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US20150224569A1
US20150224569A1 US14/429,081 US201314429081A US2015224569A1 US 20150224569 A1 US20150224569 A1 US 20150224569A1 US 201314429081 A US201314429081 A US 201314429081A US 2015224569 A1 US2015224569 A1 US 2015224569A1
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Ikuo Okada
Sachio Shimohata
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  • the present invention relates to a precision casting mold and a method of producing the same.
  • the silica sol is a solution in which spherical silica particles having a particle size of about 20 nm are dispersed.
  • the ultrafine silica particles are adhered to the surface of relatively fine particles (from several microns to scores of microns) and coarse particles (stucco) (hundreds of microns to several millimeters) such as zircon or alumina contained in the slurry during the drying and are tightly bonded to each other by drying and heat treatment, the shape of the mold is maintained and strength is also held, so that it is possible to use as a mold.
  • the blade is generally produced in such a manner that the mold is placed in a vacuum heater and is heated and held at a temperature equal to or higher than a melting point of the molten metal, and thus the molten metal is poured into the mold and the mold is taken out from the heater while being controlled for the pulling toward a lower side, so that the molten metal is cooled and solidified from the lower side.
  • a mold is required which is not deformed even in the case of being held at the high temperature (for example, about 1550° C.) over a long period.
  • the present invention has been achieved in consideration of the above problem and an object thereof is to provide a precision casting mold which is not deformed even in the case of being held at the high temperature for a long period and a method of producing the same.
  • the precision casting mold according to the first aspect, wherein the slurry for the precision casting mold contains either of zircon powders or alumina powders having an average particle size of 50 ⁇ m or smaller, and the stucco material is either of zircon stucco particles or alumina stucco particles having an average particle size of 0.5 mm or larger.
  • the precision casting mold according to the first or second aspect wherein the prime layer has the stucco layer in which the stucco material is adhered to the slurry layer formed from the slurry for the precision casting mold.
  • a method of producing a precision casting mold which is used to produce a cast product including: a first film forming process in which a precision casting wax pattern is immersed and pulled up into/from slurry for the precision casting mold which includes mono-dispersed ultrafine alumina particles and silica sol having a particle size of 1.0 ⁇ m or smaller and functions as mullite during firing and then a drying treatment is performed, thereby forming a prime layer, which is formed from a slurry film, on a surface of the wax pattern; a second film forming process in which a stucco material is sprinkled on a surface of the slurry after the wax pattern formed with the prime layer is immersed and pulled up into/from the slurry for the precision casting mold and then a drying treatment is performed, thereby forming a backup layer; a molded body forming process in which the second film forming process of forming the backup layer is repeated more than once, thereby obtaining a molded
  • a stucco material is adhered to the slurry layer formed from the slurry for the precision casting mold to form a stucco layer and the stucco layer is dried during the first film forming process.
  • a dispersing agent of the slurry for the precision casting mold is polycarboxylic acid salts.
  • fine alumina particles and silica sol which have high heat resistant and function as mullite, are used as slurry, and thus it is possible to obtain an effect that a mold is obtained which is increased in a heat resistant temperature and is not deformed in the case of being held at a high temperature (for example, 1550° C.) over a long period in, for example, a production of a unidirectional solidified blade, as compared to the case of using the conventional silica sol.
  • FIG. 1 is a configuration diagram of a dried molded body which is an outer mold.
  • FIG. 2 is a configuration diagram of another dried molded body which is an outer mold.
  • FIG. 3 is a flowchart illustrating an example of processes in a casting method.
  • FIG. 4 is a flowchart illustrating an example of processes in a method of producing a mold.
  • FIG. 5 is an explanatory diagram schematically illustrating a process of producing a core.
  • FIG. 6 is a perspective view schematically illustrating a part of a metal mold.
  • FIG. 7 is an explanatory diagram schematically illustrating a process of producing a wax pattern.
  • FIG. 8 is an explanatory diagram schematically illustrating a configuration in which slurry is applied on the wax pattern.
  • FIG. 9 is an explanatory diagram schematically illustrating a process of producing the outer mold.
  • FIG. 10 is an explanatory diagram schematically illustrating some processes in the method of producing the mold.
  • FIG. 11 is an explanatory diagram schematically illustrating some processes in a casting method.
  • FIG. 1 is a configuration diagram of a dried molded body of an outer mold.
  • FIG. 2 is a configuration diagram of another dried molded body of an outer mold.
  • a precision casting mold is a precision casting mold to be used to produce a cast product and includes a core having a shape corresponding to an internal hollow portion of the cast product and an outer mold corresponding to a shape of an outer peripheral surface of the cast product, and the outer mold is made up of: a prime layer (first dried film) 101 A which is formed on an inner peripheral surface and is formed from a slurry film obtained by drying slurry for the precision casting mold which includes mono-dispersed ultrafine alumina particles and silica sol having a particle size of 1.0 ⁇ m or smaller (preferably, 0.3 to 0.5 ⁇ m, disclosed in Examples) and functions as mullite during firing; and a multi-layered backup layer 105 A which is formed on the outside of the prime layer (first dried film) 101 A by repeatedly forming a first backup layer (second dried film) 104 - 1 obtained by forming and drying a slurry layer 102 formed from the slurry for the precision casting mold and a stucco layer 103 in
  • the fine alumina particles (ultrafine alumina particles) of high purity ultrafine particles which are subjected to mono-dispersion using, for example, a ball mill as a dispersion means, are used as a binder forming the slurry in the present invention.
  • mono-dispersion refers to a state of being mono-dispersed into 0.5 ⁇ m even in a result of a dispersion treatment when the slurry is formed using, for example, fine alumina particles having a particle size of about 0.5 ⁇ m.
  • the particle size of the fine alumina particles is 1.0 ⁇ m or smaller and more preferably may be in the range of 0.3 to 0.6 ⁇ m.
  • the reason why the fine alumina particles are preferably 1.0 ⁇ m or smaller in size is that results of a bending strength test are undesirable when the fine alumina particles exceed 1.0 ⁇ m in size.
  • polycarboxylic acid salts for example, ammonium salts
  • ammonium salts are used to be mono-dispersed as a dispersing agent.
  • a ball mill using, for example, balls having a diameter of 10 to 20 mm can be exemplified as the dispersion means, but the dispersion means is not limited thereto as long as being a means that mono-disperses.
  • the mixing ratio of fine alumina particles mono-dispersed into 0.5 ⁇ m be high.
  • the particle size of alumina may be 1.0 ⁇ m or smaller and preferably in the range of 0.3 to 0.6 ⁇ m.
  • such a mixing ratio is in the following range.
  • the silica sol is a uniform dispersion material of silica of 0.02 ⁇ m and is uniformly dispersed in the alumina slurry.
  • the fine alumina particles having a predetermined particle size act as a uniform dispersion material, the fine alumina particles excellently react with the silica sol in a firing operation and thus mullite can be formed at a temperature (for example, 1,000° C.) lower than a general temperature.
  • the fine alumina particles are solely used as the slurry for the precision casting mold, since the fine alumina particles are expensive, the production cost becomes higher. Therefore, when the mullite is formed during the firing by adding the silica sol to the fine alumina particles as in the present invention, it is possible to reduce the production cost.
  • Zircon powders for example, having a size of 350-mesh as flour are added to the mixed slurry obtained by adding the silica sol to the slurry of the mono-dispersed fine alumina particles, thereby obtaining the slurry for the precision casting mold.
  • the present invention may be also acceptable a case where the flour is not added.
  • a wax pattern 30 is immersed and then pulled up into/from the slurry (hereinafter, referred to as “slurry”) for the precision casting mold which includes the mono-dispersed ultrafine alumina particles and the silica sol having a particle size of 1.0 ⁇ m or smaller and functions as the mullite during firing, and excess slurry is dropped. Thereafter, a slurry film (first dried film) is obtained on the surface of the wax pattern 30 by a drying treatment.
  • slurry slurry for the precision casting mold which includes the mono-dispersed ultrafine alumina particles and the silica sol having a particle size of 1.0 ⁇ m or smaller and functions as the mullite during firing
  • the slurry film is the prime layer 101 A which comes in contact with the surface of the wax pattern 30 .
  • the wax pattern 30 having the prime layer 101 A is immersed and is then pulled up into/from the slurry, and the excess slurry is dropped, thereby forming the slurry layer (second layer) 102 .
  • Zircon stucco particles (having an average particle size of 0.8 mm) are sprinkled (stuccoed) on the wet slurry layer (second layer) 102 as a stucco material, thereby forming the stucco layer (first layer) 103 adhered with the stucco material.
  • a laminated structure of the slurry layer (second layer) 102 and the stucco layer (first layer) 103 is dried, so that the first backup layer (second dried film) 104 - 1 is formed on the prime layer (first dried film) 101 A.
  • the similar operation as the second film forming process of forming the first backup layer 104 - 1 is repeated more than once (for example, 6 to 10 times), thereby obtaining a dried molded body 106 A which is the outer mold having a predetermined thickness of the multi-layered backup layer 105 A in which the slurry layer ((n+1)-th layer) 102 and the stucco layer (n-th layer) 103 are alternately laminated.
  • the dried molded body is put in, for example, an autoclave of 150° C., so that wax constituting the wax pattern 30 is melted and then is discharged.
  • the pattern is subjected to a heat treatment at 1,000° C., thereby obtaining the precision casting mold configured by mullite slurry.
  • the obtained precision casting mold was not deformed even in a strength test at 1500° C. as indicated in a test example to be described below, which had high strength. In contrast, a softening behavior was confirmed in the case of using the conventional silica sol.
  • a prime stucco layer 101 b adhered with the stucco material may be formed on a prime slurry layer 101 a in a prime layer 101 B and may be then dried, thereby forming the prime layer 101 B.
  • the stucco material when adhered, it is possible to obtain a dried molded body 106 B of an outer mold having a multi-layered backup layer 105 B in which the slurry layer and the stucco layer 103 of the multi-layered backup layer 105 B have the same laminated number (n layers).
  • zircon powders were used as flour, it is possible to obtain the similar precision casting mold even when alumina powders other than the zircon powders are used as the flour and alumina stucco particles are used instead of the zircon stucco particles as a stucco material.
  • the relation between the flour and the stucco material is not limited, but either of the zircon powders or the alumina powders may be used as the flour and either of the zircon stucco particles or the alumina stucco particles may be used as the stucco material.
  • the particle size of the flour is 350-mesh
  • the present invention is not limited thereto, but preferably uses particles of, for example, about 5 to 80 ⁇ m and particles having an average particle size of, for example, 50 ⁇ m or smaller.
  • the particle size of the stucco particles is 0.8 mm
  • the present invention is not limited thereto, but preferably uses particles of, for example, about 0.4 mm to 2 mm and particles having an average particle size of, for example, 0.5 mm or larger.
  • FIG. 3 is a flowchart illustrating an example of processes in the casting method.
  • the casting method will be described below with reference to FIG. 3 .
  • the processes illustrated in FIG. 3 may be fully automatically executed or may be executed in such a manner that an operator operates each of apparatuses for executing each of the processes.
  • a mold is produced (step S 1 ).
  • the mold may be previously produced or may be produced every time a casting process is executed.
  • FIG. 4 is a flowchart illustrating an example of processes in the method of producing the mold.
  • processes illustrated in FIG. 4 may be fully automatically executed or may be executed in such a manner that an operator operates each of apparatuses for executing each of the processes.
  • a core is produced (step S 12 ).
  • the core has a shape corresponding to an internal hollow of a cast product to be produced with the mold. That is, the core is disposed at a portion corresponding to the internal hollow of the cast product and prevents inflow of a metal, which is a material for the cast product, during casting.
  • a process of producing the core will be described with reference to FIG. 5 .
  • FIG. 5 is an explanatory diagram schematically illustrating the process of producing the core.
  • a metal mold 12 is prepared (step S 101 ).
  • the metal mold 12 has a hollow region corresponding to the core.
  • the hollow portion of the core is a convex portion 12 a .
  • the metal mold 12 is illustrated in cross section, but the metal mold 12 becomes basically the hollow for covering an entire periphery of the region corresponding to the core, except for an opening through which a material is poured into a space and a hole through which air is discharged.
  • ceramic slurry 16 is poured into the inside of the metal mold 12 from the opening through the material is poured into the space of the metal mold 12 .
  • a core 18 is produced by so-called injection molding which sprays the ceramic slurry 16 into the inside of the metal mold 12 .
  • the core 18 is produced inside the metal mold 12 , the core 18 is detached from the metal mold 12 and the detached core 18 is placed in a firing furnace 20 , thereby being fired.
  • the core 18 formed of a ceramic is fired and hardened (step S 102 ).
  • the core 18 is produced in the manner described above. Further, the core 18 is formed of a material capable of being removed with a core removing treatment such as a chemical treatment after the cast product is hardened.
  • an external metal mold is produced (step S 14 ).
  • the external metal mold has a shape in which an inner peripheral surface thereof corresponds to the outer peripheral surface of the cast product.
  • the metal mold may be formed of a metal or may be formed of a ceramic.
  • FIG. 6 is a perspective view schematically illustrating a part of the metal mold.
  • a metal mold 22 a illustrated in FIG. 6 is configured such that a concave portion formed on the inner peripheral surface corresponds to the outer peripheral surface of the cast product. Further, in FIG.
  • a metal mold corresponding to the metal mold 22 a is also produced in a direction to close the concave portion formed on the inner peripheral surface.
  • the method of producing the mold is a type in which the inner peripheral surface corresponds to the outer peripheral surface of the cast product when two metal molds are fitted to each other.
  • FIG. 7 is an explanatory diagram schematically illustrating a process of producing the wax pattern.
  • the core 18 is installed at a predetermined position of the metal mold 22 a (step S 110 ).
  • a metal mold 22 b corresponding to the metal mold 22 a covers a surface on which the concave portion of the metal mold 22 a is formed, so that the metal molds 22 a and 22 b surround the periphery of the core 18 and a space 24 is formed between the core 18 and the metal molds 22 a and 22 b .
  • a pouring of a WAX 28 starts to be poured from a pipe connected to the space 24 into the inside of the space 24 (step S 112 ).
  • the WAX 28 is, for example, wax of a relatively low-melting point material which is melted when being heated to a predetermined temperature or higher.
  • the entire region of the space 24 is filled with the WAX 28 (step S 113 ).
  • the WAX 28 encloses around the core 18 by solidifying the WAX 28 , thereby forming the wax pattern 30 .
  • the wax pattern 30 is a wax pattern in which a portion formed of the WAX 28 has basically the same shape as the cast product of the production object.
  • the wax pattern 30 is separated from the metal molds 22 a and 22 b and then a sprue 32 is attached to the wax pattern (step S 114 ).
  • the sprue 32 is a mouth into which a molten metal, which is a metal melted during casting, is introduced.
  • the wax pattern 30 formed of the WAX 28 is produced in the manner described above so as to have the same shape as the cast product and include the core 18 therein.
  • FIG. 8 is an explanatory diagram schematically illustrating a configuration in which the slurry is applied on the wax pattern.
  • the wax pattern 30 is immersed into a storage portion 41 , in which slurry 40 is stored, and then is dried after being taken out therefrom (step S 19 ).
  • the prime layer 101 A can be formed on the surface of the wax pattern 30 .
  • the applied slurry in step S 18 is slurry which is directly applied on the wax pattern 30 .
  • the slurry 40 including the ultrafine alumina particles and the silica sol functions as the mullite during the firing and is used for the mold for the precision casting mold.
  • zirconia having refractory fine particles of about 350-mesh is preferably used as flour.
  • polycarboxylic acid salts are preferably used as a dispersing agent.
  • a trace of an antifoaming agent (silicon-based substance) or a wettability improving agent of, for example, 0.01% is preferably added to the slurry 40 .
  • the wettability improving agent adhesive property of the slurry 40 can be improved with respect to the wax pattern 30 .
  • a slurry application is performed with the slurry 40 , and the applied slurry is dried, so that the wax pattern having the prime layer (first dried film) 101 A is further applied (dipped) with the slurry (step S 20 ).
  • stuccoing process of sprinkling the zircon stucco particles (having an average particle size of 0.8 mm) as a stucco material 54 is performed on the surface of the wet slurry (step S 21 ). Thereafter, the stucco material adhered to the surface of the slurry layer is dried, thereby forming the first backup layer (second dried film) 104 - 1 on the prime layer (first dried film) 101 A (step S 22 ).
  • a process of determining whether the similar operation as the forming process of the first backup layer (second dried film) 104 - 1 is repeated more than once (for example, n: six to ten times) is performed (step S 23 ).
  • An n-th backup layer 104 - n is laminated by a predetermined number of times (n) (step S 23 : Yes), thereby obtaining the dried molded body 106 A which is the outer mold formed with the multi-layered backup layer 105 A having the thickness of, for example, 10 mm.
  • step S 24 the dried molded body 106 A having the multilayer structure is obtained which is formed with the prime layer 101 A and the multi-layered backup layer 105 A
  • the dried molded body 106 A is subjected to a heat treatment (step S 24 ). Specifically, the WAX between the outer mold and the core is removed, and the outer mold and the core are further fired.
  • FIG. 10 is an explanatory diagram schematically illustrating some processes of the method of producing the mold.
  • step S 130 the dried molded body 106 A which is the outer mold having the multilayer structure formed with the prime layer 101 A and the multi-layered backup layer 105 A is put in an autoclave 60 and then is heated.
  • the inside of the autoclave 60 is filled with pressurized steam, and thus the wax pattern 30 inside the dried molded body 106 A is heated by the pressurized steam.
  • the WAX constituting the wax pattern 30 is melted and a melted WAX 62 is discharged from a space 64 surrounded by the dried molded body 106 A.
  • a mold 72 is produced in which the space 64 is formed in a region filled with the WAX between the dried molded body 106 A which is the outer mold and the core 18 .
  • the mold 72 having the space 64 formed between the dried molded body 106 A which is the outer mold and the core 18 is heated by a firing furnace 70 .
  • a water component or an unnecessary component contained in the dried molded body 106 A which is the outer mold is removed and an outer mold 61 is formed by being further fired and cured.
  • the mold 72 is produced in the manner described above.
  • FIG. 11 is an explanatory diagram schematically illustrating some processes of the casting method.
  • the mold is pre heated (step S 2 ).
  • the mold is disposed in a furnace (vacuum furnace, firing furnace) and is heated to 800° C. or higher and 900° C. or lower.
  • a furnace vacuum furnace, firing furnace
  • the pre-heating it is possible to suppress the damage of the mold when the molten metal (melted metal) is poured into the mold at the time of producing the cast product.
  • the molten metal is poured (step S 3 ). That is, as illustrated in step S 140 of FIG. 11 , a molten metal 80 , that is, a dissolved raw material (for example, steel) of the cast product is poured between the outer mold 61 and the core 18 from the opening of the mold 72 .
  • a molten metal 80 that is, a dissolved raw material (for example, steel) of the cast product is poured between the outer mold 61 and the core 18 from the opening of the mold 72 .
  • step S 4 after the molten metal 80 poured into the mold 72 is solidified, the outer mold 61 is removed (step S 4 ). That is, as illustrated in step S 141 of FIG. 11 , after the molten metal 80 is hardened inside the mold 72 and becomes a cast product 90 , the outer mold 61 is crushed and is then removed from the cast product 90 as a fragment 61 a.
  • a core removing treatment is performed (step S 5 ). That is, as illustrated in step S 142 of FIG. 11 , the cast product 90 is put in an autoclave 92 and is subjected to the core removing treatment, so that the core 18 inside the cast product 90 is dissolved and a dissolved core 94 is discharged from the inside of the cast product 90 . Specifically, the cast product 90 charged into an alkaline solution inside the autoclave 92 is repeatedly pressurized and depressurized, so that the dissolved core 94 is discharged from the cast product 90 .
  • a finishing treatment is performed (step S 6 ). That is, the finishing treatment is performed on the surface or the interior of the cast product 90 . Furthermore, in the casting method, inspection of the cast product is performed along with the finishing treatment. Thus, as illustrated in step S 143 of FIG. 11 , a cast product 100 can be produced.
  • the mold is produced by a lost-wax casting method using WAX (wax), thereby producing the cast product.
  • WAX wax
  • the outer mold having the multilayer structure which is the outside of the mold is formed in such a manner that the prime layer (first dried film as a first layer) 101 A serving as the inner peripheral surface is formed using the ultrafine zirconia particles as the slurry and the multi-layered backup layer 105 A is formed on the outside of the prime layer 101 A.
  • the prime layer may be the prime layer 101 B including the prime slurry layer 101 a added with the stucco material and the prime stucco layer 101 b (see FIG. 2 ).
  • a front wax pattern formed with an outer mold was a member having a width of 30 mm, a thickness of 8 mm, and a length of 300 mm, and a prime layer (first dried film) formed from a slurry layer and a multi-layered backup layer made of slurry and a stucco material are formed in the wax pattern, thereby producing a mold.
  • High-purity ultrafine alumina particles (Al 2 O 3 , having a specific surface area of 10 m 2 /g and a particle size of about 0.5 ⁇ m) were kneaded with a ball mill for 24 hours using polycarboxylate ammonium as a dispersing agent and thus were formed in a slurry form.
  • a solid content concentration of the obtained alumina slurry is 30 wt %.
  • silica sol (SiO 2 , having the particle size of 0.02 ⁇ m and a solid content concentration of 30%) was prepared.
  • Alumina slurry:silica sol 306:120 (a molecular weight of 3Al 2 O 3 is 306 (3 ⁇ 102) and a molecular weight of 2SiO 2 is 120 (2 ⁇ 60)).
  • Zircon powders of 350-mesh were added to the slurry thus prepared as flour, thereby forming slurry for a precision casting mold.
  • a silicon-based substance as an antifoaming agent of 0.01% and a wettability improving agent of 0.01% were added to make as in-use slurry.
  • a wax body having a width of 30 mm, a thickness of 8 mm, and a length of 300 mm was prepared, after the wax body was immersed and then pulled up into/from the obtained slurry, thereby adhering the in-use slurry to the surface of the wax, excess in-use slurry was dropped and a prime layer (first dried film) of the slurry was obtained on the surface of the wax body by a drying treatment.
  • the wax body having the prime layer was immersed and then pulled up into/from the slurry and excess in-use slurry was dropped.
  • Zircon stucco particles having an average particle size of 0.8 mm were adhered to wet slurry and then were dried, so that a second dried film (first backup layer) was formed.
  • the obtained dried molded body was put in an autoclave of 150° C., so that the wax was melted and then was discharged.
  • a test piece for strength having a size 10 mm ⁇ 50 mm and a thickness of 5 mm was worked from the obtained mold of Example 1 and the mold of Comparative Example was subjected to a high-temperature strength test.
  • test piece using the mixed slurry (zircon particles as a stucco material), which functions as the mullite (3Al 2 O 3 .2SiO 2 ), according to the present Example was broken at 100 MPa without being deformed.
  • Example 2 a mold of Example 2 was obtained by the similar operation as in Example 1 except for using alumina stucco particles having an average particle size of 0.8 mm as a stucco material.
  • a test piece for strength having a size 10 mm ⁇ 50 mm and a thickness of 5 mm was worked from the obtained mold of Example 2 and the mold of Comparative Example was subjected to the similar high-temperature strength test as in Example 1.
  • test piece using slurry functioning as mullite (alumina particles as a stucco material) according to the present Example was broken at 100 MPa without being deformed.
  • the binder is the slurry for the precision casting mold which includes the mono-dispersed ultrafine alumina particles and the silica sol having a particle size of 1.0 ⁇ m or smaller and functions as the mullite during the firing and the stucco material is the zircon powders or the alumina powders, as compared to the case using the conventional silica sol, it was possible to obtain the mold which was increased in the heat resistant temperature of the obtained mold and was not deformed even in the case of being held at a high temperature (1,550° C.) for a long period in the production of a unidirectional solidified blade.

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