Disclosure of Invention
The invention aims to solve the technical problem of providing a preparation method of high-nitrogen nickel-free stainless steel powder, which has the advantages of lower cost, short period, high nitrogen injection efficiency and high powder collection rate and aims at overcoming the defects of the prior art.
Another technical problem to be solved by the present invention is to provide a high-nitrogen nickel-free stainless steel powder obtained by the above preparation method, which has the advantages of low impurity content of fine powder, low oxygen content, high sphericity of powder, etc.
In order to solve the technical problems, the invention provides a preparation method of high-nitrogen nickel-free stainless steel powder, which comprises the following steps:
step S1, preparing a nitrogen-free nickel-free stainless steel ingot, wherein the nitrogen-free nickel-free stainless steel ingot comprises the following components in percentage by mass: cr 18-28%, Mn 13-18%, Mo 4-10%, C less than 0.02%, Si less than 1%, and the balance of Fe;
step S2, heating the nitrogen-free and nickel-free stainless steel ingot to a liquid state, and then carrying out atomization powder preparation to obtain nitrogen-free and nickel-free stainless steel powder;
and step S3, carrying out plasma-assisted high-energy ball milling on the nitrogen-free and nickel-free stainless steel powder in the atmosphere of nitrogen element-containing gas to obtain the high-nitrogen nickel-free stainless steel powder.
As a preferable embodiment of the method for preparing the high-nitrogen nickel-free stainless steel powder according to the present invention, in step S1, the ingot of the nitrogen-free nickel-free stainless steel is prepared by vacuum induction melting, plasma arc melting, or electron beam melting.
As a preferable scheme of the method for preparing the high-nitrogen nickel-free stainless steel powder, in step S2, the method for preparing powder by atomization includes a gas atomization method or a plasma rotating electrode method.
As a preferable scheme of the method for preparing the high-nitrogen nickel-free stainless steel powder, in step S2, the method for preparing powder by atomization is a gas atomization method, and the implementation conditions of the powder preparation by atomization include: the melting temperature is 1400-1800 ℃, and the atomizing atmosphere is N2One or more of He and Ar, wherein the atomization air pressure is 2MPa to 50MPa, and the flow rate of the molten steel is 3kg/min to 30 kg/min.
As a preferable scheme of the method for preparing the high-nitrogen nickel-free stainless steel powder, in step S2, the method for preparing powder by atomization is a plasma rotating electrode method, and the conditions for preparing powder by atomization include: electrode rotating speed of8000 r/min-200000 r/min, metal alloy electrode rod diameter of 30 mm-500 mm, length of 50 mm-5000 mm, electrode rod feed rate of 0.5 mm/min-60 mm/min, and inert atmosphere of He, Ar and N2The plasma gun current is 500-10000A.
As a preferable embodiment of the method for preparing the high-nitrogen nickel-free stainless steel powder according to the present invention, the step S3 includes:
step S31, connecting a front cover plate of the ball milling tank which is cleaned cleanly with an electrode rod;
step S32, filling the ball milling tank with proportioned grinding balls and the nitrogen-free and nickel-free stainless steel powder;
step S34, mounting the cleaned rear cover plate of the ball milling tank to the ball milling tank;
step S35, vacuumizing the ball milling tank, and continuously introducing nitrogen-containing gas into the ball milling tank at a certain flow rate to fill the ball milling tank with the flowing nitrogen-containing gas;
step S36, fixing the ball milling tank on a plasma-assisted high-energy ball mill;
step S37, connecting the iron core in the electrode bar with the positive pole of a plasma power generator, and connecting the rear cover plate with the negative pole of the plasma power generator;
and step S38, switching on the plasma power generator, setting discharge voltage and discharge current, starting a ball milling driving motor of the plasma-assisted high-energy ball mill, and performing plasma-assisted high-energy ball milling.
As a preferable scheme of the preparation method of the high-nitrogen nickel-free stainless steel powder, the gas containing the nitrogen element is N2、NH3One or more of the above mixed gases.
As a preferable scheme of the preparation method of the high-nitrogen nickel-free stainless steel powder, the rotation speed of the ball milling driving motor is 600 rpm-1500 rpm, the amplitude of the excitation block of the plasma assisted high-energy ball mill is 4 mm-12 mm, the discharge voltage of the plasma power generator is 10 KV-50 KV, the discharge current is 0.5A-3A, and the mass ratio of the grinding balls to the nitrogen-free nickel-free stainless steel powder is 10: 1-80: 1, the ball milling time is 18-72 h.
In order to solve the technical problems, the invention also provides high-nitrogen nickel-free stainless steel powder which is prepared by the preparation method.
As a preferable embodiment of the high-nitrogen nickel-free stainless steel powder of the present invention, the high-nitrogen nickel-free stainless steel powder comprises the following components by mass percent: cr 15-25%, Mn 10-16%, Mo 2-8%, N0.92-2.83%, C < 0.02%, Si < 1%, and the balance Fe.
Compared with the prior art, the implementation of the invention has the following beneficial effects:
1. the invention provides a preparation method of high-nitrogen nickel-free stainless steel powder, which comprises the steps of preparing nitrogen-free nickel-free stainless steel powder with uniform particle size by atomizing a nitrogen-free stainless steel ingot, and then carrying out plasma-assisted high-energy ball milling on the nitrogen-free nickel-free stainless steel powder in the atmosphere of nitrogen-containing element gas to obtain the high-nitrogen nickel-free stainless steel powder. Therefore, the defects of high cost, easy segregation of component structures and the like caused by directly adopting pure metal powder ball milling are avoided.
2. In the preparation method of the high-nitrogen nickel-free stainless steel powder, provided by the invention, the high-nitrogen nickel-free stainless steel powder with high nitrogen content is quickly refined and activated by adopting plasma-assisted high-energy ball milling, and is obtained. Compared with the common ball milling with simple mechanical stress, the plasma field in the plasma-assisted high-energy ball milling can generate a thermal explosion effect and a high-energy electron bombardment effect, and under the synergistic coupling effect of the thermal explosion effect and the high-energy electron bombardment effect, the powder can be quickly refined and activated, and the N injection effect can be realized in a short time, so that the powder with high nitrogen content can be obtained.
3. In the preparation method of the high-nitrogen nickel-free stainless steel powder, the high-nitrogen nickel-free stainless steel powder with a unique lamellar structure is obtained by adopting plasma-assisted high-energy ball milling, and the high-nitrogen nickel-free stainless steel powder with the lamellar structure has large specific area and high activity and can further promote the improvement of nitrogen content. In addition, the plasma-assisted high-energy ball milling technology also has the function of inhibiting powder agglomeration, and the prepared high-nitrogen nickel-free stainless steel powder is ensured to be uniformly distributed, and the powder particles are small in size and narrow in distribution range.
4. The nitrogen-free and nickel-free stainless steel powder prepared by the preparation method provided by the invention has the advantages of low impurity content of fine powder, low oxygen content, high sphericity of powder and the like.
Detailed Description
The invention provides high-nitrogen nickel-free stainless steel powder and a preparation method thereof.
The preparation method of the high-nitrogen nickel-free stainless steel powder comprises the following steps:
step S1, preparing a nitrogen-free nickel-free stainless steel ingot, wherein the nitrogen-free nickel-free stainless steel ingot comprises the following components in percentage by mass: cr 18-28%, Mn 13-18%, Mo 4-10%, C less than 0.02%, Si less than 1%, and the balance of Fe;
step S2, heating the nitrogen-free and nickel-free stainless steel ingot to a liquid state, and then carrying out atomization powder preparation to obtain nitrogen-free and nickel-free stainless steel powder;
and step S3, carrying out plasma-assisted high-energy ball milling on the nitrogen-free and nickel-free stainless steel powder in the atmosphere of nitrogen element-containing gas to obtain the high-nitrogen nickel-free stainless steel powder.
In some embodiments, in said step S1, the ingot of nitrogen-free nickel-free stainless steel is prepared by vacuum induction melting. Specifically, the proportioned reactant materials are put into a vacuum induction smelting furnace, so that the prepared components comprise the following components in percentage by mass: cr 18-28%, Mn 13-18%, Mo 4-10%, C less than 0.02%, Si less than 1%, and the balance Fe. It should be noted that, it is known to those skilled in the art to prepare reactant materials according to the composition requirements of the final nitrogen-free and nickel-free stainless steel ingot, and details are not described herein, and in addition, the vacuum induction melting furnace used herein is a commercially available product.
In some embodiments, in the step S1, the ingot of nitrogen-free and nickel-free stainless steel is prepared by plasma arc melting. Specifically, the proportioned reactant materials are put into a plasma arc melting furnace, so that the prepared components comprise the following components in percentage by mass: cr 18-28%, Mn 13-18%, Mo 4-10%, C less than 0.02%, Si less than 1%, and the balance Fe. It should be noted that, it is known to those skilled in the art to configure the reactant materials according to the composition requirements of the final nitrogen-free and nickel-free stainless steel ingot, and details are not described herein, and in addition, the plasma arc melting furnace used herein is a commercially available existing product.
In some embodiments, in the step S1, the nitrogen-free and nickel-free stainless steel ingot is prepared by electron beam melting. Specifically, the proportioned reactant materials are put into electron beam melting, so that the prepared components comprise the following components in percentage by mass: cr 18-28%, Mn 13-18%, Mo 4-10%, C less than 0.02%, Si less than 1%, and the balance Fe. It should be noted that, it is known to those skilled in the art to configure the reactant materials according to the composition requirements of the final nitrogen-free and nickel-free stainless steel ingot, and details are not described herein, and in addition, the electron beam melting furnace used herein is a commercially available existing product.
In some embodiments, in step S2, the method of atomizing to produce powder is a gas atomization method, and the conditions of atomizing to produce powder include: the melting temperature is 1400-1800 ℃, and the atomizing atmosphere is N2One or more of He and Ar, the atomization air pressure is 2MPa to 50MPa, and the flow rate of the molten steel (nitrogen-free nickel-free stainless steel molten steel) is 3kg/min to 30 kg/min.
In some embodiments, in step S2, the method of atomizing powder is a plasma rotating electrode method, and the conditions of atomizing powder include: the rotating speed of the electrode is 8000 r/min-200000 r/min, the diameter of the metal alloy electrode bar is 30 mm-500 mm, the length is 50 mm-5000 mm, and the feeding rate of the electrode bar0.5 mm/min-60 mm/min, and inert atmosphere of He, Ar and N2The plasma gun current is 500-10000A.
In some embodiments, the step S3 includes:
step S31, connecting a front cover plate of the ball milling tank which is cleaned cleanly with an electrode rod;
step S32, filling the ball milling tank with proportioned grinding balls and the nitrogen-free and nickel-free stainless steel powder; the ball-milling medium is made of hard alloy, but in other embodiments, the ball-milling medium is not limited to hard alloy, and other media such as stainless steel and ceramic can be used to obtain the same effect; the total volume of the grinding balls accounts for 40-70% of the volume of the ball milling tank; the volume of the ball milling powder accounts for 20-50% of the space between the grinding balls;
step S34, mounting the cleaned rear cover plate of the ball milling tank to the ball milling tank;
step S35, vacuumizing the sealed ball milling tank through a vacuum valve, and continuously introducing nitrogen-containing gas into the ball milling tank at a certain flow rate to fill the ball milling tank with the flowing nitrogen-containing gas;
step S36, fixing the ball milling tank on a plasma-assisted high-energy ball mill;
step S37, connecting the iron core in the electrode bar with the positive pole of a plasma power generator, and connecting the rear cover plate with the negative pole of the plasma power generator;
and step S38, switching on the plasma power generator, setting discharge voltage and discharge current, starting a ball milling driving motor of the plasma-assisted high-energy ball mill, and performing plasma-assisted high-energy ball milling.
In some embodiments, the nitrogen element-containing gas is N2。
In some embodiments, the gas containing nitrogen is NH3。
In some embodiments, the nitrogen element-containing gas is N2And NH3The mixed gas of (1).
In some embodiments, the rotation speed of the ball mill driving motor is 600rpm to 1500rpm, the amplitude of the vibration block of the plasma assisted high-energy ball mill is 4mm to 12mm, the discharge voltage of the plasma power generator is 10KV to 50KV, the discharge current is 0.5A to 3A, and the mass ratio of the grinding balls to the nitrogen-free and nickel-free stainless steel powder is 10: 1-80: 1, the ball milling time is 18-72 h.
The plasma-assisted high-energy ball mill is a commercially available existing product.
The high-nitrogen nickel-free stainless steel powder obtained by the preparation method provided by the invention comprises the following components in percentage by mass: cr 15-25%, Mn 10-16%, Mo 2-8%, N0.92-2.83%, C < 0.02%, Si < 1%, and the balance Fe.
For a more clear understanding of the technical features, objects and effects of the present invention, embodiments of the present invention will now be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. It is to be understood that the described embodiments are merely exemplary of the invention, and not restrictive of the full scope of the invention. All other embodiments, which can be derived by a person skilled in the art from the embodiments given herein without making any creative effort, shall fall within the protection scope of the present invention.
Example 1
The embodiment provides a preparation method of high-nitrogen nickel-free stainless steel powder, which specifically comprises the following steps:
and step S1, adding the proportioned smelting materials into a vacuum induction smelting furnace to prepare the nitrogen-free and nickel-free stainless steel liquid. The smelting parameters are set as follows: the initial vacuum degree of smelting is less than 25Pa, the refining vacuum degree is less than 10Pa, the refining time is 20-90 min, and mixed deoxidation is carried out by adopting precipitation deoxidation and diffusion deoxidation, wherein the deoxidation time is 30-90 min. And then pouring the nitrogen-free nickel-free stainless steel liquid into an ingot mold, and cooling to obtain the nitrogen-free nickel-free stainless steel ingot. The obtained nitrogen-free nickel-free stainless steel ingot comprises the following components in percentage by mass: cr 18-28%, Mn 13-18%, Mo 4-10%, C < 0.02%, Si < 1%, and the balance Fe.
And step S2, placing the nitrogen-free and nickel-free stainless steel ingot obtained in the step S1 into an induction melting furnace for melting, and adopting gas atomization for powder preparation. The melting temperature of gas atomization powder preparation is 1400-1800 ℃, the atomization atmosphere is Ar gas, the atomization pressure is 2-50 MPa, and the flow rate of molten steel is 3-30 kg/min. Drying the obtained original nitrogen-free and nickel-free stainless steel powder, and then screening and collecting to obtain the required nitrogen-free and nickel-free stainless steel powder. The desired nitrogen-free and nickel-free stainless steel powder is obtained with an oxygen content of less than 0.04%.
Step S3, specifically including the steps of:
step S31, connecting a front cover plate of the ball milling tank made of the cleaned hard alloy material with an electrode rod;
step S32, filling the ball milling tank with proportioned grinding balls and the nitrogen-free and nickel-free stainless steel powder; the ball-milling medium is made of hard alloy, but in other embodiments, the ball-milling medium is not limited to hard alloy, and other media such as stainless steel and ceramic can be used to obtain the same effect; the total volume of the grinding balls accounts for 40-70% of the volume of the ball milling tank; the volume of the ball milling powder accounts for 20-50% of the space between the grinding balls;
step S34, mounting the cleaned rear cover plate of the ball milling tank to the ball milling tank;
step S35, vacuumizing the sealed ball milling tank through a vacuum valve, and continuously introducing nitrogen-containing gas into the ball milling tank at a certain flow rate to fill the ball milling tank with the flowing nitrogen-containing gas;
step S36, fixing the ball milling tank on a plasma-assisted high-energy ball mill;
step S37, connecting the iron core in the electrode bar with the positive pole of a plasma power generator, and connecting the rear cover plate with the negative pole of the plasma power generator;
step S38, switching on the plasma power generator, setting discharge voltage and discharge current, starting a ball milling driving motor of the plasma-assisted high-energy ball mill, and performing plasma-assisted high-energy ball milling;
wherein the gas containing nitrogen element is NH3And NH3Has a flow rate of 0.4m3The rotating speed of the ball milling driving motor is 600 rpm-1500 rpm, the amplitude of an excitation block of the plasma auxiliary high-energy ball mill is 4 mm-12 mm, the discharge voltage of the plasma power generator is 10 KV-50 KV, the discharge current is 0.5A-3A, and the mass ratio of the grinding balls to the nitrogen-free and nickel-free stainless steel powder is 10: 1, the ball milling time is 18 h.
The high-nitrogen nickel-free stainless steel powder obtained by the method comprises the following components in percentage by mass: 16.8 to 24.8 percent of Cr16, 10.3 to 15.9 percent of Mn10, 2.8 to 7.9 percent of Mo2, 0.92 percent of N, less than 0.02 percent of C, less than 1 percent of Si and the balance of Fe.
Example 2
The embodiment provides a preparation method of high-nitrogen nickel-free stainless steel powder, which specifically comprises the following steps:
and step S1, adding the proportioned smelting materials into a plasma arc smelting furnace to prepare the nitrogen-free and nickel-free stainless steel liquid. The working voltage of the plasma arc smelting furnace is 300-700V, the working current is 10-60 kA, and the smelting time is 10-60 min. The working atmosphere of the plasma arc melting is Ar gas, and the flow of the working gas is 1500-3500L/h. And then pouring the nitrogen-free nickel-free stainless steel liquid into an ingot mold, and cooling to obtain the nitrogen-free nickel-free stainless steel ingot. The obtained nitrogen-free and nickel-free stainless steel ingot comprises the following components in percentage by mass: : cr 18-28%, Mn 13-18%, Mo 4-10%, C < 0.02%, Si < 1%, and the balance Fe.
And step S2, placing the nitrogen-free and nickel-free stainless steel ingot obtained in the step S1 into an induction melting furnace for melting, and adopting gas atomization for powder preparation. The melting temperature of gas atomization powder preparation is 1400-1800 ℃, the atomization atmosphere is Ar gas, the atomization pressure is 2-50 MPa, and the flow rate of molten steel is 3-30 kg/min. Drying the obtained original nitrogen-free and nickel-free stainless steel powder, and then screening and collecting to obtain the required nitrogen-free and nickel-free stainless steel powder. The desired nitrogen-free and nickel-free stainless steel powder is obtained with an oxygen content of less than 0.04%.
Step S3, specifically including the steps of:
step S31, connecting a front cover plate of the ball milling tank made of the cleaned hard alloy material with an electrode rod;
step S32, filling the ball milling tank with proportioned grinding balls and the nitrogen-free and nickel-free stainless steel powder; the ball-milling medium is made of hard alloy, but in other embodiments, the ball-milling medium is not limited to hard alloy, and other media such as stainless steel and ceramic can be used to obtain the same effect; the total volume of the grinding balls accounts for 40-70% of the volume of the ball milling tank; the volume of the ball milling powder accounts for 20-50% of the space between the grinding balls;
step S34, mounting the cleaned rear cover plate of the ball milling tank to the ball milling tank;
step S35, vacuumizing the sealed ball milling tank through a vacuum valve, and continuously introducing nitrogen-containing gas into the ball milling tank at a certain flow rate to fill the ball milling tank with the flowing nitrogen-containing gas;
step S36, fixing the ball milling tank on a plasma-assisted high-energy ball mill;
step S37, connecting the iron core in the electrode bar with the positive pole of a plasma power generator, and connecting the rear cover plate with the negative pole of the plasma power generator;
step S38, switching on the plasma power generator, setting discharge voltage and discharge current, starting a ball milling driving motor of the plasma-assisted high-energy ball mill, and performing plasma-assisted high-energy ball milling;
wherein the gas containing nitrogen element is NH3And NH3Has a flow rate of 0.4m3The rotating speed of the ball milling driving motor is 600 rpm-1500 rpm, the amplitude of an excitation block of the plasma auxiliary high-energy ball mill is 4 mm-12 mm, the discharge voltage of the plasma power generator is 10 KV-50 KV, the discharge current is 0.5A-3A, and the mass ratio of the grinding balls to the nitrogen-free and nickel-free stainless steel powder is 30: 1, the ball milling time is 24 h.
The high-nitrogen nickel-free stainless steel powder obtained by the method comprises the following components in percentage by mass: 16.8 to 24.8 percent of Cr16, 10.3 to 15.9 percent of Mn10, 2.8 to 7.9 percent of Mo2, 1.16 percent of N, less than 0.02 percent of C, less than 1 percent of Si and the balance of Fe.
Example 3
The embodiment provides a preparation method of high-nitrogen nickel-free stainless steel powder, which specifically comprises the following steps:
and step S1, adding the proportioned smelting materials into an electron beam smelting furnace to prepare the nitrogen-free and nickel-free stainless steel liquid. The power of an electron gun for electron beam melting is 50-1200 kW, the air extraction rate is 5000-100000L/s, the vacuum degree in the furnace is less than 5Pa, the melting rate is 90-150 kg/h, and the melting time is 30-120 min. And then pouring the prepared nitrogen-free nickel-free stainless steel liquid into an ingot mold, and cooling to obtain the nitrogen-free nickel-free stainless steel ingot. The obtained nitrogen-free and nickel-free stainless steel ingot comprises the following components in percentage by mass: cr 18-28%, Mn 13-18%, Mo 4-10%, C < 0.02%, Si < 1%, and the balance Fe.
And step S2, placing the nitrogen-free and nickel-free stainless steel ingot obtained in the step S1 into an induction melting furnace for melting, and adopting gas atomization for powder preparation. The melting temperature of gas atomization powder preparation is 1400-1800 ℃, the atomization atmosphere is Ar gas, the atomization pressure is 2-50 MPa, and the flow rate of molten steel is 3-30 kg/min. Drying the obtained original nitrogen-free and nickel-free stainless steel powder, and then screening and collecting to obtain the required nitrogen-free and nickel-free stainless steel powder. The desired nitrogen-free and nickel-free stainless steel powder is obtained with an oxygen content of less than 0.04%.
Step S3, specifically including the steps of:
step S31, connecting a front cover plate of the ball milling tank made of the cleaned hard alloy material with an electrode rod;
step S32, filling the ball milling tank with proportioned grinding balls and the nitrogen-free and nickel-free stainless steel powder; the ball-milling medium is made of hard alloy, but in other embodiments, the ball-milling medium is not limited to hard alloy, and other media such as stainless steel and ceramic can be used to obtain the same effect; the total volume of the grinding balls accounts for 40-70% of the volume of the ball milling tank; the volume of the ball milling powder accounts for 20-50% of the space between the grinding balls;
step S34, mounting the cleaned rear cover plate of the ball milling tank to the ball milling tank;
step S35, vacuumizing the sealed ball milling tank through a vacuum valve, and continuously introducing nitrogen-containing gas into the ball milling tank at a certain flow rate to fill the ball milling tank with the flowing nitrogen-containing gas;
step S36, fixing the ball milling tank on a plasma-assisted high-energy ball mill;
step S37, connecting the iron core in the electrode bar with the positive pole of a plasma power generator, and connecting the rear cover plate with the negative pole of the plasma power generator;
step S38, switching on the plasma power generator, setting discharge voltage and discharge current, starting a ball milling driving motor of the plasma-assisted high-energy ball mill, and performing plasma-assisted high-energy ball milling;
wherein the gas containing nitrogen element is N2And N is2Has a flow rate of 0.4m3The rotating speed of the ball milling driving motor is 600 rpm-1500 rpm, the amplitude of an excitation block of the plasma auxiliary high-energy ball mill is 4 mm-12 mm, the discharge voltage of the plasma power generator is 10 KV-50 KV, the discharge current is 0.5A-3A, and the mass ratio of the grinding balls to the nitrogen-free and nickel-free stainless steel powder is 40: 1, the ball milling time is 36 h.
The high-nitrogen nickel-free stainless steel powder obtained by the method comprises the following components in percentage by mass: 16.8 to 24.8 percent of Cr16, 10.3 to 15.9 percent of Mn10, 2.8 to 7.9 percent of Mo2, 1.67 percent of N, less than 0.02 percent of C, less than 1 percent of Si and the balance of Fe.
Example 4
The embodiment provides a preparation method of high-nitrogen nickel-free stainless steel powder, which specifically comprises the following steps:
and step S1, adding the proportioned smelting materials into a vacuum induction smelting furnace to prepare the nitrogen-free and nickel-free stainless steel liquid. The smelting parameters are set as follows: the initial vacuum degree of smelting is less than 25Pa, the refining vacuum degree is less than 10Pa, the refining time is 20-90 min, and mixed deoxidation is carried out by adopting precipitation deoxidation and diffusion deoxidation, wherein the deoxidation time is 30-90 min. And then pouring the nitrogen-free nickel-free stainless steel liquid into an ingot mold, and cooling to obtain the nitrogen-free nickel-free stainless steel ingot. The obtained nitrogen-free nickel-free stainless steel ingot comprises the following components in percentage by mass: cr 18-28%, Mn 13-18%, Mo 4-10%, C < 0.02%, Si < 1%, and the balance Fe.
And step S2, placing the nitrogen-free and nickel-free stainless steel ingot obtained in the step S1 into an induction melting furnace for melting, and adopting a plasma rotating electrode method for preparing powder. The electrode rotating speed is 8000 r/min-200000 r/min, the diameter of the metal alloy electrode bar is 30 mm-500 mm, the length is 50 mm-5000 mm, the electrode bar feeding speed is 0.5 mm/min-60 mm/min, the plasma gun current is 500A-10000A, and the inert atmosphere is He gas. And collecting the nitrogen-free and nickel-free stainless steel powder after the powder preparation process, wherein the oxygen content of the obtained nitrogen-free and nickel-free stainless steel powder is lower than 0.04 percent.
Step S3, specifically including the steps of:
step S31, connecting a front cover plate of the ball milling tank made of the cleaned hard alloy material with an electrode rod;
step S32, filling the ball milling tank with proportioned grinding balls and the nitrogen-free and nickel-free stainless steel powder; the ball-milling medium is made of hard alloy, but in other embodiments, the ball-milling medium is not limited to hard alloy, and other media such as stainless steel and ceramic can be used to obtain the same effect; the total volume of the grinding balls accounts for 40-70% of the volume of the ball milling tank; the volume of the ball milling powder accounts for 20-50% of the space between the grinding balls;
step S34, mounting the cleaned rear cover plate of the ball milling tank to the ball milling tank;
step S35, vacuumizing the sealed ball milling tank through a vacuum valve, and continuously introducing nitrogen-containing gas into the ball milling tank at a certain flow rate to fill the ball milling tank with the flowing nitrogen-containing gas;
step S36, fixing the ball milling tank on a plasma-assisted high-energy ball mill;
step S37, connecting the iron core in the electrode bar with the positive pole of a plasma power generator, and connecting the rear cover plate with the negative pole of the plasma power generator;
step S38, switching on the plasma power generator, setting discharge voltage and discharge current, starting a ball milling driving motor of the plasma-assisted high-energy ball mill, and performing plasma-assisted high-energy ball milling;
wherein the gas containing nitrogen element is N2And N is2Has a flow rate of 0.4m3The rotating speed of the ball milling driving motor is 600 rpm-1500 rpm, the amplitude of an excitation block of the plasma auxiliary high-energy ball mill is 4 mm-12 mm, the discharge voltage of the plasma power generator is 10 KV-50 KV, the discharge current is 0.5A-3A, and the mass ratio of the grinding balls to the nitrogen-free and nickel-free stainless steel powder is 50: 1, the ball milling time is 48 h.
The high-nitrogen nickel-free stainless steel powder obtained by the method comprises the following components in percentage by mass: 16.8 to 24.8 percent of Cr16, 10.3 to 15.9 percent of Mn10, 2.8 to 7.9 percent of Mo2, 2.16 percent of N, less than 0.02 percent of C, less than 1 percent of Si and the balance of Fe.
Example 5
The invention provides a preparation method of high-nitrogen nickel-free stainless steel powder, which specifically comprises the following steps:
the embodiment provides a preparation method of high-nitrogen nickel-free stainless steel powder, which specifically comprises the following steps:
and step S1, adding the proportioned smelting materials into a plasma arc smelting furnace to prepare the nitrogen-free and nickel-free stainless steel liquid. The working voltage of the plasma arc smelting furnace is 300-700V, the working current is 10-60 kA, and the smelting time is 10-60 min. The working atmosphere of the plasma arc melting is Ar gas, and the flow of the working gas is 1500-3500L/h. And then pouring the nitrogen-free nickel-free stainless steel liquid into an ingot mold, and cooling to obtain the nitrogen-free nickel-free stainless steel ingot. The obtained nitrogen-free and nickel-free stainless steel ingot comprises the following components in percentage by mass: cr 18-28%, Mn 13-18%, Mo 4-10%, C < 0.02%, Si < 1%, and the balance Fe.
And step S2, placing the nitrogen-free and nickel-free stainless steel ingot obtained in the step S1 into an induction melting furnace for melting, and adopting a plasma rotating electrode method for preparing powder. The electrode rotating speed is 8000 r/min-200000 r/min, the diameter of the metal alloy electrode bar is 30 mm-500 mm, the length is 50 mm-5000 mm, the electrode bar feeding speed is 0.5 mm/min-60 mm/min, the plasma gun current is 500A-10000A, and the inert atmosphere is He gas. And collecting the nitrogen-free and nickel-free stainless steel powder after the powder preparation process, wherein the oxygen content of the obtained nitrogen-free and nickel-free stainless steel powder is lower than 0.04 percent.
Step S3, specifically including the steps of:
step S31, connecting a front cover plate of the ball milling tank made of the cleaned hard alloy material with an electrode rod;
step S32, filling the ball milling tank with proportioned grinding balls and the nitrogen-free and nickel-free stainless steel powder; the ball-milling medium is made of hard alloy, but in other embodiments, the ball-milling medium is not limited to hard alloy, and other media such as stainless steel and ceramic can be used to obtain the same effect; the total volume of the grinding balls accounts for 40-70% of the volume of the ball milling tank; the volume of the ball milling powder accounts for 20-50% of the space between the grinding balls;
step S34, mounting the cleaned rear cover plate of the ball milling tank to the ball milling tank;
step S35, vacuumizing the sealed ball milling tank through a vacuum valve, and continuously introducing nitrogen-containing gas into the ball milling tank at a certain flow rate to fill the ball milling tank with the flowing nitrogen-containing gas;
step S36, fixing the ball milling tank on a plasma-assisted high-energy ball mill;
step S37, connecting the iron core in the electrode bar with the positive pole of a plasma power generator, and connecting the rear cover plate with the negative pole of the plasma power generator;
step S38, switching on the plasma power generator, setting discharge voltage and discharge current, starting a ball milling driving motor of the plasma-assisted high-energy ball mill, and performing plasma-assisted high-energy ball milling;
wherein the gas containing nitrogen element is NH3And NH3Has a flow rate of 0.4m3The rotating speed of the ball milling driving motor is 600 rpm-1500 rpm, the amplitude of an excitation block of the plasma auxiliary high-energy ball mill is 4 mm-12 mm, the discharge voltage of the plasma power generator is 10 KV-50 KV, the discharge current is 0.5A-3A, and the mass ratio of the grinding balls to the nitrogen-free and nickel-free stainless steel powder is 60: 1, the ball milling time is 60 h.
The high-nitrogen nickel-free stainless steel powder obtained by the method comprises the following components in percentage by mass: 16.8 to 24.8 percent of Cr16, 10.3 to 15.9 percent of Mn10, 2.8 to 7.9 percent of Mo2, 2.48 percent of N, less than 0.02 percent of C, less than 1 percent of Si and the balance of Fe.
Example 6
The embodiment of the invention provides a preparation method of high-nitrogen nickel-free stainless steel powder, which specifically comprises the following steps:
and step S1, adding the proportioned smelting materials into an electron beam smelting furnace to prepare the nitrogen-free and nickel-free stainless steel liquid. The power of an electron gun for electron beam melting is 50-1200 kW, the air extraction rate is 5000-100000L/s, the vacuum degree in the furnace is less than 5Pa, the melting rate is 90-150 kg/h, and the melting time is 30-120 min. And then pouring the prepared nitrogen-free nickel-free stainless steel liquid into an ingot mold, and cooling to obtain the nitrogen-free nickel-free stainless steel ingot. The obtained nitrogen-free and nickel-free stainless steel ingot comprises the following components in percentage by mass: cr 18-28%, Mn 13-18%, Mo 4-10%, C < 0.02%, Si < 1%, and the balance Fe.
And step S2, placing the nitrogen-free and nickel-free stainless steel ingot obtained in the step S1 into an induction melting furnace for melting, and adopting a plasma rotating electrode method for preparing powder. The electrode rotating speed is 8000 r/min-200000 r/min, the diameter of the metal alloy electrode bar is 30 mm-500 mm, the length is 50 mm-5000 mm, the electrode bar feeding speed is 0.5 mm/min-60 mm/min, the plasma gun current is 500A-10000A, and the inert atmosphere is He gas. And collecting the nitrogen-free and nickel-free stainless steel powder after the powder preparation process, wherein the oxygen content of the obtained nitrogen-free and nickel-free stainless steel powder is lower than 0.04 percent.
Step S3, specifically including the steps of:
step S31, connecting a front cover plate of the ball milling tank made of the cleaned hard alloy material with an electrode rod;
step S32, filling the ball milling tank with proportioned grinding balls and the nitrogen-free and nickel-free stainless steel powder; the ball-milling medium is made of hard alloy, but in other embodiments, the ball-milling medium is not limited to hard alloy, and other media such as stainless steel and ceramic can be used to obtain the same effect; the total volume of the grinding balls accounts for 40-70% of the volume of the ball milling tank; the volume of the ball milling powder accounts for 20-50% of the space between the grinding balls;
step S34, mounting the cleaned rear cover plate of the ball milling tank to the ball milling tank;
step S35, vacuumizing the sealed ball milling tank through a vacuum valve, and continuously introducing nitrogen-containing gas into the ball milling tank at a certain flow rate to fill the ball milling tank with the flowing nitrogen-containing gas;
step S36, fixing the ball milling tank on a plasma-assisted high-energy ball mill;
step S37, connecting the iron core in the electrode bar with the positive pole of a plasma power generator, and connecting the rear cover plate with the negative pole of the plasma power generator;
step S38, switching on the plasma power generator, setting discharge voltage and discharge current, starting a ball milling driving motor of the plasma-assisted high-energy ball mill, and performing plasma-assisted high-energy ball milling;
wherein the gas containing nitrogen element is N2And N is2Has a flow rate of 0.4m3The rotating speed of the ball milling driving motor is 600 rpm-1500 rpm, the amplitude of an excitation block of the plasma auxiliary high-energy ball mill is 4 mm-12 mm, the discharge voltage of the plasma power generator is 10 KV-50 KV, the discharge current is 0.5A-3A, and the mass ratio of the grinding balls to the nitrogen-free and nickel-free stainless steel powder is 80: 1, the ball milling time is 72 h.
The high-nitrogen nickel-free stainless steel powder obtained by the method comprises the following components in percentage by mass: 16.8 to 24.8 percent of Cr16, 10.3 to 15.9 percent of Mn10, 2.8 to 7.9 percent of Mo2, 2.83 percent of N, less than 0.02 percent of C, less than 1 percent of Si and the balance of Fe.
While the present invention has been described with reference to the embodiments shown in the drawings, the present invention is not limited to the embodiments, which are illustrative and not restrictive, and it will be apparent to those skilled in the art that various changes and modifications can be made therein without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention as defined in the appended claims.