EP3194632B1 - Alliage de fonte, pièce et procédé de fabrication correspondants - Google Patents

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EP3194632B1
EP3194632B1 EP15763023.7A EP15763023A EP3194632B1 EP 3194632 B1 EP3194632 B1 EP 3194632B1 EP 15763023 A EP15763023 A EP 15763023A EP 3194632 B1 EP3194632 B1 EP 3194632B1
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    • B22DCASTING OF METALS; CASTING OF OTHER SUBSTANCES BY THE SAME PROCESSES OR DEVICES
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  • the present invention relates to a cast iron alloy.
  • the tools must have a low coefficient of thermal expansion, or a coefficient of thermal expansion close to that of the material or the material to be molded in the temperature range used for forming.
  • thermoplastic materials polyimides for example
  • composites containing these same thermoplastics require higher temperatures.
  • Increasing the forming temperature also allows in some cases to decrease the duration of a production cycle.
  • a Ceramvar cast iron alloy with spheroidal graphite or lamellar graphite comprising, in% by weight, the following elements: Carbon (C) between 0.05%, Silicon (Si) 0.30%, Nickel (Ni) between 28.5% and 29.5% , Cobalt (Co) between 19.5% and 20.5%, Manganese (Mn) 0.50%, and / or Phosphorus (P) 0.020, and / or Sulfur (S) 0.020.
  • Steel tools used to manufacture parts made of composite material or of thermoplastic material are also known. These tools, however, have a relatively large wall thickness, since the steel is likely to have structural defects (sinkholes) when the tools are manufactured with a small thickness.
  • the object of the invention is to enable the manufacture by molding of a cast iron part whose thermal expansion is low for high temperatures and in particular up to 400 ° C., and whose expansion coefficient remains stable up to these temperatures. high temperatures.
  • the invention aims to design an alloy that allows the manufacture of a tool having a low coefficient of expansion and stable, including at high temperatures. Also, the invention aims to design an alloy that allows the manufacturing such a tool having a small wall thickness while certainly having few structural defects.
  • the subject of the invention is a spheroidal graphite or graphite graphite cast iron alloy consisting of, in% by weight, the following elements: Carbon (C) between 1.2% and 3.5%, silicon ( If) between 1.0% or 1.2% and 3%, Nickel (Ni) between 26% and 31%, Cobalt (Co) between 15% and 20%.
  • the alloy comprises: Magnesium (Mg) between 0.02% and 0.10%, Manganese (Mn) ⁇ 1.5%, Chromium (Cr) ⁇ 0.5%, and / or Phosphorus (P) ⁇ 0 , 12 or ⁇ 0.04%, and / or Sulfur (S) ⁇ 0.11 or ⁇ 0.03%, and / or Molybdenum (Mo) ⁇ 0.5%, and / or Copper (Cu) ⁇ 0, 5%, the rest being Iron and unavoidable impurities.
  • Mg Magnesium
  • Mn Manganese
  • Cr Chromium
  • S S
  • Cu Copper
  • the invention also relates to a part made of a cast iron alloy, as defined above, and in particular the part being a tool.
  • the subject of the invention is a cast iron alloy. It allows to obtain parts whose coefficient of thermal expansion is weak and stable up to a temperature of 400 ° C.
  • the part is for example a tool, in particular a tool for manufacturing parts made of composite material or thermoplastic material.
  • composition data are given in% by weight of the total weight of the alloy.
  • a first aspect of the invention is the chemical composition of the alloy.
  • the alloy is a cast iron alloy.
  • the alloy may be a cast iron alloy with spheroidal graphite or lamellar graphite.
  • the alloy comprises, in addition to Fe, carbon (C) between 1.2% and 3.5%, silicon (Si) between 1% and 3%, nickel (Ni) between 26% and 31%, and Cobalt (Co) between 15% and 20%.
  • the alloy may comprise magnesium (Mg) between 0.02% and 0.10%.
  • the alloy may comprise manganese (Mn) up to 1.5%, or up to 0.8%.
  • the alloy may comprise chromium (Cr) at a content between traces and 0.5%.
  • the alloy may comprise phosphorus (P) at a content between traces and 0.04% or between traces and 0.12%.
  • the alloy may comprise sulfur (S) at a content between traces and 0.03% or between traces and 0.11%.
  • the alloy may comprise molybdenum (Mo) at a content between traces and 0.5%.
  • the alloy may comprise copper (Cu) at a content between traces and 0.5%.
  • the nickel (Ni) content of the alloy may be preferably between at least 27% or 28% and at most 30%.
  • the cobalt (Co) content of the alloy may be preferably from at least 16% to at most 18% or 19%.
  • the carbon content (C) of the alloy may be preferably between at least 1.4% or 1.5% and at most 3.1% or 3.3%.
  • the silicon (Si) content of the alloy may be preferably from at least 1.4% or 1.5% to at most 2.6% or 2.8%.
  • the Manganese content (Mn) of the alloy may be preferably between at least 0.01% and / or at most 1.0%.
  • the copper (Cu) content of the alloy may be preferably less than 0.2%, 0.3%, or 0.4%.
  • the Molybdenum (Mo) content of the alloy may be preferably less than 0.2%, 0.3%, or 0.4%.
  • Fe-Ni36 (trade name INVAR®). It is a steel developed in the late 19th century. It contains 36% nickel and iron. The curve representing the expansion coefficient of iron / nickel alloys has an anomaly around 36% nickel: the coefficient of expansion is then much lower than for the other compositions. This is valid for low temperatures up to 130 ° C.
  • the iron / nickel / cobalt alloy with 32% nickel and 5.5% cobalt has a lower coefficient of expansion than INVAR®, and above all, it keeps this property at higher temperatures.
  • Ni-Resist D5 ASTM A439
  • nickel (iron rest) has in particular a low coefficient of expansion: 5 * 10 -6 K -1 .
  • Ferrynox N33 ® (33% nickel, 4% cobalt) gives a low coefficient of expansion and stability (4 * 10 -6 K -1 ) up to 180 ° C.
  • Ferrynox N36 ® (36% nickel, 4% cobalt) has a higher coefficient of expansion (4.5 * 10 -6 K -1 ), but remains stable up to 250 ° C.
  • the behavior of the coefficient of thermal expansion as a function of the temperature of the two FerrynoxN36 and FerrynoxN33 alloys is illustrated in the single figure.
  • the alloy comprises, in addition to iron (Fe) and unavoidable impurities, only the following elements, within the limits indicated: VS Yes mn P S Cr Or MB Cu mg Co mini 1.2 1.2 footsteps footsteps footsteps footsteps 26 footsteps footsteps 0.02 15 Maxi 3.5 3 1.5 0.04 0.03 0.5 31 0.5 0.5 0.1 20
  • Example1 1.9 1.64 0.12 0.014 footsteps 0.03 29.44 footsteps 0,017 0.06 16.96
  • Example 2 1.9 1.63 0.12 0.014 0.006 0.03 29.06 0,002 0.02 0.04 17.49
  • This alloy is a spheroidal graphite cast iron.
  • Example 1 The coefficient of thermal expansion of Example 1, indicated under the name Ferrynox N29K in the Figure, compared with thermal expansion coefficients of the two alloys of the state of the art (Ferrynox N33 and Ferrynox N36) is shown in the single FIG. .
  • Example 1 The coefficient of thermal expansion of Example 1 is less than 6.4 * 10 -6 K -1 for a temperature below 400 ° C. Also, the coefficient of thermal expansion is relatively stable over a wide temperature range. It is between 6 * 10 -6 K -1 and 7 * 10 -6 K -1 over the entire range from 150 ° C to 400 ° C.
  • the mechanical characteristics of the sample are as follows: Resistance limit Re (MPa) Rm (MPa) rupture limit Elongation after rupture A% at 20 ° C 298 483 28.4 at 200 ° C 214 380 29.8 at 300 ° C 146 350 30 at 400 ° C 166 341 30.5 at 450 ° C 156 336 30.9
  • Another aspect of the alloy according to the invention is that it is weldable.
  • the alloy comprises, in addition to the iron (Fe) and the unavoidable impurities, only the following elements within the limits indicated: VS Yes mn P S Cr Or MB Cu Co mini 1.2 1 footsteps footsteps footsteps footsteps 26 footsteps footsteps 15 Maxi 3.5 3 1.5 0.12 0.11 0.5 31 0.5 0.5 20 Example 1.9 1.7 0.45 0.04 0.07 0.03 28.96 0,002 0.02 17.54
  • the alloy is a lamellar graphite cast iron.
  • a second aspect of the invention is a part made of an alloy as defined above.
  • the piece is notably a tool.
  • the tool may comprise only portions of the alloy according to the invention or be entirely made of this alloy. Generally at least the form surface of the tool consists of the alloy according to the invention.
  • the tooling has a minimum wall thickness that is less than 50 mm.
  • a third aspect of the invention is the method of manufacturing a part made of an alloy according to the invention.
  • First of all the part for example a tool, is cast in a mold.
  • slow means less than 50 ° C / h, especially over the entire cooling period between casting of the part and solidification.
  • the workpiece can be heat treated, for example by annealing.
  • the alloy is used in particular for the manufacture of tools used subsequently for the manufacture of composite parts, for example thermoplastic material and carbon fibers.
  • the technical field can be aeronautics.

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