CN114472908A - Metal powder preparation method based on two-stage atomization method - Google Patents

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CN114472908A
CN114472908A CN202210122554.3A CN202210122554A CN114472908A CN 114472908 A CN114472908 A CN 114472908A CN 202210122554 A CN202210122554 A CN 202210122554A CN 114472908 A CN114472908 A CN 114472908A
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Abstract

The invention relates to the technical field of metal powder materials, and particularly discloses a metal powder preparation method based on a two-stage atomization method, which comprises the following steps: step one, putting metal into a medium-frequency furnace in an inert atmosphere, and melting the metal at high temperature to form molten metal; step two, introducing gas into the molten metal in the step one, and carrying out gas atomization on the molten metal; after the atomization is finished, spraying high-pressure water to the molten metal for secondary atomization and crushing, and shrinking the crushed molten metal into a spherical shape under the action of surface tension; and step four, extracting to obtain atomized metal powder. The invention overcomes the defects of the prior art, and combines the gas atomization method and the water atomization method, thereby not only reducing the cost, but also ensuring the requirement of the sphericity of the metal powder.

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Metal powder preparation method based on two-stage atomization method
Technical Field
The invention relates to the technical field of metal powder materials, and particularly belongs to a metal powder preparation method based on a two-stage atomization method.
Background
Conventionally, as a method for producing metal powder, there is an atomization method. The atomization method comprises the following steps: a water atomization method in which high-pressure water is sprayed to a flow of molten metal to obtain metal powder; a gas atomization method in which an inert gas is injected instead of water spray.
With the development of powder metallurgy technology, new processes and new technologies such as injection molding, warm compaction molding, additive manufacturing and the like appear, powder metallurgy products develop towards the directions of high strength, high density, high precision and complex shape, the performance requirements on metal and alloy powder are higher and higher, and the production of spherical metal powder becomes an important aspect of metal powder manufacturing. The gas atomization method is a main method for preparing spherical powder in the atomization method, and the metal powder prepared by gas atomization has good sphericity, larger average particle size, wider particle size distribution, easy generation of agglomeration and segregation, low atomization efficiency and high price.
Although the existing water atomization method is lower in cost, the sphericity of the prepared metal powder is not good, and the requirements of the sphericity of the metal powder for injection molding, warm-pressing molding and additive manufacturing cannot be met.
Disclosure of Invention
The invention aims to provide a metal powder preparation method based on a two-stage atomization method, overcomes the defects of the prior art, and not only reduces the cost, but also can ensure the requirement of the sphericity of the metal powder by combining an air atomization method and a water atomization method.
In order to solve the problems, the technical scheme adopted by the invention is as follows:
a metal powder preparation method based on a two-stage atomization method comprises the following steps:
step one, putting metal into a medium-frequency furnace in an inert atmosphere, and melting the metal at high temperature to form molten metal;
step two, introducing gas into the molten metal in the step one, and carrying out gas atomization on the molten metal;
after the atomization is finished, spraying high-pressure water to the molten metal for secondary atomization and crushing, and shrinking the crushed molten metal into a spherical shape under the action of surface tension;
and step four, extracting to obtain atomized metal powder.
Further, in the second step, the gas is nitrogen or argon.
Further, the gas is high-temperature and high-pressure gas, the temperature is 80-120 ℃, the gas ejection speed is 600-750m/s, and the pressure is 3-4 MPa.
Further, in the third step, the step of spraying high-pressure water to the molten metal for secondary atomization and crushing specifically comprises: the water in the water tank is heated and pressurized, and then the molten metal falling in the vertical direction is sprayed to collide.
Further, the water temperature of the high-pressure water is 100-120 ℃, the water pressure is 25-90Mpa, and the injection angle is 14-20 degrees.
Further, the third step is followed by: and (3) atomizing cold water for the second time, and spraying cooling water to the molten metal 2-4cm below the high-pressure water, wherein the temperature of the cooling water is 5-8 ℃, the water pressure is 15-20Mpa, and the spraying angle is 20-40 degrees.
Compared with the prior art, the invention has the following implementation effects:
1. the invention combines the gas atomization method and the water atomization method, thereby not only reducing the cost, but also ensuring the requirement of the sphericity of the metal powder.
2. The invention utilizes high-temperature high-pressure airflow to effectively reduce the cooling rate of the broken metal liquid drop, so that the spheroidization time of the metal liquid drop is longer than the condensation time, and the metal liquid drop is ensured to have enough time to form a spherical shape under the action of surface tension.
3. According to the invention, the sphericity of the metal powder is further improved through cooling water atomization, and the granularity of the metal powder is finer.
4. The 30 copper-iron alloy powder (30% copper and 70% iron) D50 (average grain diameter is 8-15um) prepared by the method has the recovery rate of 77.5%, the bulk density of more than 4.3/cubic centimeter, the powder is nearly spherical, and the structure is formed by coexistence of two phases of austenite and ferrite.
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The present invention will be further described with reference to the following examples, but the present invention is not limited to these examples, and any modification is within the scope of the present invention without departing from the spirit of the present invention.
Example 1
The embodiment discloses a metal powder preparation method based on a two-stage atomization method, which comprises the following steps:
step one, putting metal into a medium-frequency furnace in an inert atmosphere, and melting the metal at high temperature to form molten metal.
And step two, introducing high-temperature and high-pressure nitrogen or argon into the metal liquid obtained in the step one, wherein the temperature is 80 ℃, the gas spraying speed is 600m/s, and the pressure is 3MPa, and carrying out gas atomization on the metal liquid.
And step three, after the gas atomization is finished, heating and pressurizing the water in the water tank, then spraying the molten metal falling to the vertical direction for collision, and contracting the broken molten metal into a spherical shape under the action of surface tension.
Wherein the water temperature of the high-pressure water is 100 ℃, the water pressure is 25Mpa, and the injection angle is 14 degrees.
And fourthly, atomizing cold water for the second time, and spraying cooling water to the molten metal at a position 2cm below the high-pressure water, wherein the temperature of the cooling water is 5 ℃, the water pressure is 15Mpa, and the spraying angle is 20 degrees.
And step five, extracting to obtain atomized metal powder.
Example 2
The embodiment discloses a metal powder preparation method based on a two-stage atomization method, which comprises the following steps:
step one, putting metal into a medium-frequency furnace in an inert atmosphere, and melting the metal at high temperature to form molten metal.
And step two, introducing high-temperature and high-pressure nitrogen or argon into the metal liquid obtained in the step one, wherein the temperature is 100 ℃, the gas ejection rate is 680m/s, and the pressure is 3.5MPa, and carrying out gas atomization on the metal liquid.
And step three, after the gas atomization is finished, heating and pressurizing the water in the water tank, then spraying the molten metal falling to the vertical direction for collision, and contracting the broken molten metal into a spherical shape under the action of surface tension.
Wherein the water temperature of the high-pressure water is 110 ℃, the water pressure is 60Mpa, and the injection angle is 17 degrees.
And step four, atomizing cold water for the second time, and spraying cooling water to the molten metal at a position 3cm below high-pressure water, wherein the temperature of the cooling water is 6.5 ℃, the water pressure is 17.5Mpa, and the spraying angle is 30 degrees.
And step five, extracting to obtain atomized metal powder.
Example 3
The embodiment discloses a metal powder preparation method based on a two-stage atomization method, which comprises the following steps:
step one, putting metal into a medium-frequency furnace in an inert atmosphere, and melting the metal at high temperature to form molten metal.
And step two, introducing high-temperature and high-pressure nitrogen or argon into the metal liquid obtained in the step one, wherein the temperature is 120 ℃, the gas spraying speed is 750m/s, and the pressure is 4MPa, and carrying out gas atomization on the metal liquid.
And step three, after the gas atomization is finished, heating and pressurizing the water in the water tank, then spraying the molten metal falling to the vertical direction for collision, and contracting the broken molten metal into a spherical shape under the action of surface tension.
Wherein the water temperature of the high-pressure water is 120 ℃, the water pressure is 90Mpa, and the injection angle is 20 degrees.
And fourthly, atomizing cold water for the second time, and spraying cooling water to the molten metal 4cm below the high-pressure water, wherein the temperature of the cooling water is 8 ℃, the water pressure is 20Mpa, and the spraying angle is 40 degrees.
And step five, extracting to obtain atomized metal powder.
The foregoing is merely exemplary and illustrative of the present inventive concept and various modifications, additions and substitutions of similar embodiments may be made to the specific embodiments described by those skilled in the art without departing from the inventive concept or exceeding the scope of the claims as defined in the accompanying claims.

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1. A metal powder preparation method based on a two-stage atomization method is characterized by comprising the following steps: the method comprises the following steps:
step one, putting metal into a medium-frequency furnace in an inert atmosphere, and melting the metal at high temperature to form molten metal;
step two, introducing gas into the molten metal in the step one, and carrying out gas atomization on the molten metal;
after the atomization is finished, spraying high-pressure water to the molten metal for secondary atomization and crushing, and shrinking the crushed molten metal into a spherical shape under the action of surface tension;
and step four, extracting to obtain atomized metal powder.
2. The method for preparing metal powder based on two-stage atomization method according to claim 1, wherein: and in the second step, the gas is nitrogen or argon.
3. The method for preparing metal powder based on two-stage atomization method according to claim 2, characterized in that: the gas is high-temperature high-pressure gas, the temperature is 80-120 ℃, the gas ejection speed is 600-750m/s, and the pressure is 3-4 MPa.
4. The method for preparing metal powder based on two-stage atomization method according to claim 1, wherein: in the third step, the high-pressure water is sprayed to the molten metal for secondary atomization and crushing, and the method specifically comprises the following steps: the water in the water tank is heated and pressurized, and then the molten metal falling in the vertical direction is sprayed to collide.
5. The method for preparing metal powder based on two-stage atomization method according to claim 4, wherein: the water temperature of the high-pressure water is 100-120 ℃, the water pressure is 25-90Mpa, and the injection angle is 14-20 degrees.
6. A method for preparing metal powder based on two-stage atomization according to claim 4 or 5, characterized in that: the third step further comprises the following steps: and (3) atomizing cold water for the second time, and spraying cooling water to the molten metal 2-4cm below the high-pressure water, wherein the temperature of the cooling water is 5-8 ℃, the water pressure is 15-20Mpa, and the spraying angle is 20-40 degrees.
7. The method for preparing metal powder based on two-stage atomization method according to claim 1, wherein: and step four, the average grain diameter of the metal powder is 8-15 um.
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