Process for preparing endogenetic particle reinforced aluminum-based surface composite material by power ultrasonic method
Technical Field
The invention relates to a preparation process of a surface composite material, in particular to a process for preparing an endogenous particle reinforced aluminum-based surface composite material by a power ultrasonic method.
Background
Ultrasonic waves have many applications in the field of metallurgy and metal materials, such as ultrasonic flaw detection, solidification structure refinement, removal of gas and solid inclusions in molten metal, reduction of macro and micro segregation and the like. In addition, ultrasonic waves can also be used for manufacturing metal matrix composites. Most of metal liquid does not wet the ceramic reinforcing phase, which is a difficult problem in the preparation process of the metal matrix composite material and often causes the problems of unstable preparation process, uneven tissue distribution, poor interface bonding strength and the like of the composite material. Under the action of ultrasonic wave, the wetting performance between the ceramic reinforcing phase and the molten metal is improved, and the reinforcing phase can be easily dispersed into the molten metal, so that the metal matrix composite with uniformly distributed tissues is prepared.
The metal-based surface composite material is prepared by compounding ceramic particles or fibers with high hardness, high melting point, high elastic modulus, wear resistance and corrosion resistance in a surface layer of a metal material by a certain process to form a reinforcing layer on the surface of the metal material. The preparation method mainly comprises the following steps: powder metallurgy, squeeze casting, cast infiltration, negative pressure casting, centrifugal casting, and the like. The powder metallurgy method has the characteristics of stable process and good performance, and has the disadvantages of high cost and limited shape and size of materials. The extrusion casting method has the outstanding advantages of stable process, high production efficiency, compact structure and excellent performance, and has the disadvantages that the reinforcing phase is easy to damage when the process parameter is not properly controlled, the specification and the shape of the produced member are also limited, and the method is only suitable for metal matrixes with low melting points. The cast-infiltration method adopts the adhesive and the flux, so the outstanding defects are that the surface composite layer is easy to generate air holes and inclusions (slag), and the process stability is poor, thereby limiting the development and the application of the cast-infiltration method to a certain extent. The negative pressure casting method features no use of adhesive and flux, less defects of air holes and slag inclusion, thicker composite layer, need of special equipment and moulding technique, complex process and low productivity. The centrifugal casting method is characterized by simple equipment, but the shape of the casting is limited to a revolving body. In addition, electromagnetic stirring methods, in-situ reaction generation methods, and the like can also be used for preparing the surface composite material.
Another field of application of ultrasound is the ultrasonic separation of solid and liquid phases. Theprinciple of ultrasonic separation is that standing waves are generated when ultrasonic sound waves are transmitted in liquid, and due to the fact that particles have different acoustic characteristics and the action of sound radiation force, sound pressure nodes and sound abdominal nodes in an ultrasonic standing wave field can be gathered, so that solid particles and the liquid are separated. The separation and purification technology is widely applied to the fields of chemical industry, food, metallurgy and medical treatment, and aims to remove solid particles suspended in liquid. But at present, the ultrasonic treatment technology is not applied to the preparation of the particle reinforced surface composite material.
Disclosure of Invention
The invention aims to provide a process for preparing an endogenous particle reinforced aluminum-based surface composite material by using a power ultrasonic method, wherein the ultrasonic wave has different acoustic effects on a melt and particles in the melt, so that the particles are deviated to one side of the melt and are solidified.
The above object of the present invention is achieved as follows with reference to the accompanying drawings:
the invention uses power ultrasonic to prepare endogenetic particle reinforced (TiAl) with the vibration head of the amplitude-variable crucible upward3Phase) aluminum-based surface composite material, firstly adding K with a certain amount according to the volume of the amplitude-variable crucible and the thickness of the surface layer to be obtained2TiF6The TiAl-containing material is obtained by the reaction after melting under the weight ratio of the salt to the pure aluminum3Placing the amplitude-variable crucible filled with the melt in an ultrasonic treatment device, and under the action of power ultrasound, TiAl under the process condition of changing experimental parameters3The particles move to the surface to obtain the particle reinforced aluminum-based surface composite material with different surface layer thicknesses.
The specific technical scheme is as follows:
a process for preparing an endogenetic particle reinforced aluminum-based surface composite material by a power ultrasonic method comprises the following steps:
firstly, according to the thickness of the particle reinforced layer on the surface of the aluminum base, the endogenetic particle reinforced TiAl to be added is determined3Content of phase according to same mol of TiAl3Requiring the same molar amount of K2TiF6The adding amount of the salt is determined according to the using amount of the salt, and a proper amount of pure aluminum cast ingots are selected according to the size of a crucible for smelting pure aluminum;
secondly, putting the pure aluminum cast ingot into a heating furnace for heating and melting, and then preserving heat to balance the melt;
thirdly, weighing the dried K2TiF6Adding salt into the balanced aluminum melt, stirring at a constant speed, fully reacting, and then carrying out early melt purification and slag removal treatment on the melt after reaction;
the fourth step, the TiAl-containing material obtained by the reaction3Uniformly stirring the melt, injecting a small amount of the melt into a variable amplitude crucible which is kept at 650-700 ℃, carrying out ultrasonic treatment with the ultrasonic power of 45-60W and the treatment time of 5-10 min, then moving out of a heat preservation system, stopping ultrasonic treatment, carrying out rapid water cooling to obtain particle reinforcement (TiAl)3Phase) aluminum-based surface composites.
The amount of said salt used in the first step is according to the formula:
and (4) determining.
The selection of the appropriate amount of pure aluminum ingot in the first step is close to the end of the crucible in consideration of the shrinkage of the melt solidification.
The heating furnace in the second step adopts a digital resistance heating furnace with the set temperature of 680-780 ℃, and the temperature is kept for 20-30 min after melting.
Dried K as described in the third step2TiF6And adding the salt into the balanced aluminum melt for 2-3 times within 20-30 min.
The method for preparing the surface composite material has stable process and simple and convenient operation, and the reinforced phase is very uniformly distributed on the surface layer of the matrix because of the particlesReinforced TiAl3The phase is generated by endogenous reaction and is well combined with the interface of the matrix. The thickness of the particle reinforced aluminum-based surface composite layer can be obtained under the action of corresponding power ultrasonic treatment parameters according to the reaction amount of the added salt and the pure aluminum which react with each other. The method leads the endogenous particles in the melt to be partially gathered at one side of the melt, and after solidification, the endogenous particle reinforced aluminum-based surface composite material is prepared.
Compared with the traditional method for preparing the particle reinforced aluminum matrix surface composite material, such as a powder metallurgy method, an extrusion casting method, a cast-infiltration method, a negative pressure casting method,a centrifugal casting method and the like, the method has the advantages of lower cost, simple and complex operation, good process stability, good bonding property of an endogenous reinforcing phase and an aluminum matrix interface and the like.
Drawings
FIG. 1(a) is a graph of particle-reinforced (TiAl) produced3Phase) metallograph of the surface composite material layer connected with the matrix can show that the endogenous reinforced particles are distributed in the surface layer of the matrix very uniformly under the action of ultrasound, the interface between the surface layer and the matrix is smooth,the bonding was good.
FIG. 1(b) is the particle reinforcement (TiAl) of FIG. 2(a)3Phase) surface composite material layer, and the endogenous reinforced particles are uniformly distributed.
FIG. 2(a) is particle enhancement (TiAl) under optical microscope3Phase) metallography of the reinforcing phase in the surface composite layer, TiAl3The phases are all around 20 μm in size.
FIG. 2(b) is the particle reinforcement (TiAl) of FIG. 2(a)3Phase) electron micrograph in the surface composite layer.
Detailed Description
1. If a particle enhancement layer with a surface layer of 5-6 mm is to be obtained, TiAl is enhanced according to endogenous particles to be added3The phase contents were tested under the corresponding process parameters.
2. K used2TiF6The salt is commercialCommercial aluminum was used as the salt, pure aluminum.
3. Selecting a proper amount of pure aluminum ingots of 320-350 g according to the size of a crucible for smelting pure aluminum,
4. obtaining TiAl of 8-10%3Endogenous reinforcing phase, so 32-35 g of TiAl needs to be obtained3And (4) phase(s).
5. According to the formula:
same mole of TiAl
3Requiring the same molar amount of K
2TiF
6Salt, thus about 55-65 g of K is required
2TiF
6And (3) salt.
6. Putting the pure aluminum cast ingot into a digital resistance heating furnace with the set temperature of 680-780 ℃ for heating, and preserving heat for 20-30 min after melting so as to balance the melt.
7. Weighing dried K2TiF6And adding the salt into the balanced aluminum melt for 2-3 times within 20-30 min, and stirring at a constant speed to fully react.
8. Deslagging the reacted melt, and purifying the melt in advance.
9. The TiAl-containing material obtained by the reaction3After the melt is uniformly stirred, a small amount of the melt is injected into a variable amplitude crucible which is kept at the temperature of 650-700 ℃.
10. The melt poured into the crucible, close to the end of the crucible, has a volume of about 6.37X 10, taking into account the shrinkage of the solidification of the melt-5(m3)。
11. The ultrasonic power is 45-60W, and the ultrasonic treatment time is 5-10 min.
12. Then moving out of the heat preservation system, stopping ultrasonic treatment, and carrying out rapid water cooling to obtain particle reinforced (TiAl)3Phase) aluminum-based surface composites.
13. The volume of the prepared cast ingot sample is about 3.5-4.5 multiplied by 10-5(m3) And the obtained endogenous surface composite layer is 4-6 mm.