EP0039503B1 - Verfahren zur Behandlung von Kupferlegierungen und Gussteile aus diesen Legierungen, hergestellt nach diesem Verfahren - Google Patents
Verfahren zur Behandlung von Kupferlegierungen und Gussteile aus diesen Legierungen, hergestellt nach diesem Verfahren Download PDFInfo
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- EP0039503B1 EP0039503B1 EP19810103356 EP81103356A EP0039503B1 EP 0039503 B1 EP0039503 B1 EP 0039503B1 EP 19810103356 EP19810103356 EP 19810103356 EP 81103356 A EP81103356 A EP 81103356A EP 0039503 B1 EP0039503 B1 EP 0039503B1
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- C22—METALLURGY; FERROUS OR NON-FERROUS ALLOYS; TREATMENT OF ALLOYS OR NON-FERROUS METALS
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- C22C1/00—Making non-ferrous alloys
- C22C1/02—Making non-ferrous alloys by melting
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- the present invention deals with the provision of cast structures having good hot rollability.
- the method of the present invention is a method for processing copper base alloys especially those containing silicon and tin to provide cast structures having good hot workability.
- Hot rolling is the preferred processing practice, however, any hot working step is contemplated in accordance with the process of the present invention, such as drawing or extrusion. Throughout the present specification, however, hot rolling will be discussed as the preferred hot working step.
- ingots are direct chill cast, preferably of silicon-tin bronzes, in a mold from liquid metal wherein the melt temperature entering the mold is 100 to 350°C in excess of the liquidus temperature.
- This simple, convenient and expeditious practice provides a copper base alloy which is resistant to edge cracking during hot rolling.
- the present invention also provides improved cast structures which exhibit surprisingly good hot rollability.
- the cast copper base alloys comprise a first external inversely segregated surface zone, a second bulk ingot zone and a subsurface denuded zone bridging said first and second zones exhibiting a uniform coarse grain structure which is devoid of second phases.
- the improved cast structures are preferably present in silicon-tin bronzes as aforesaid, it is a finding of the present invention that the present process preferentially provides said structures with resultant improved hot rollability in copper alloys generally, as, for example, in aluminum bronzes, tin bronzes and tin brasses.
- the present invention will be discussed hereinbelow with regard to this alloy system.
- surprisingly improved cast structures are obtained utilizing higher than normal superheats in direct chill casting.
- the process of the present invention superheats the liquid metal to a temperature of from 100 to 350°C in excess of the liquidus temperature, and preferably 150 to 250°C in excess of the liquidus temperature. Ingots are then cast in a mold from the liquid metal wherein the melt temperature entering the mold is in said higher superheated range. It is surprising and unexpected to find that this simple and expeditious practice yields the improvements of the present invention.
- Ingots cast by the DC or direct chill casting method exhibit characteristic structural features that are inherent in the modes of heat extraction effected by this technique.
- a typical DC casting arrangement provides for the transfer of molten metal into a water cooled copper mold via a downspout distributor or similar distribution means. Solidification of the liquid metal is effected by heat transfer through the water cooled mold and by the direct impingement of water onto the ingot as it emerges from the mold. The ingot shell with associated fine grained structure is formed rapidly under high rates of heat extraction when the molten metal and mold are in contact. After reaching some critical thickness the ingot shell shrinks away from the mold wall. Solidification continues but under lower heat transfer conditions. Accordingly, the subsurface region so formed exhibits a coarser structure.
- Solidification of the major part of the ingot section is achieved by the direct impingement of the sub- mold coolant onto the ingot surface.
- the resultant structure is fine adjacent to the above subsurface region, and coarsens gradually on approaching the ingot center.
- the high growth rate conditions operative during this solidification of the bulk realizes formation of columnar grains.
- solute rich phases are formed in the dendrite arms and at grain boundaries. These phases possess lower melting temperatures than the primary dendrites. Accordingly, during formation of the above discussed subsurface region, when the heat extraction process is diminished the temperature of the ingot shell increases and these solute rich phases tend to remelt. As a result, inverse segregation and seams or spikes of these phases form along grain boundaries in these reheated regions. These features can and frequently are detrimental to the hot rolling performance of the resultant cast silicon-tin bronze.
- the cast copper alloys of the present invention are characterized by a first external inversely segregated surface zone, a second internal bulk ingot zone, a subsurface denuded zone bridging said first and second zone exhibiting a uniform coarse grain structure which is devoid of second phases.
- the casting is characterized by the presence of a denuded zone as clearly shown in Figure 3.
- This should be contrasted to the continuum of second phases which characterize conventional processing as claerly shown in Figure 1.
- cracks initiated in the ingot of Figure 3 would be blunted by the denuded zone, but would propagate through the continuum of the ingot of Figure 1.
- the thickness of the zones will depend upon the particular alloy composition and exact processing conditions.
- the process of the present invention preferably deals with silicon and tin containing copper base alloys.
- the preferred silicon content is from 1 to 6% and the preferred tin content is from 0.2 to 5%.
- alloying additions may readily be added to the silicon-tin bronze, such as mischmetal, chromium, manganese, iron, nickel and the like.
- Chromium is a particularly preferred addition in an amount of at least 0.03% and preferably in an amount from 0.03 to 1.0%.
- conventional impurities may be readily tolerated.
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US14683380A | 1980-05-05 | 1980-05-05 | |
US146833 | 1980-05-05 |
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EP0039503A1 EP0039503A1 (de) | 1981-11-11 |
EP0039503B1 true EP0039503B1 (de) | 1984-03-21 |
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EP (1) | EP0039503B1 (de) |
JP (1) | JPS571562A (de) |
DE (1) | DE3162759D1 (de) |
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GB2246368B (en) * | 1990-07-06 | 1993-10-13 | Outokumpu Copper Partner Ab | Improvements in or relating to a copper-based alloy |
TWI291994B (en) * | 2002-11-13 | 2008-01-01 | Sumitomo Electric Industries | Copper alloy conductor and the manufacturing method |
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US2066512A (en) * | 1934-10-17 | 1937-01-05 | Smith Corp A O | Alloy |
US4148633A (en) * | 1977-10-26 | 1979-04-10 | Olin Corporation | Minimization of edge cracking during hot rolling of silicon-tin bronzes |
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- 1981-05-04 EP EP19810103356 patent/EP0039503B1/de not_active Expired
- 1981-05-04 DE DE8181103356T patent/DE3162759D1/de not_active Expired
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