example 1 except that:
according to the molar ratio; ti: al: cr: nb 48: 48: 2: 2, preparing Ti powder, Al powder, Cr powder and Nb powder.
Preparing a grinding ball and metal powder according to a ball milling mass ratio of 10: 1; metal powder by volume ratio: 20:80 of cubic boron nitride powder; the grinding balls are made of stainless steel; ball-milling the mixture by non-cold air,
the hardness of the obtained product is only 35.5GPa, and the fracture toughness is only 5.7 MPa.m1/2Bending strength 520MPa, and abrasion ratio 3898.