EP2817113B1 - Elektromagnetisch gerührte sandformkörper - Google Patents

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EP2817113B1
EP2817113B1 EP12791377.0A EP12791377A EP2817113B1 EP 2817113 B1 EP2817113 B1 EP 2817113B1 EP 12791377 A EP12791377 A EP 12791377A EP 2817113 B1 EP2817113 B1 EP 2817113B1
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Jason Robert PAROLINI
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B22—CASTING; POWDER METALLURGY
    • B22C—FOUNDRY MOULDING
    • B22C9/00—Moulds or cores; Moulding processes
    • B22C9/02—Sand moulds or like moulds for shaped castings
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B22—CASTING; POWDER METALLURGY
    • B22D—CASTING OF METALS; CASTING OF OTHER SUBSTANCES BY THE SAME PROCESSES OR DEVICES
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  • the invention relates generally to electromagnetic stirring of metal castings.
  • Sand casting refers to a metal casting process that uses sand as the mold material.
  • a binder such as, e.g., clay or resin, may be mixed with sand, and the mixture may be moistened. This produces an aggregate material having suitable strength and plasticity to form the mold.
  • the sand material is packed around a pattern, and the pattern is subsequently removed, leaving a cavity in the mold.
  • molten metal is poured into the mold cavity through a gating system, and the molten metal is allowed to solidify in the mold.
  • a gating system such as steel components of, e.g., wind turbines, which may weigh upwards of 4,500 to 5,000 kg (about 10,000 to 11,000 pounds)
  • the solidification process may take several days to a week or more. After the casting has cooled, it can be shaken out of the mold.
  • the lengthy cooling time associated with sand casting presents several challenges. Steel and other alloy castings may be susceptible to segregation of elements during the cooling process due to different reactions. The longer cooling takes, i.e., the longer the cycle time, the greater the risk of this occurring. Elemental segregation can produce defects in the resulting casting that weaken the structure. Shrinkage defects may also occur when feed metal is unavailable to compensate for shrinkage as the metal cools and solidifies. These may naturally concentrate in the thermal center of the casting, which may disproportionately weaken that area of the resulting casting.
  • US 475498 describes a process of rendering iron, steel and similar metals homogeneous by exposing the metal in a heated state within a magnetic field and repeatedly varying or modifying the character of such magnetic field while permitting the metal to cool.
  • EP 0141180 describes a casting apparatus comprising a member defining a molding space, and at least one conductor for electromagnetic induction heating mounted on the member at positions away from the molding space, the conductor being electrified to generate electromagnetic induction heat for a molten metal poured into the molding space.
  • a first aspect of the disclosure provides a mold including a mold body having a cavity therein; the mold body further including a passageway fluidly connecting the cavity with an exterior of the mold, wherein the passageway allows for introduction of a molten metal into the cavity; and at least one induction coil embedded in the cope, or top half, of the mold, and at least one induction coil embedded in the drag, or bottom half, of the mold.
  • a second aspect of the disclosure provides a casting system comprising a mold body and a molten metal introduced into the mold.
  • the mold body may include: a cavity therein; a passageway fluidly connecting the cavity with an exterior of the mold body; and at least one fluid-cooled induction coil embedded in a cope of the mold body and at least one fluid-cooled induction coil embedded in a drag of the mold body.
  • the at least one fluid-cooled induction coil may be embedded in a cope of the mold body, and the at least one fluid-cooled induction coil may be embedded in a drag of the mold body to generate an electromagnetic field for stirring the molten metal during solidification of the molten metal.
  • a third aspect of the disclosure provides a method including: preparing a metal for casting, the preparing including melting the metal; introducing the molten metal into a cavity within a mold body; and using at least one induction coil, applying an electromagnetic field to the molten metal during solidification of the molten metal in the mold.
  • aspects of the invention provide a casting system and mold structure for producing metal castings, shown in FIGS. 1-2 as well as a method of casting, shown in FIG. 3 .
  • casting system 100 includes mold body 110.
  • mold body 110 may be made of sand, and may include resin as a binder.
  • Other possible binders may include clay, oil, or sodium silicate, among other binders.
  • Mold body 110 includes cavity 120 disposed therein, which may take a regular or irregular shape as appropriate to the three-dimensional shape of the desired casting.
  • a gating or passageway 130 fluidly connects cavity 120 with an exterior 140 of mold body 110. Passageway 130 allows for the introduction of molten metal 125 into cavity 120.
  • Metal 125 can be any metal, and may particularly be an alloy such as, e.g., steel, any ferrous metal, or any nonferrous, conductive metals.
  • At least one induction coil 150 may be embedded in cope 155 of mold body 110, and at least one induction coil 160 may be embedded in drag 165 of mold body 110.
  • Each induction coil 150, 160 is disposed about cavity 120 or a feature thereof.
  • the number of coils 150, 160 applied can vary depending upon the specific geometries of cavity 120 and therefore metal 125. For example, if cavity 120 and metal 125 have a feature or features that require specific properties, an induction coil 150, 160 may be applied to each feature.
  • Induction coils 150, 160 are fluid-cooled.
  • the fluid may be water. More specifically, in some embodiments, deionized water may be used.
  • induction coils 150 and 160 are low-frequency induction coils, operating at a frequency of, e.g., about 20 Hz to about 10 kHz.
  • Induction coils 150, 160 may further have a cross-sectional diameter of between about 5 and about 30 mm, and may have either a round or a rectangular cross sectional shape.
  • induction coils 150, 160 are made of copper, and coated with ceramic, providing improved heat resistance.
  • induction coils 150, 160 may be used to generate an electromagnetic field 170 which stirs metal 125 in cavity 120 as metal 125 solidifies. Stirring of metal 125 by electromagnetic field 170 serves to homogenize the cast structure, and thus minimizes the degrading effects of segregation in the metal 125 casting. Electromagnetic stirring further disperses any instances of shrinkage defects throughout the metal 125 casting, rather than allowing them to concentrate in the thermal center of the metal 125 casting. The resulting metal 125 casting demonstrates improved endurance limits for tramp elements. Further, metal 125 casting may have a finer grain structure, a reduction in the percentage of porosity, and improved mechanical properties as a result of the increased cooling rates. Faster cooling also decreases cycle time, increasing process efficiency.
  • step S1 metal is melted and prepared for casting.
  • the metal prepared may be an alloy such as, e.g., steel.
  • step S2 the molten metal is introduced into a cavity in a mold.
  • the mold may include sand.
  • an electromagnetic field is generated and applied to the metal, stirring it while it solidifies within the mold.
  • the electromagnetic field may be generated by at least one induction coil.
  • step S4 the metal is cooled in substantial part by fluid flowing through the induction coils, which act as a cooling element.
  • the fluid may be water, or more specifically, deionized water.
  • step S5 the metal casting can be removed from the mold.
  • electromagnetically stirred sand castings may be produced.
  • first do not denote any order, quantity, or importance, but rather are used to distinguish one element from another
  • the terms "a” and “an” herein do not denote a limitation of quantity, but rather denote the presence of at least one of the referenced item.
  • the modifier "about” used in connection with a quantity is inclusive of the stated value and has the meaning dictated by the context (e.g., includes the degree of error associated with measurement of the particular quantity).

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  1. Verfahren, umfassend:
    Schmelzen (S1) eines Metalls (125) zum Gießen;
    Einführen (S2) des geschmolzenen Metalls (125) in einen Hohlraum (120) in einem Formkörper (110) über einen Kanal (130), der den Hohlraum (120) fluidtechnisch mit einer Außenseite (140) des Formkörpers (110) verbindet;
    Verwenden (S3) mindestens einer Induktionsspule (150), die in einer Oberform (155) des Formkörpers (110) eingebettet ist, und mindestens einer Induktionsspule (160), die in einer Unterform (165) des Formkörpers eingebettet ist, wobei die Induktionsspulen (150, 160) bei einer Frequenz zwischen 20 Hz bis 10 kHz arbeiten, Anlegen eines elektromagnetischen Feldes (170) an das geschmolzene Metall (125) während der Verfestigung des geschmolzenen Metalls (125) in dem Formkörper (110); und
    ferner umfassend Abkühlen (S4) des geschmolzenen Metalls (125), wobei das Abkühlen (S4) das Fließen eines Fluids durch die mindestens eine Induktionsspule (150, 160) einschließt und wobei das Kühlfluid ferner deionisiertes Wasser umfasst.
  2. Verfahren nach Anspruch 1, wobei das geschmolzene Metall (125) ferner eines aus Stahl, einem eisenhaltigen Metall oder einem nicht eisenhaltigen, leitfähigen Metall umfasst.
  3. Verfahren nach Anspruch 1, wobei der Formkörper (110) ferner Sand umfasst.
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