A kind of compound zirconates that adds zirconium for magnesium alloy and preparation method thereof
Technical field
The invention belongs to metallurgical technology field, be specifically related to a kind of compound zirconates that adds zirconium for magnesium alloy and preparation method thereof.
Background technology
First Britain Elektron company discloses the thin brilliant effect of zirconium to Mg-Cd and Mg-Cd-Zn magnesium alloy in the nineteen thirty-nine patent that is GB511137 in the patent No., and point out with zirconium can refinement containing the magnesium alloy of Zn, Cd, Ce, Ag, Tl, Th, Cu, Bi, Be, Pb and Ca etc., and for the magnesium alloy containing Al, Si, Sn, Mn, Co, Ni and Sb etc., because of with Zr can form be insoluble to magnesium compound without thinning effect.Meanwhile, because the fusing point solubleness high, in magnesium of zirconium is low, be difficult to realize by direct interpolation metal zirconium form the zirconium alloy of magnesium melt, therefore, the mode of adding zirconium becomes the important research content with zirconium Refining Mg Alloy.In early stage magnesium alloy, Zr adds mainly with zirconium tetrachloride or its mixing salt form greatly, but because of ZrCl
4high volatile volatile, must take some special process to realize, as the patent No. English Patent that is GB511482 in disclosed employing of nineteen thirty-nine by ZrCl
4the mode that the mixture forming with NaCl, KCl and Mg is sealed in MAGNESIUM METAL capsule adds at comparatively high temps (850 ℃), and the English Patent that the patent No. is GB533264 is disclosed ZrCl in nineteen forty-one
4or ZrCl
4with CaF
2mixture be pressed into the cake block mode that density is greater than magnesium melt and slightly under low temperature (780 ℃), adding, the United States Patent (USP) that the patent No. is US2788271 is in disclosed employing of nineteen fifty-seven ZrCl
4, ZrF
4, KCl, BaCl
2composite salt after solidifying with KF consolute is added, and the English Patent that the patent No. is GB681286 disclosed to adopt in Mg-Li alloy in nineteen fifty-two adds ZrCl
4(or ZrBr
4) add Zr with LiCl (or LiBr) mixture mode, to reduce the loss of Li and Zr, but these methods are all difficult to realize industrial application because technique is loaded down with trivial details.Occur with K afterwards
2zrF
6the mode that form adds, but pure K
2zrF
6because reacting too violent, and must add at the high temperature that surpasses 900 ℃, cause magnesium melt scaling loss and iron crucible to dissolve the problems such as serious, occur with KZrF afterwards
5with KCl mixture, or K
2zrF
6, CaZrF
6mode with KCl mixture adds, although can guarantee that when adding q.s in magnesium alloy, Zr reaches 0.7%, facts have proved, it is not suitable for large volume magnesium melt and adds zirconium, and the yield of Zr is very low, only has 5 ~ 10%.
The shortcoming that adds mode for overcoming above-mentioned zirconates, be tending towards afterwards adopting Mg-Zr master alloy to improve the controllability of Zr add-on, and avoid zirconates to add the Inclusion Problem that may cause, developed thus the preparation method of many Mg-Zr master alloys, as US Patent No. 2497530 and the disclosed magnesium metal reduction ZrF that uses of US2497531
4can obtain containing Zr amount at the Mg-Zr of 3 ~ 5% left and right master alloy with the mixture of alkaline earth salt; The patent No. is the disclosed reduction of the English Patent of GB734614 ZrF
4with the mixture of NaCl and KCL, obtain containing Zr amount at more than 20% master alloy; The patent No. is the disclosed reduction of the United States Patent (USP) of US2849311 ZrCl
4with NaCl and KCl mixture, obtain containing Zr amount at more than 23% master alloy; The patent No. is the English Patent of GB857709, Russ P disclosed reduction potassium fluozirconate (KF and ZrF that the United States Patent (USP) that the patent No. is US2970904 and the patent No. are RU2287601
4than being 1 ~ 2) with NaCl, MgCl
2with KCl mixture, to obtain containing Zr, measure the master alloy 25% ~ 45%.
At present, in producing containing Zr Magnesium Alloy Industry, all adopt the Mg-Zr master alloy form of measuring as 25wt% or 30wt% containing Zr to add, but industrial practice shows, master alloy form adds fashionable, and the casting yield of Zr is all very low, guarantee that alloying constituent is qualified, its addition is 3 ~ 4 times that nominal forms, be that casting yield only has 25% ~ 35%, and due to Mg-Zr master alloy complicated process of preparation, market value is very high.With regard to producing ZK60 alloy, the cost of Mg-Zr master alloy just accounts for 30% ~ 40% of production cost, and therefore, the key that reduces the production cost that contains Zr magnesium alloy is to reduce to add the cost of Zr and the casting yield that raising adds Zr technique.
From Historical Development, the original intention that adopts Mg-Zr master alloy is to improve to add the controllability of Zr amount and avoid zirconates to add the fused salt Inclusion Problem that may cause, and simplification adds technique.But, huge advance made due to on-the-spot sample analysis technology, the control of bath composition has not been added the impact of mode, simultaneously, in fact in the melting of industrial production interalloy, use flux to cover with refining and remain inevitable, and for avoiding the sedimentation of master alloy block to cause Zr to sink to the bottom loss, also must adopt loaded down with trivial details suspension to add the molten mode of soaking of stirring.Therefore, compare with the zirconates mode that adds, master alloy adds the advantage of mode not obvious, has increased the weight of on the contrary production cost.
Summary of the invention
For at present adding in master alloy mode the expensive problem that Zr exists containing zirconium magnesium alloy, the invention provides a kind of compound zirconates that adds zirconium for magnesium alloy and preparation method thereof, cheap and casting yield is high.
Compound zirconates of the present invention is with KZrF
5(potassium fluozirconate) is base, is added with LiCl, CaF
2with the composite salt of KCl, by mass percentage, contain 53%KZrF
5, 20 ~ 25%LiCl, 5% ~ 10%CaF
2with 12% ~ 17%KCl, the theoretical Zr content of described compound zirconates is 21.46%.
The preparation method of compound zirconates of the present invention carries out according to following steps:
Composition by compound zirconates, takes the KZrF that quantity is 53% mass percent
5, or take 53% mass percent etc. mole KF and ZrF
4, pour in No. 1 plumbago crucible, after 200 ℃ are dried, heat to 550 ~ 560 ℃ of fusings, obtain KZrF
5melt;
Meanwhile, by the mass percent of compound zirconates, weigh 20 ~ 25%LiCl, 5% ~ 10%CaF
2with the halogenide of 12% ~ 17%KCl, and through 200 ℃ dry, LiCl is joined in No. 2 plumbago crucibles that are preheated to 300 ℃, and is heated to 650 ~ 700 ℃, after LiCl melts completely, add wherein CaF
2, be heated to 650 ~ 700 ℃, then add KCl, through being stirred to completely, dissolve, be heated to 650 ℃ of insulations, obtain mixed halide melt;
Mixed halide melt is blended into and fills KZrF
5in No. 1 plumbago crucible of melt, heat while stirring, when being heated to 650 ~ 680 ℃, be cast to iron plate upper, be cooled to room temperature, collect compound zirconates and be stored in loft drier standby.
The compound zirconates that adopts aforesaid method to prepare is laminar pale solid, must be kept in loft drier standby to prevent deliquescence.
By the method that adopts compound zirconates prepared by aforesaid method to join magnesium alloy, be: by required add-on, take compound zirconates, it is joined to temperature is in batches in the magnesium alloy fused mass of 700 ~ 730 ℃, and fully stirs, until bath surface no longer emits Mars.
Wherein the add-on of compound zirconates is determined according to the industrial requirements of magnesium-alloy material.
Compared with prior art, feature of the present invention and beneficial effect are:
It is to adopt zirconates and halogenide to melt respectively that the inventive method is prepared compound zirconates, and the mode of blending again, can avoid having the KZrF compared with low melting point effectively afterwards
5volatilization loss, avoid the ZrCl that may form simultaneously
4volatilization, can guarantee compound zirconates stable components;
Compound zirconates of the present invention has higher zirconium casting yield, and the zirconium casting yield in magnesium alloy fused mass at least reaches 80%;
Compound zirconates preparation method of the present invention is simple, and raw material is cheap, and finished product price is not high, there is higher zirconium casting yield simultaneously, therefore, compare with adopting Mg-Zr master alloy mode, magnesium alloy fused mass adopts this compound zirconates to add zirconium, can significantly reduce the production cost containing zirconium magnesium alloy;
It is 700 ~ 730 ℃ that compound zirconates of the present invention adds temperature, than what add zirconium in master alloy mode, adds 730 ~ 760 ℃ of temperature much lower, therefore can obviously reduce scaling loss and the erosion action of melt to iron crucible of magnesium alloy;
Compound zirconates of the present invention is not only applicable to add zirconium containing zirconium magnesium alloy, can also add zirconium for aluminium alloy.
Accompanying drawing explanation
Fig. 1 is the typical cast structure comparison diagram that the magnesium alloy in embodiment 1 adds compound zirconates front and back;
A wherein: add the magnesium alloy cast tissue before zirconium; B: add the magnesium alloy cast tissue after zirconium;
Fig. 2 is the typical cast structure comparison diagram that the magnesium alloy in embodiment 2 adds compound zirconates front and back;
A: add the magnesium alloy cast tissue before zirconium; B: add the magnesium alloy cast tissue after zirconium;
Fig. 3 is the typical cast structure comparison diagram that the magnesium alloy in embodiment 3 adds compound zirconates front and back;
A: add the magnesium alloy cast tissue before zirconium; B: add the magnesium alloy cast tissue after zirconium;
Fig. 4 is the typical cast structure comparison diagram that the magnesium alloy in embodiment 4 adds compound zirconates front and back;
A: add the magnesium alloy cast tissue before zirconium; B: add the magnesium alloy cast tissue after zirconium.
Embodiment
The KZrF adopting in the present embodiment
5-, LiCl, CaF
2with KCl be the technical pure level raw material that market is bought.
Embodiment 1
Mass percent by compound zirconates, takes 53% KZrF
5or take 53% mix etc. mole KF and ZrF
4, pour in No. 1 plumbago crucible, after 200 ℃ are dried, heat to 550 ℃ of fusings, obtain KZrF
5melt;
Meanwhile, by the mass percent of compound zirconates, weigh 22%LiCl, 8%CaF
2and 17%KCl, and through 200 ℃ dry, LiCl is joined in No. 2 plumbago crucibles that are preheated to 300 ℃, and is heated to 650 ℃, after LiCl melts completely, add wherein CaF
2, be heated to 650 ℃, then add KCl, through being stirred to completely, dissolve, be heated to 650 ℃, obtain mixed halide melt;
Mixed halide melt is blended into and fills KZrF
5in No. 1 plumbago crucible of melt, heat while stirring, when being heated to 650 ℃, be cast to iron plate upper, be cooled to room temperature, collect and obtain consisting of 53%KZrF
5-, 22%LiCl, 8%CaF
2compound zirconates with 17% KCl, is stored in loft drier standby.
Take 12 grams of the compound zirconates that as mentioned above prepared by method, at 730 ℃, minutes 2 join in 500 grams of magnesium alloy fused mass that consist of Mg-1%Y, and actual Zr content is 0.415%, and its casting yield is 80.5%.
Embodiment 2
By the mass percent of compound zirconates, take the KZrF of 53% quantity
5, or take 53% quantity mix etc. mole KF and ZrF
4, pour in No. 1 plumbago crucible, after 200 ℃ are dried, heat to 560 ℃ of fusings, obtain KZrF
5melt;
Meanwhile, by the mass percent of compound zirconates, weigh 22%LiCl, 10%CaF
2and 15%KCl, and through 200 ℃ dry, LiCl is joined in No. 2 plumbago crucibles that are preheated to 300 ℃, and is heated to 700 ℃, after LiCl melts completely, add wherein CaF
2, be heated to 700 ℃, then add KCl, through being stirred to completely, dissolve, be heated to 650 ℃, obtain mixed halide melt;
Mixed halide melt is blended into and fills KZrF
5in No. 1 plumbago crucible of melt, heat while stirring, when being heated to 680 ℃, be cast to iron plate upper, be cooled to room temperature, collect and obtain consisting of 53%KZrF
5-, 22%LiCl, 10%CaF
2compound zirconates with 15% KCl, is stored in loft drier standby.
Take 15 grams of the compound zirconates that as mentioned above prepared by method, at 720 ℃, minutes 3 batches add in 500 grams of magnesium alloy fused mass that consist of Mg-6%Zn, and actual is 0.554% containing Zr amount, and its casting yield is 86.1%.
Embodiment 3
By the mass percent of compound zirconates, take the KZrF of 53% quantity
5or 53% quantity mix etc. mole KF and ZrF
4, pour in No. 1 plumbago crucible, after 200 ℃ are dried, heat to 550 ℃ of fusings, obtain KZrF
5melt;
Meanwhile, by the mass percent of compound zirconates, weigh 23%LiCl, 8%CaF
2and 16%KCl, and through 200 ℃ dry, LiCl is joined in No. 2 plumbago crucibles that are preheated to 300 ℃, and is heated to 680 ℃, after LiCl melts completely, add wherein CaF
2, be heated to 650 ℃, then add KCl, through by mixing to dissolving completely, be heated to 650 ℃ of insulations, obtain mixed halide melt;
Mixed halide melt is blended into and fills KZrF
5in No. 1 plumbago crucible of melt, heat and stir, when being heated to 670 ℃, being cast to iron plate upper, obtaining consisting of 53%KZrF
5-, 23%LiCl, 8%CaF
2compound zirconates with 16% KCl, is stored in loft drier standby.
Take 15 grams of the compound zirconates that as mentioned above prepared by method, at 730 ℃, minutes 3 batches add in 500 grams of magnesium alloy fused mass that consist of Mg-3.48%Zn-3.23%Cu-0.212%Y, and actual is 0.547% containing Zr amount, and its casting yield is 84.9%.
Embodiment 4
By the mass percent of compound zirconates, take the KZrF of 53% quantity
5, or take 53% quantity mix etc. mole KF and ZrF
4, pour in No. 1 plumbago crucible, through 200 ℃ dry, heat to 560 ℃ of fusings, obtain KZrF
5melt;
Meanwhile, by the mass percent of compound zirconates, weigh 23%LiCl, 8%CaF
2and 16%KCl, and through 200 ℃ dry, LiCl is joined in No. 2 plumbago crucibles that are preheated to 300 ℃, and is heated to 650 ℃, after LiCl melts completely, add CaF
2, be heated to 700 ℃, then add KCl, through being stirred to completely, dissolve, be heated to 650 ℃, obtain mixed halide melt;
Mixed halide melt is blended into and fills KZrF
5in No. 1 plumbago crucible of melt, heat while stirring, when being heated to 650 ℃, be cast to iron plate upper, be cooled to room temperature, collect and obtain consisting of 53%KZrF
5, 23%LiCl, 8%CaF
2compound zirconates with 16% KCl.
Take 15 grams of the compound zirconates that as mentioned above prepared by method, at 730 ℃, minutes 4 batches add in 500 grams of Mg-3Ca melts, and actual is 0.562% containing Zr amount, and its casting yield is 87.3%.
Embodiment 5
By the mass percent of compound zirconates, take the KZrF of 53% quantity
5or 53% quantity mix etc. mole KF and ZrF
4, pour in No. 1 plumbago crucible, will after 200 ℃ are dried, heat to 560 ℃ of fusings, obtain KZrF
5melt;
Meanwhile, by the mass percent of compound zirconates, weigh 25%LiCl, 10%CaF
2and 12%KCl, and through 200 ℃ dry, LiCl is joined in No. 2 plumbago crucibles that are preheated to 300 ℃, and is heated to 650 ℃, after LiCl melts completely, add CaF
2, be heated to 700 ℃, then add KCl, through being stirred to completely, dissolve, be heated to 650 ℃, obtain mixed halide melt;
Mixed halide melt is blended into and fills KZrF
5in No. 1 plumbago crucible of melt, heat while stirring, when being heated to 650 ℃, be cast to iron plate upper, be cooled to room temperature, collect and obtain consisting of 53%KZrF
5, 25%LiCl, 10%CaF
2compound zirconates with 12% KCl.
Take 65 grams of the compound zirconates that as mentioned above prepared by method, at 730 ℃, minutes 4 batches add in 7 kg of pure molten aluminiums, and actual is 0.17% containing Zr amount, and its casting yield is 85.3%.