Disclosure of Invention
Aiming at the problems in the prior art, the invention provides the high-collapsibility recyclable silicon oxide-based ceramic core and the preparation method and application thereof, wherein the ceramic core has the advantages of high drying and hardening speed, small shrinkage deformation and higher dimensional precision; the preheating and the pouring are directly carried out without degreasing or dewaxing, so that the production period is greatly shortened; the ceramic core has high collapsibility and can be directly removed through a physical vibration mode; and the spalled ceramic core can be recycled to 100%.
The invention is realized by the following technical scheme:
a high-collapsibility recyclable silica-based ceramic core is prepared from the following raw materials: quartz glass base powder, water glass, a pore-forming agent, an additive and water;
the quartz glass base powder is prepared by grading nano-scale silicon dioxide and micron-scale silicon dioxide, wherein the nano-scale silicon dioxide accounts for 10-75% and the micron-scale silicon dioxide accounts for 25-90% by mass percent;
the additive is ceramic powder for inhibiting sintering densification of quartz glass base powder;
the adding amount of the water glass is 1-8% of the mass of the quartz glass base powder, the adding amount of the pore-forming agent is 0-15% of the mass of the quartz glass base powder, the adding amount of the additive is 0-40% of the mass of the quartz glass base powder, and the adding amount of the water is 5-15% of the mass of the quartz glass base powder.
Preferably, the pore-forming agent is carbonate.
Preferably, the carbonate is at least one of calcium carbonate, ammonium carbonate and zinc carbonate.
Preferably, the additive is cristobalite crystals.
The preparation method of the high-collapsibility recyclable silica-based ceramic core comprises the following steps:
(1) fully and uniformly stirring the quartz glass base powder, the water glass, the pore-forming agent, the additive and the water to obtain a paste;
(2) injecting or injecting the mud paste into a cavity of a ceramic core mould, and demoulding to obtain a ceramic core blank;
(3) drying the ceramic core blank body to obtain a biscuit;
(4) and checking and modifying the biscuit to obtain the silicon oxide-based ceramic core.
Preferably, in the step (2), the pressure of injection or injection is 10-40 MPa.
Preferably, in the step (3), the drying temperature is 50-200 ℃, and the drying time is 60-120 min.
The application of the silicon oxide-based ceramic core with high collapsibility and recoverability comprises preheating and casting the silicon oxide-based ceramic core; and removing the silica-based ceramic core from the casting precursor obtained by pouring in a physical vibration mode to obtain a casting finished product.
Preferably, when the additive is a cristobalite crystal, the silicon oxide-based ceramic core is removed from the cast precursor obtained by casting in a physical vibration mode to obtain a peeled silicon oxide-based ceramic core, and the peeled silicon oxide-based ceramic core is crushed, ball-milled and crystallized to form the cristobalite crystal which is used as the additive for recycling.
Preferably, the crystallization temperature is 1200-1400 ℃, and the crystallization time is 2-24 h.
Compared with the prior art, the invention has the following beneficial technical effects:
the invention adopts powder material of nano-scale and micron-scale silicon dioxide after grain grading as basic powder material, and adds inorganic water glass as binder, wherein the nano-scale silicon dioxide powder can play a role of plasticizer, which is convenient for shaping the mold core. Particularly, when ceramic powder for inhibiting the sintering densification of quartz glass base powder is added, the viscosity of fused quartz at high temperature (in the preheating and pouring processes) is increased, the sintering densification is hindered, the effective action of a pore-forming agent is combined, a porous silicon-based ceramic core is formed, and the collapsibility of the porous silicon-based ceramic core is further greatly improved while the high-temperature strength in the pouring process is ensured. The ceramic core after finishing the process has high collapsibility and can be directly removed by a physical vibration mode; and the peeled ceramic core is crushed, ball-milled and crystallized to be used as an additive to realize 100 percent recycling.
According to the preparation method, the green body is directly demoulded after being formed, so that the turnover time of a forming process can be reduced, and the green body has the advantages of low water content, high drying and hardening speed, small shrinkage deformation and high dimensional precision; the preheating and the pouring can be directly carried out without degreasing or dewaxing, thereby greatly shortening the production period; the preparation method is simple, degreasing and other processes are not needed, the production period is greatly shortened, the operation is simple and convenient, the automation degree is high, the production cost is low, the pollution is less, and the green and efficient production of the ceramic core can be realized.
Detailed Description
The present invention will now be described in further detail with reference to specific examples, which are intended to be illustrative, but not limiting, of the invention.
The preparation method of the high-collapsibility recyclable silicon oxide-based ceramic core comprises the following steps of:
(1) sequentially adding quartz glass base powder, a binder, a pore-forming agent, an additive and water into special pug mill equipment, fully stirring and uniformly mixing, and mixing pug into a semi-solid paste shape;
(2) injecting (or injecting) the mud paste prepared in the step (1) into a cavity of a ceramic core mould, drawing the mould under a wet condition to obtain a ceramic core blank, and then placing the ceramic core blank into a special mould with a shape;
(3) putting the ceramic core blank prepared in the step (2) and the special forming die into a drying furnace together for drying to obtain a biscuit;
(4) inspecting and modifying the biscuit prepared in the step (3) to obtain a silicon oxide-based ceramic core for pouring, and then assembling, preheating and pouring according to actual production requirements;
(5) and (4) removing the silica-based ceramic core from the casting cast in the step (4) in a physical vibration mode, wherein the collapsibility is high, and the peeled silica-based ceramic core is subjected to crushing, ball milling and crystallization to form a cristobalite crystal which is used as an additive to realize 100% recycling.
In the method, the quartz glass base powder in the step (1) is powder prepared by grading nano-scale and micron-scale silicon dioxide particles, wherein the nano-scale silicon dioxide accounts for 10-75% by mass and plays the role of a plasticizer, and the micron-scale silicon dioxide accounts for 25-90%.
The addition amount of the binder in the step (1) is 1-8% of the mass of the quartz glass base powder, the addition amount of the pore-forming agent is 0-15% of the mass of the quartz glass base powder, the addition amount of the additive is 0-40% of the mass of the quartz glass base powder, and the addition amount of the water is 5-15% of the mass of the quartz glass base powder. The binder is water glass, the pore-forming agent is inorganic carbonate, the carbonate is at least one of calcium carbonate, ammonium carbonate and zinc carbonate, and the additive is cristobalite crystal powder.
Step (2), the injection molding pressure is 10-40 MPa; the drying temperature in the step (3) is 50-200 ℃, and the drying time is 60-120 min; the preheating temperature in the step (4) is 1100-1300 ℃, the preheating time is 20-60 min, and the pouring temperature is 1400-1600 ℃; and (5) crystallizing at 1200-1400 ℃ for 2-24 h.
Example 1:
(1) taking quartz glass base powder (wherein the proportion of nano powder (D50 is 50-100 nm) is 10%, the proportion of micron powder (D50 is 20-60 mu m) is 90%), water glass binder, calcium carbonate, cristobalite crystal powder and water, ensuring the mass ratio of the quartz glass base powder to the micron powder to be 1:0.01:0:0:0.05, adding the quartz glass base powder to special pug mill equipment in sequence, fully stirring and uniformly mixing, and mixing pug to be semisolid mud paste;
(2) injecting the paste into a cavity of a ceramic core mould, wherein the injection molding pressure is 10MPa, drawing the mould under the wet condition to obtain a ceramic core blank, and then placing the ceramic core blank into a special mould with the shape;
(3) putting the ceramic core blank body and the special forming die into a drying furnace for drying at the drying temperature of 50 ℃ for 120min to obtain a biscuit;
(4) and (3) checking and modifying the prepared biscuit to obtain the silicon-based ceramic core for pouring, and then assembling, preheating and pouring according to actual production requirements, wherein the preheating temperature is 1100 ℃, the preheating time is 60min, and the pouring temperature is 1400 ℃.
(5) And (3) removing the ceramic core from the cast casting in a physical vibration mode, wherein the collapsibility is high, and the peeled ceramic core is subjected to crushing, ball milling and crystallization to form a cristobalite crystal, wherein the crystallization temperature is 1200 ℃, and the crystallization time is 24 hours, so that cristobalite powder with the crystallinity of more than 80% can be obtained, and the cristobalite powder can be used as an additive to realize 100% recycling.
Example 2:
(1) taking quartz glass base powder (wherein 75 percent of nano powder (D50 is 50-100 nm), 25 percent of micron powder (D50 is 20-60 mu m), water glass binder, calcium carbonate, cristobalite crystal powder and water, ensuring the mass ratio to be 1:0.01: 0.4:0.05, adding the materials into special pug mill equipment in sequence, fully stirring and uniformly mixing, and mixing the pug into a semisolid pug paste;
(2) injecting the paste into a cavity of a ceramic core mould, wherein the injection molding pressure is 10MPa, drawing the mould under the wet condition to obtain a ceramic core blank, and then placing the ceramic core blank into a special mould with the shape;
(3) putting the ceramic core blank body and the special forming die into a drying furnace for drying at the drying temperature of 50 ℃ for 120min to obtain a biscuit;
(4) and (3) checking and modifying the prepared biscuit to obtain the silicon-based ceramic core for pouring, and then assembling, preheating and pouring according to actual production requirements, wherein the preheating temperature is 1100 ℃, the preheating time is 60min, and the pouring temperature is 1400 ℃.
(5) And (3) removing the ceramic core from the cast casting in a physical vibration mode, wherein the collapsibility is high, and the peeled ceramic core is subjected to crushing, ball milling and crystallization to form a cristobalite crystal, wherein the crystallization temperature is 1200 ℃, and the crystallization time is 24 hours, so that cristobalite powder with the crystallinity of more than 80% can be obtained, and the cristobalite powder can be used as an additive to realize 100% recycling.
Example 3:
(1) taking quartz glass base powder (wherein the proportion of nano powder (D50 is 50-100 nm) is 25%, the proportion of micron powder (D50 is 20-60 mu m) is 75%), water glass binder, calcium carbonate, cristobalite crystal powder and water, ensuring the mass ratio of the quartz glass base powder to the micron powder to be 1:0.03:0.05:0.3:0.08, adding the quartz glass base powder to special pug mill equipment in sequence, fully stirring and uniformly mixing, and mixing pug to be semisolid paste;
(2) injecting the paste into a cavity of a ceramic core mould, wherein the injection molding pressure is 20MPa, drawing the mould under the wet condition to obtain a ceramic core blank, and then placing the ceramic core blank into a special mould with the shape;
(3) putting the ceramic core blank body and the special forming die into a drying furnace for drying at 100 ℃ for 90min to obtain a biscuit;
(4) and (3) checking and modifying the prepared biscuit to obtain a silicon-based ceramic core for casting, and then assembling, preheating and casting according to actual production requirements, wherein the preheating temperature is 1150 ℃, the preheating time is 50min, and the casting temperature is 1450 ℃.
(5) And (3) removing the ceramic core from the cast casting in a physical vibration mode, wherein the collapsibility is high, and the peeled ceramic core is subjected to crushing, ball milling and crystallization to form a cristobalite crystal, wherein the crystallization temperature is 1250 ℃, and the crystallization time is 20 hours, so that cristobalite powder with the crystallinity of more than 80% can be obtained, and the cristobalite powder can be used as an additive to realize 100% recycling.
Example 4:
(1) taking quartz glass base powder (wherein the proportion of nano powder (D50 is 50-100 nm) is 35%, the proportion of micron powder (D50 is 20-60 mu m) is 65%), water glass binder, calcium carbonate, cristobalite crystal powder and water, ensuring the mass ratio of the quartz glass base powder to the micron powder to be 1:0.05:0.08:0.25:0.1, adding the quartz glass base powder to a special pug mill in sequence, fully stirring and uniformly mixing, and mixing pug to be semisolid paste;
(2) injecting the paste into a cavity of a ceramic core mould, wherein the injection molding pressure is 25MPa, drawing the mould under the wet condition to obtain a ceramic core blank, and then placing the ceramic core blank into a special mould with the shape;
(3) putting the ceramic core blank body and the special forming die into a drying furnace for drying at the drying temperature of 150 ℃ for 80min to obtain a biscuit;
(4) and (3) checking and modifying the prepared biscuit to obtain the silicon-based ceramic core for pouring, and then assembling, preheating and pouring according to actual production requirements, wherein the preheating temperature is 1200 ℃, the preheating time is 40min, and the pouring temperature is 1500 ℃.
(5) And (3) removing the ceramic core from the cast casting in a physical vibration mode, wherein the collapsibility is high, and the peeled ceramic core is subjected to crushing, ball milling and crystallization to form a cristobalite crystal, wherein the crystallization temperature is 1300 ℃, and the crystallization time is 15 hours, so that cristobalite powder with the crystallinity of more than 80% can be obtained, and the cristobalite powder can be used as an additive to realize 100% recycling.
Example 5:
(1) taking quartz glass base powder (wherein 50% of nano powder (D50 is 50-100 nm), 50% of micron powder (D50 is 20-60 mu m), water glass binder, calcium carbonate, cristobalite crystal powder and water, ensuring the mass ratio of the quartz glass base powder to the micron powder to be 1:0.07:0.12:0.35:0.12, sequentially adding the quartz glass base powder to a special pug mill device, fully stirring and uniformly mixing, and mixing pug to be semisolid paste;
(2) injecting the paste into a cavity of a ceramic core mould, wherein the injection molding pressure is 30MPa, drawing the mould under the wet condition to obtain a ceramic core blank, and then placing the ceramic core blank into a special mould with the shape;
(3) putting the ceramic core blank body and the special forming die into a drying furnace for drying at 180 ℃ for 70min to obtain a biscuit;
(4) and (3) checking and modifying the prepared biscuit to obtain the silicon-based ceramic core for pouring, and then assembling, preheating and pouring according to actual production requirements, wherein the preheating temperature is 1250 ℃, the preheating time is 30min, and the pouring temperature is 1550 ℃.
(5) And (3) removing the ceramic core from the cast casting in a physical vibration mode, wherein the collapsibility is high, and the peeled ceramic core is subjected to crushing, ball milling and crystallization to form a cristobalite crystal, wherein the crystallization temperature is 1350 ℃, and the crystallization time is 8 hours, so that cristobalite powder with the crystallinity of more than 80% can be obtained, and the cristobalite powder can be used as an additive to realize 100% recycling.
Example 6:
(1) taking quartz glass base powder (wherein the proportion of nano powder (D50 is 50-100 nm) is 10%, the proportion of micron powder (D50 is 20-60 mu m) is 90%), water glass binder, calcium carbonate, cristobalite crystal powder and water, ensuring the mass ratio of the quartz glass base powder to the micron powder to be 1:0.08:0.15, adding the quartz glass base powder to special pug mill equipment in sequence, fully stirring and uniformly mixing, and mixing pug to be semisolid paste;
(2) injecting the paste into a cavity of a ceramic core mould, wherein the injection molding pressure is 40MPa, drawing the mould under the wet condition to obtain a ceramic core blank, and then placing the ceramic core blank into a special mould with the shape;
(3) putting the ceramic core blank body and the special forming die into a drying furnace for drying at the drying temperature of 200 ℃ for 60min to obtain a biscuit;
(4) and (3) checking and modifying the prepared biscuit to obtain the silicon-based ceramic core for pouring, and then assembling, preheating and pouring according to actual production requirements, wherein the preheating temperature is 1300 ℃, the preheating time is 20min, and the pouring temperature is 1600 ℃.
(5) And (3) removing the ceramic core from the cast casting in a physical vibration mode, wherein the collapsibility is high, and the peeled ceramic core is subjected to crushing, ball milling and crystallization to form a cristobalite crystal, wherein the crystallization temperature is 1400 ℃, and the crystallization time is 2 hours, so that cristobalite powder with the crystallinity of more than 80% can be obtained, and the cristobalite powder can be used as an additive to realize 100% recycling.
Table 1 shows the collapse of the specific examples:
TABLE 1 examples collapse
As can be seen from Table 1, the collapsibility of example 1 of the present invention was further improved by adding the pore-forming agent and the additive. The collapsibility of example 3 was the highest.
FIG. 1 shows the three-point bending strength of the highly collapsible, recyclable silica-based ceramic cores prepared in examples 1-6, which shows that the bending strength of the cores after pore-forming agent (calcium carbonate) and cristobalite crystal powder are added is generally low, wherein the bending strength of the core in example 3 is the lowest, which is reduced to about 6 MPa. FIG. 2 is an XRD pattern of the highly collapsible, recyclable silica-based ceramic core prepared in example 3 after casting, fully illustrating that the addition of cristobalite crystals promotes the transformation of the fused silica phase to the cristobalite phase, the rate of cristobalite precipitation is increased, and the amount of cristobalite is increased. FIG. 3 is an SEM photograph of the cast high-collapse, recyclable silica-based ceramic core prepared in example 3, showing that, in one aspect, the porosity of the core is increased due to the addition of a carbonate pore former; on the other hand, after the cristobalite crystal is added, the liquid phase flow is hindered, so that the liquid phase viscosity is increased, the specific surface area of the fused quartz after crystallization is increased, the contact area among particles is reduced, the combination is loose, the pores are obviously increased, and the liquid phase sintering degree is low. FIG. 4 is a photograph of the high collapsibility, recyclable silica-based ceramic core prepared in example 3 after casting, showing that (a) is a photograph of the high collapsibility, and (b) is a photograph of the high collapsibility, recyclable silica-based ceramic core after vibration, and the high collapsibility and good casting quality are obtained.
The invention adopts powder material of nanoscale and micron-sized silicon dioxide after particle grading as base powder material, wherein the nanoscale silicon dioxide powder can play a role of a plasticizer, inorganic water glass is added as a binder, pore-forming agent, additive and the like are added on the basis to jointly form original powder material, a certain proportion of water is added, the silicon-based ceramic core for pouring is obtained through pugging, injection molding and drying, then the silicon-based ceramic core for pouring is assembled, preheated and poured according to actual production requirements, and finally the ceramic core is removed from the poured casting in a physical vibration mode. Therefore, by adopting the preparation method, the blank is directly demoulded after being formed, the turnover time of the forming process can be reduced, and the blank has lower water content, high drying and hardening speed, small shrinkage deformation and higher dimensional precision; the preheating and the pouring are directly carried out without degreasing or dewaxing, so that the production period is greatly shortened; particularly, due to the addition of the cristobalite crystals, the viscosity of fused quartz at high temperature (in the preheating and pouring processes) is increased, sintering densification is hindered, and a porous silicon-based ceramic core is formed by combining the effective action of a pore-forming agent, so that the collapsibility of the porous silicon-based ceramic core is greatly improved while the high-temperature strength in the pouring process is ensured. The ceramic core after finishing the process has high collapsibility and can be directly removed by a physical vibration mode; and the peeled ceramic core is crushed, ball-milled and crystallized to form cristobalite crystals which are used as additives to realize 100 percent recycling. The preparation method is simple, degreasing and other processes are not needed, the production period is greatly shortened, the operation is simple and convenient, the automation degree is high, the production cost is low, the pollution is less, and the green and efficient production of the ceramic core can be realized.