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EP1938918A1
EP1938918A1 EP06797631A EP06797631A EP1938918A1 EP 1938918 A1 EP1938918 A1 EP 1938918A1 EP 06797631 A EP06797631 A EP 06797631A EP 06797631 A EP06797631 A EP 06797631A EP 1938918 A1 EP1938918 A1 EP 1938918A1
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    • B22C1/00—Compositions of refractory mould or core materials; Grain structures thereof; Chemical or physical features in the formation or manufacture of moulds
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B22—CASTING; POWDER METALLURGY
    • B22C—FOUNDRY MOULDING
    • B22C1/00—Compositions of refractory mould or core materials; Grain structures thereof; Chemical or physical features in the formation or manufacture of moulds
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    • B22—CASTING; POWDER METALLURGY
    • B22D—CASTING OF METALS; CASTING OF OTHER SUBSTANCES BY THE SAME PROCESSES OR DEVICES
    • B22D21/00—Casting non-ferrous metals or metallic compounds so far as their metallurgical properties are of importance for the casting procedure; Selection of compositions therefor
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  • the present invention relates to a mold used for manufacturing a molded article of a titanium-aluminum alloy or a titanium alloy, a method for manufacturing the same, and a molded article using the mold.
  • Titanium-aluminum alloys composed of titanium aluminide (TiAl), which is an intermetallic compound of Ti and Al have features such as small weight and high strength. For this reason, titanium-aluminum alloys are promising materials for turbochargers for automobile engines and rotary member for gas turbine engines or aircraft jet engines.
  • titanium alloys have good corrosion resistance, small weight and biocompatibility, they have been widely used for automobiles, motorcycles, sports and leisure goods, artificial bones, artificial teeth, and the like.
  • ⁇ case a needle-like modified layer (oxygen-rich layer, surface hardened layer) that is called ⁇ case is sometimes formed in the surface layer portion of the obtained molded articles.
  • the ⁇ case has higher hardness and lower machinability than the ⁇ phase of the matrix phase. Therefore, where the ⁇ case layer is too thick, a long time is required for chemical milling or mechanical cutting, causing increase in production cost and decrease in productivity.
  • molds described in Patent Documents 1 to 4 above were designed for titanium alloys, and these molds have been often diverted as molds for titanium-aluminum alloys.
  • titanium-aluminum alloys and titanium alloys Because of high activity to titanium-aluminum alloys and titanium alloys, the reaction of molten alloy and mold has to be taken into account. In particular, because titanium-aluminum alloys have higher reactivity with molds. than titanium alloys, it is important to inhibit this reactivity. This is because, both Ti and Al are active metals, but the activity of Al is higher than that of Ti, and also because titanium-aluminum alloys have a melting point higher than titanium alloys.
  • the mold is composed of a ceramic and mainly comprises a filler and a binder for increasing bonding between the filler particles.
  • constituent materials with low reactivity include zirconium oxide (zirconia), yttrium oxide (yttria), and calcium oxide (calcia) as the filler, and zirconia sol and organic binders (for example, resins) as the binder.
  • Zirconia sol is expensive to be used as the binder on the industrial scale and has low strength at a temperature close to room temperature. Therefore, a separate binder is required to maintain the strength at room temperature. Further, organic binders are decomposed at a high temperature, and a separate binder has to be used to maintain the strength at a high temperature. As a result, the mold cost rises.
  • the mold in accordance with the present invention that attains the above-described object is a mold for manufacturing a molded article of a titanium-aluminum alloy or a titanium alloy, wherein at least an initial layer of a cavity surface of a mold body is formed of a calcined product of a slurry comprising a filler having cerium oxide as a main component and a binder having silica sol as a main component.
  • the initial layer and a second layer of the cavity surface of the mold body be formed from the calcined product of the slurry.
  • the mold is a shell mold or a solid mold.
  • a method for manufacturing a mold in accordance with the present invention is for manufacturing a molded article of a titanium-aluminum alloy or a titanium alloy, comprising:
  • the step of forming the initial layer slurry film is preferably repeated again as a step for forming the second slurry film.
  • the method for manufacturing a mold in accordance with the present invention is for manufacturing a molded article of a titanium-aluminum alloy or a titanium alloy, comprising:
  • the method for manufacturing a mold in accordance with the present invention is for manufacturing a molded article of a titanium-aluminum alloy or a titanium alloy, comprising:
  • the step of forming the initial layer slurry film be repeated again after the step of forming the initial layer slurry film, and the block body of the last layer slurry be formed around the initial layer slurry film having a two-layer structure.
  • the titanium-aluminum alloy molded article in accordance with the present invention is formed by casting in use of the above-described shell mold or solid mold.
  • the titanium-aluminum alloy molded article in accordance with the present invention is a titanium alloy molded article that is formed by casting in use of the above-described shell mold or solid mold, wherein a thickness of an ⁇ case layer in the surface layer portion of the as-cast material is less than 300 ⁇ m.
  • the mold in accordance with the present invention demonstrates an excellent effect in making it possible to obtain a molded article of a titanium-aluminum alloy with good surface state even as-cast material or a molded article of a titanium alloy with reduced occurrence of ⁇ case in the surface layer.
  • colloidal silica (silica sol) has been used as a binder for casting molds for Ni-based alloys, Co-based alloys, and Fe-based alloys.
  • Silica sol features chemical stability (low activity), low industrial cost, and a high strength from room temperature to a high temperature.
  • silica sol is highly reactive with titanium-aluminum alloys and titanium alloys. For this reason, silica sol has been conventionally considered unsuitable for use as a binder for molds for titanium-aluminum alloys and titanium alloys.
  • FIG. 4 A cross sectional view of a mold of one preferred embodiment of the present invention is shown in Fig. 4 .
  • a mold (shell mold) 40 of the present embodiment at least an initial layer (in Fig. 4 , two layers, that is, an initial layer 44a and a second layer 44b of a cavity surface 43) of a surface (referred to hereinbelow as "cavity surface") 43 adjacent to a cavity 32 of a mold body 41 is formed from a calcined product (referred to hereinbelow as a cerium oxide - silica sol calcined product) of a slurry composed of a filler comprising cerium oxide as the main component and a binder comprising silica sol as the main component.
  • a calcined product referred to hereinbelow as a cerium oxide - silica sol calcined product
  • the mold body 41 has a multilayer structure comprising the initial layer (surfacemost layer) 44a, the second layer 44b, a third layer 44c ... .
  • the slurry calcined product constituting the third layer 44c and subsequent layers may be the same as, or different from the cerium oxide - silica sol calcined product constituting the initial layer 44a and second layer 44b.
  • a composition identical to that of the usual mold for example, a calcined product of a slurry composed of a filler comprising at least one selected from zirconia, alumina, silica, mullite, zircon, and yttria as the main component and a binder comprising zirconia sol as the main component
  • a composition identical to that of the usual mold for example, a calcined product of a slurry composed of a filler comprising at least one selected from zirconia, alumina, silica, mullite, zircon, and yttria as the main component and a binder comprising zirconia sol as the main component
  • the major part for example, 75 wt.% or more, preferably 80 wt.% or more of the filler of the initial layer, is cerium oxide, and the remainder is composed of at least one oxide selected from zirconia, alumina, silica mullite, zircon, or yttria. It goes without saying, that the filler may be composed only of cerium oxide (filler containing 100 wt.% cerium oxide).
  • the binder for example comprises silica sol (20 to 50% aqueous solution of silica sol) at 10 to 100 wt.%, preferably 50 to 100 wt.% of the entire binder, the remainder being composed of zirconia sol, yttria sol, alumina sol, or an organic binder.
  • At least the viscosity of the initial layer slurry is adjusted by the filler (gram) / binder (gram) ratio to a range of 2-4, preferably 2.5 to 3.5. Where the slurry viscosity is low, the slurry does not remain in the mold (the below-described wax mold 10) and peeling occurs.
  • Fig. 19 shows that when the filler/binder ratio is 1.8, peeling occurs
  • Fig. 20 shows that when the filler/binder ratio is 2.0, peeling is about to start.
  • Fig. 21 when the filler/binder ratio is 3.0, peeling does not occur and a uniform film is obtained.
  • the filler/binder ratio is taken to be equal to or below 4.0.
  • the explanation is conducted with respect to the case in which the mold body 41 has a three-layer structure, but the present invention is not limited to such configuration.
  • the mold body 41 can have a two-layer structure or a structure comprising four or more layers.
  • the explanation is conducted with respect to the case in which the initial layer 44a and the second layer 44b are composed of the cerium oxide - silica sol calcined product (materials of the same type), but the present invention is not limited to such configuration.
  • the thickness of the initial layer 44a is sufficiently large (for example, in the case where the thickness of the initial layer 44a is 500 ⁇ m or more), it is preferred that only the initial layer 44a be formed from cerium oxide - silica sol calcined product, and that the second and subsequent layers be from the same material as the usual molds (for example, a calcined product of a slurry composed of a filler comprising zirconium oxide as the main component and a binder comprising zirconia sol as the main component), and with consideration for coating workability, a slurry may be used in which the filler/binder ratio is decreased and viscosity is reduced by comparison with those of the initial layer.
  • a wax mold 10 of the same shape and size as a target precision molded article is prepared in advance.
  • an initial layer slurry is coated around the wax mold 10, then the initial layer stucco is coated, and then dried, to form an initial layer slurry film 24a, as shown in Fig. 2 .
  • a second layer slurry is coated around the initial layer slurry film 24a, the second layer stucco is coated, and then dried, to form the second layer slurry film 24b.
  • the initial layer slurry and the second layer slurry are identical.
  • the initial layer slurry film 24a and the second layer slurry film 24b constitute a two-layer structure of the initial layer slurry film 24a.
  • the initial layer slurry and the second layer slurry are prepared, for example, by mixing 1 kg of a binder comprising silica sol as the main component with 2 to 4 kg of a filler comprising cerium oxide as the main component.
  • a binder comprising silica sol as the main component
  • a filler comprising cerium oxide
  • at least one compound selected from zirconia, alumina, silica, mullite, and yttria of about #60 to 160 mesh can be used as the stucco (refractory particles that are scattered over, and caused to adhere to the slurry surface) of the initial layer and second layer, but no specific limitation is placed on the particle size and material thereof.
  • a dipping method, a blowing method, and a coating method can be used for applying the slurry, but the dipping method is preferred.
  • a third layer slurry is then coated around the second layer slurry film 24b, then the third layer stucco is coated, and then dried to form a third layer slurry film 24c.
  • the steps of forming the slurry films of the third and subsequent layers are performed appropriately and repeatedly as necessary. As a result, the thickness of the entire slurry film is controlled to the desired thickness. No specific limitation is placed on the third layer slurry and the slurry of subsequent layers, and also on the constituent materials of the third layer stucco and the stucco of subsequent layers, and any slurry and stucco that have been usually used for shell molds can be applied.
  • the wax of the wax pattern 10 is then removed using steam, whereby a mold precursor 30 is obtained, as shown in Fig. 3 .
  • the mold precursor 30 has a cavity 32 inside the precursor body 31 configured of three layers of slurry films 24a, 24b, 24c.
  • the mold (shell mold) 40 of the present embodiment is then obtained, as shown in Fig. 4 , by subjecting the mold precursor 30 to calcination treatment.
  • the shell mold 40 has the cavity 32 inside the mold body 41 configured of three layers: initial layer 44a, second layer 44b, and third layer 44c.
  • a melt 50 of a titanium-aluminum alloy or titanium alloy is poured into the cavity 32 of the shell mold 40 and casting is performed.
  • the shell mold 40 is then cooled to solidify the melt 50, thereby completing the casting process.
  • a cast body is formed inside the shell mold 40.
  • the shell mold 40 is then dipped into a high-temperature alkali bath or the like, the shell, that is, the mold body 41 is dissolved and removed, and knockout is performed to obtain a molded article 60 of a titanium-aluminum alloy or a titanium alloy, as shown in Fig. 6 .
  • a physical method for example, blast cleaning
  • Sandblasting, shot blasting, or water jet (blowing of high-pressure water) may be used for blast cleaning.
  • Shakeout may be also used as a physical method other than blast cleaning.
  • the initial layer 44a and the second layer 44b of the cavity surface 43 of the mold body 41 that comes into direct contact with the melt 50 of titanium-aluminum alloy is formed from the cerium oxide - silica sol calcined product.
  • cerium oxide used as the main component of the filler of the shell mold 40 is hardly a stable oxide in comparison with zirconia or yttria. This is also clear from the comparison of free energies.
  • cerium oxide demonstrates excellent stability with respect to Ti and neither reacts directly with Ti nor is reduced by the melt 50 of titanium-aluminum alloy poured into the cavity 32 of the shell mold 40.
  • the inventors noticed this specific feature of cerium oxide.
  • cerium oxide as the main component of the filler of the mold body 41, it is possible to prevent the melt 50 of titanium-aluminum alloy from reacting with the mold body 41 and oxidizing inside the cavity 32.
  • silica sol that is used as the main component of the binder of the mold body 41 usually reacts vigorously with the melt 50 of titanium-aluminum alloy.
  • cerium oxide as the main component of the filler, as in the shell mold 40 of the present embodiment, it is possible to prevent a vigorous reaction between silica sol and titanium-aluminum alloy even when silica sol is used for the binder.
  • silica sol is chemically stable (low activity), industrially inexpensive, and has a high strength within a range from room temperature to a high temperature, when silica sol is used, the strength is maintained with single sol and it is not necessary to use other sols or organic binders for the binder.
  • cerium oxide is less expensive than zirconia or yttria
  • using cerium oxide as the main component of the filler of the shell mold 40 makes it possible to reduce the cost of materials for the mold.
  • silica sol has been used as a binder for the usual molds (for example, molds for Ni-based alloys)
  • silica sol is used as the main component of the binder for the shell mold 40, it is possible to expect a significant cost reduction since the binder can be shared. Because of these factors, an inexpensive shell mold 40 can be obtained.
  • the initial layer 44a and second layer 44b of the cavity surface 43 of the mold body 41 By forming the initial layer 44a and second layer 44b of the cavity surface 43 of the mold body 41 from the cerium oxide - silica sol calcined product, it is possible to suppress reliably (or almost reliably) the oxidation of titanium-aluminum alloy and the reaction between silica sol and titanium-aluminum alloy, to suppress the formation of a layer containing a large amount of oxygen on the surface of the molded article 60, and to inhibit the adhesion (baking) of the mold body 41 to the surface of the molded article 60.
  • the titanium-aluminum alloy molded article 150 that was formed by casting using the shell mold 40 of the present embodiment, practically no baking of the mold body to the surface of the molded article was observed.
  • the titanium-aluminum alloy molded article 150 had beautiful surface appearance and a smooth surface.
  • the titanium-aluminum alloy molded article 160 formed by casting using zirconia as the main component of the filler and silica sol as the main component of the binder of the mold a large amount of baked material 161 of the mold body appeared on the surface of the molded article.
  • the titanium-aluminum alloy molded article 160 had poor surface appearance, a rough surface, and poor surface state.
  • the titanium-aluminum alloy molded article 150 formed by casting using the shell mold 40 of the present embodiment practically no mold body is baked to the molded article surface. Therefore, good surface state can be obtained by simple blast cleaning.
  • the titanium-aluminum alloy molded article 150 has an average surface roughness of an as-molded article of 200 ⁇ m or less, preferably 50 ⁇ m or less. Therefore, even the as-cast titanium-aluminum alloy molded article 150 has a sufficiently good surface state and does not require surface finishing treatment such as chemical milling or mechanical cutting (or required only very small surface finishing). Therefore, the titanium-aluminum alloy molded article 150 makes it possible to reduce the number of production steps, reduce the production cost, and improve productivity in comparison with the conventional titanium-aluminum alloy molded article 160.
  • the shell mold 40 of the present embodiment can be manufactured by changing the formation steps of the initial layer slurry film 24a and the second layer slurry film 24b (or only the initial layer slurry film 24a). Therefore, the shell mold 40 of the present embodiment can be manufactured without substantial changes in the already existing production line for the conventional shell mold and, as a consequence, the increase in production cost can be suppressed.
  • the melt 50 of a titanium alloy in the shell mold 40 of the present embodiment it is possible to inhibit the occurrence of a hardened layer ( ⁇ case) comprising a large amount of oxygen in the surface layer portion of the molded article 60.
  • the thickness of the ⁇ case layer occurring in the surface layer portion of the obtained molded article 60 is thin, which is less than 300 ⁇ m, preferably less than 250 ⁇ m.
  • the thickness of the ⁇ case layer occurring in the surface layer portion was about 220 ⁇ m.
  • the thickness of the ⁇ case layer occurring in the surface layer portion was about 500 ⁇ m. Therefore, it is clear that the thickness of the ⁇ case layer in the titanium alloy molded article 220 is less than half that in the titanium alloy molded article 230.
  • the occurrence of the ⁇ case layer in the surface layer portion is reduced. Therefore, a time required for surface treatment (chemical milling, mechanical cutting, or the like) is shortened in comparison with that for the conventional titanium alloy molded article 230. Accordingly, productivity of the titanium alloy molded article 220 is increased and the production cost of the titanium alloy molded article 220 can be reduced. Further, because no significant surface treatment is required for the titanium alloy molded article 220 to obtain the final product and the difference in dimensions between the titanium alloy molded article 220 and the final product is small, the material yield is good and the material cost of the titanium alloy molded article 220 can be reduced.
  • the mold 40 of the present embodiment is suitable as a mold for precision molded articles.
  • titanium-aluminum alloy precision molded articles include rotary members for turbochargers for automobile engines, gas turbine engines, and aircraft jet engines, and also heat-resistant tools.
  • titanium alloy precision molded articles include automobile and motorcycle parts, sports and leisure articles, artificial bones, artificial teeth, and heat exchangers.
  • FIG. 12 A cross sectional view of the mold of another preferred embodiment of the present invention is shown in Fig. 12 .
  • the initial layer in the mold (solid mold) 120 of the present embodiment, at least the initial layer (in Fig. 12 , two layers: an initial layer 44a and a second layer 44b of a cavity surface 123) of the cavity surface 123 of a mold body 121 is formed from a cerium oxide - silica sol calcined product.
  • the mold body 121 is configured by a block-shaped body portion 124 and a layer portion 125 adjacent to a cavity 112.
  • the layer portion 125 has a two-layer structure comprising the initial layer 44a and the second layer 44b.
  • the slurry calcined product constituting the body portion 124 may be same as, or different from the cerium oxide - silica sol calcined product constituting the initial layer 44a and the second layer 44b.
  • a composition identical to that of the usual mold for example, a calcined product of a slurry composed of a filler comprising at least one selected from zirconia, alumina, silica, mullite, zircon, and yttria as the main component and a binder comprising zirconia sol as the main component
  • a composition identical to that of the usual mold for example, a calcined product of a slurry composed of a filler comprising at least one selected from zirconia, alumina, silica, mullite, zircon, and yttria as the main component and a binder comprising zirconia sol as the main component
  • the cavity surface 123 of the mold body 121 in the shell mold 120 of the present embodiment may also have a one-layer structure or a structure comprising three or more layers.
  • the initial layer 44a in the solid mold 120 of the present embodiment may be formed from the cerium oxide - silica sol calcined product, and the second layer 44b may be from the same material as the body portion 124.
  • a wax mold of the same shape and size as a target precision case article is prepared in advance.
  • an initial layer slurry is coated around the wax mold 70, then the initial layer stucco is coated, and then dried, to form an initial layer slurry film 24a, as shown in Fig. 8 .
  • a second layer slurry is coated around the initial layer slurry film 24a, the second layer stucco is coated, and then dried, to form the second layer slurry film 24b.
  • the initial layer slurry and the second layer slurry are identical.
  • the initial layer slurry film 24a and the second layer slurry film 24b constitute a two-layer structure of the initial layer slurry film 24a.
  • the wax mold 70 provided with the slurry films 24a, 24b is disposed in a space 92 of a mold box 91, and a last layer slurry 93 is injected into the space 92.
  • the last layer slurry 93 is of a type that cures naturally with the passage of time and may appropriately contain an organic compound (for example, a phenolic resin), a curing agent, and a refractory material. Natural curing of the last layer slurry 93 forms, as shown in Fig. 10 , a block body 103 of the last layer slurry 93 around the wax mold 70 provided with the slurry layers 24a, 24b.
  • the wax of the wax mold 70 is then removed using steam and a mold precursor 110 is obtained, as shown in Fig. 11 .
  • the mold precursor 110 has a cavity 112 inside a precursor body 111.
  • the precursor body 111 is composed of a block body 103, which is a body portion, and slurry films 24a, 24b adjacent to the cavity 112.
  • a mold (solid mold) 120 of the present embodiment is then obtained, as shown in Fig. 12 , by performing calcination treatment of the mold precursor 110.
  • the solid mold 120 has the cavity 112 inside the mold body 121 composed of the body portion 124 and the layer portion 125.
  • the melt 50 of a titanium-aluminum alloy or a titanium alloy is poured into the cavity 112 of the solid mold 120 and casting is performed.
  • the solid mold 120 is thereafter cooled to solidify the melt 50, and the casting process is completed. As a result, a cast body is formed inside the solid mold 120.
  • a molded article 140 of titanium-aluminum alloy or titanium alloy is obtained by removing the cast body from the solid mold 120.
  • the block body 103 of a last layer slurry 93 is formed around the slurry films 24a, 24b of a two-layer structure, but this configuration is not limiting.
  • the block body may be directly formed around the wax mold 70 in one manufacturing process.
  • the last layer slurry 93 is identical to the initial layer slurry.
  • the effect obtained with the mold 120 of the present embodiment is identical to that obtained with the mold 40 of the above-described embodiment.
  • the thickness of the ⁇ case layer is thin, which is less than 300 ⁇ m.
  • the thickness of the ⁇ case layer occurring in the surface layer portion was about 280 ⁇ m.
  • the thickness of the ⁇ case layer occurring in the surface layer portion was about 500 ⁇ m. Therefore, it is clear that the thickness of the ⁇ case layer in the titanium alloy molded article 240 is about half that in the titanium alloy molded article 250.
  • the mold 120 of the present embodiment is suitable as a mold for ultralarge molded articles, decorative articles, artificial teeth, and artificial bones than the molds for precision molded articles. Because the mold 120 has high endurance and small number of layers, it simplifies the manufacturing steps and, therefore, demonstrates excellent cost performance.
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