Summary of the invention
Present invention aims to the deficiencies in the prior art, it is provided that a kind of method that can produce semi-solid-state metal slurry continuously.The method overcoming the shortcoming that technological process is more complicated, production cost is higher present in existing semi-solid metal slurry body manufacture method, it is easy to operation, production cost is extremely low, it is easy to accomplish large-scale commercial application.
For achieving the above object, the present invention adopts the following technical scheme that
A kind of method that can produce semi-solid metal slurrg continuously, comprises the following steps:
A () provides semi-solid-state metal slurry (1) in a container (2);
D () takes the semi-solid-state metal slurry (3) of part away for semi-solid processing (such as semisolid pressure casting, semisolid forging and semi-solid state extrusion etc.) from container (2);
C remaining semi-solid-state metal slurry (4) in container (2) is cooled down to increase its solids ratio by ();
D () adds motlten metal (5) to form new semi-solid-state metal slurry (1) in container (2);
E semi-solid-state metal slurry (1) that () cooling is newly formed is to increase its solids ratio.
In described step (c), semi-solid-state metal slurry (4) has been completely solidified into solid the most.
Semi-solid-state metal slurry (1) solids content after cooling being newly formed in described step (e) is at least 1 wt%.
Semi-solid-state metal slurry (1) solids content after cooling being newly formed in described step (e) is at least 10wt%.
Semi-solid-state metal slurry (1) solids content after cooling being newly formed in described step (e) is at least 20wt%.
Semi-solid-state metal slurry (1) solids content after cooling being newly formed in described step (e) is less than 40wt%.
Semi-solid-state metal slurry (1) solids content after cooling being newly formed in described step (e) is less than 50wt%.
Semi-solid-state metal slurry (1) solids content after cooling being newly formed in described step (e) is less than 60wt%.
In actual production, above technological process can constantly be repeated, to meet quantity-produced needs;The semi-solid-state metal slurry (1) that i.e. a part is newly formed again can be removed for semi-solid processing, and remaining semi-solid-state metal slurry can be added into a certain amount of motlten metal (5) to form more semi-solid-state metal slurry (1).
According to one embodiment of present invention, after certain cooling for a long time, in container (2), remaining semi-solid-state metal slurry (4) has been completely solidified into solid.
According to another embodiment of the invention, the time cooled down semi-solid-state metal slurry (4) remaining in container (2) can be zero;In this case, the solids content of in general described remaining semi-solid-state metal slurry (4) is the highest, so need not further cool down to increase its solids ratio.
According to another embodiment of the invention, the time cooled down the described semi-solid-state metal slurry (1) being newly formed can be zero;In this case, the solids content of the described semi-solid-state metal slurry (1) being newly formed has reached the requirement of semi-solid processing, so need not further cool down to increase its solids ratio.
In a word, during actual production, the length of cool time is height according to the solids content in semi-solid-state metal slurry and actual needs and carries out selecting, solids content in semi-solid-state metal slurry is high, the most correspondingly cool time is shorter, solids content in semi-solid-state metal slurry is low, and the most correspondingly cool time is longer.
According to a preferred embodiment of the present invention, the semi-solid-state metal slurry (1) being newly formed solids content after cooling is at least 1wt%, more preferably at least 10wt%, more preferably at least 20wt%;It is it is critical that the selection of solids content of the semi-solid-state metal slurry (1) being newly formed, it should be ensured that it is suppression metal Dendritic TiC structure and the generation of network when further cooling and solidification.
According to a further advantageous embodiment of the invention, semi-solid-state metal slurry (1) solids content after cooling being newly formed is less than 60wt%, preferably more than 50wt%, more preferably no more than 40wt%;Higher solids content may make slurry be not easy to carry out further semi-solid processing.
It is pointed out that when the solids content of the semi-solid-state metal slurry (1) being newly formed is less than 10wt%, and its viscosity is relatively low;The agitating procedure (such as mechanical agitation, electromagnetic agitation etc.) that can need not add is to reach the purpose of slurry homogenization.But, when the solids content of the described semi-solid-state metal slurry (1) formed is more than 20wt%, and its viscosity is of a relatively high, it is generally required to additional agitating procedure (such as mechanical agitation, electromagnetic agitation etc.) is to reach the purpose of slurry homogenization.
The beneficial effects of the present invention is:
1) technological process of the present invention is very simple, and easily controllable;
2) applying the pulping process that the invention discloses, the production cost of slurry is extremely low;
3) present invention is easily achieved large-scale commercial application.
Detailed description of the invention
Present invention the following example further illustrates the present invention, but protection scope of the present invention is not limited to the following example.
Fig. 1 shows four independent processes in a preferred embodiment of the present invention.Step 1 shows a container (2), equipped with the semi-solid-state metal slurry (1) of constant weight in container (2).Step 2 shows the container (2) in step 1, and the semi-solid-state metal slurry (1) in container (2) has been removed a part and has put in another container (6);Semi-solid-state metal slurry (3) in container (6) will be used for further processing use, as there remains some semi-solid-state metal slurries (4) in semisolid pressure casting, container (2).Step 3 shows semi-solid-state metal slurry (4) remaining in step 2, and through certain cooling for a long time, the solids ratio of remaining semi-solid-state metal slurry (4) has increased;In some cases, semi-solid-state metal slurry (4) can be cooled the sufficiently long time to such an extent as to be completely solidified into solid.Step 4 illustrates another container (7), equipped with melted metal (5) in container (7);A certain amount of motlten metal (5) has been added in container (2), and and step 3 in semi-solid-state metal slurry (4) mix and define new semi-solid-state metal slurry (1).If desired, the semi-solid-state metal slurry (1) being newly formed can further cool down to increase its solids ratio (non-illustrate).
The solids ratio of semi-solid-state metal slurry (1) can pass through the weight to the motlten metal (5) added and temperature, weight to remaining semi-solid-state metal slurry (4), cool time to remaining semi-solid-state metal slurry (4), and be adjusted controlling to parameters such as cool times of the semi-solid-state metal slurry (1) being newly formed.In many cases it is desirable to, the solids ratio of semi-solid-state metal slurry (1) is controlled between 10-30%;Because in this ratio ranges, semi-solid-state metal slurry (1) has had enough solids contents to prevent the generation of Dendritic TiC, and semi-solid-state metal slurry (1) still has enough mobility and pours out (non-illustrate) from container (2) simultaneously.
In production application, above technological process can constantly be repeated, to meet quantity-produced needs;The semi-solid-state metal slurry (1) that i.e. a part is newly formed again can be removed for semi-solid processing, and remaining semi-solid-state metal slurry can be added into a certain amount of motlten metal (5) to form more semi-solid-state metal slurry (1).
Embodiment 1
Production method and device to Al-7wt%Si aluminium alloy semi-solid slurry are illustrated below.
First an internal diameter is about 130 millimeters, wall thickness is about 16 millimeters, height is about " clay-graphite " crucible of 180 millimeters and is heated to about 620 DEG C;Then pour the melted Al-7wt%Si aluminium alloy of about 5000 grams into toward this crucible, at this moment the temperature of the aluminium alloy in crucible is 625 DEG C (liquidus temperature of this Al-7wt%Si aluminium alloy is about 616 DEG C, and solidus temperature is about 572 DEG C);Then allowing the aluminium alloy natural cooling in crucible, this aluminium alloy is carried out mechanical agitation simultaneously, stop stirring when the temperature of this alloy drops to 610 DEG C, at this moment the aluminium alloy in crucible has become semisolid slurry;Then from crucible, pour out the semisolid slurry of about 3000 grams in case his use, at this moment crucible there remains the semisolid slurry of about 2000 grams;Then allowing semisolid slurry natural cooling remaining in crucible 45 seconds, at this moment the temperature of the semisolid slurry in crucible drops to about 600 DEG C;Then toward the melted Al-7wt%Si aluminium alloy of add about 3000 grams in crucible about 630 DEG C, at this moment the temperature of the aluminium alloy in crucible is about 612 DEG C, and the semisolid slurry of the newest about 5000 grams has been formed;Then allowing the semisolid slurry natural cooling being newly formed in crucible simultaneously carry out mechanical agitation about 10 seconds, at this moment the temperature of about 5000 grams of semisolid slurries in crucible drops to about 610 DEG C.A small amount of semisolid slurry is taken out and at cold quenching-in water from crucible;Obtained microstructure is as shown in Figure 2;Figure it is seen that use the semisolid slurry that the method that disclosed herein produces, its primary solids is globular crystal structure mutually.In actual production, the above method that disclosed herein can be repeated continuously use, to reach quantity-produced purpose.
The foregoing is only presently preferred embodiments of the present invention, all impartial changes done according to scope of the present invention patent and modification, all should belong to the covering scope of the present invention.