EP3638440A1 - Procédé de réalisation d'une pièce métallique de géométrie complexe à paroi fine - Google Patents
Procédé de réalisation d'une pièce métallique de géométrie complexe à paroi fineInfo
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Definitions
- the present invention relates to a method for producing a metal piece of complex geometry with a thin wall.
- thin wall is meant according to the invention a wall having a thickness of less than 5 mm.
- the invention relates in particular although not exclusively to the field of aeronautical parts, in particular parts for the production of a nacelle of an aircraft, and more particularly to aeronautical nozzles.
- These thin composite sheets are made from an atomized metal powder from an alloy bar and mixed with a polymeric binder.
- the mixture obtained is converted into a flexible composite sheet which is then subjected to a debinding step, that is to say a step of removing the polymeric binder, followed by a sintering step, and if necessary followed by a hot isostatic compaction step.
- the thin composite sheet obtained has a very low ductility so that a piece with complex geometry can be obtained only by implementing long and expensive processes.
- the part must have attached elements such as flanges or stiffeners, these elements must be fixed by riveting or welding.
- An object of the invention is to provide a method for producing a metal piece of complex geometry thin wall can be implemented in a simple manner.
- the invention proposes a method for producing a metal piece of complex geometry with a thin wall comprising the steps of: mixing a metal powder with a polymeric binder to obtain a composite mixture, to produce a flexible composite sheet from the composite mixture, cut into the flexible composite sheet a preform from a contour of said metal part, apply the preform in a mold having a face configured according to a relief of said metal part, and proceed to debinding and sintering the preform to obtain said metal part.
- the shaping of the preform in the state of flexible composite sheet can be easily performed even for parts of complex geometry and the implementation Deboning and sintering operations subsequent to the shaping of the preform make it possible to fix the part in the desired geometry.
- the method further comprises a hot isostatic compaction step between the sintering step and the finishes.
- a hot isostatic compaction step between the sintering step and the finishes.
- the mold is a half-shell mold having an abutment surface, and the mold is disposed during debinding and sintering steps so that the preform is maintained applied in the mold and against the abutment surface by simple gravity.
- the end of the preform in contact with the abutment surface is a reference sizing for putting the metal part to the desired length by a simple sawing operation.
- the mold comprises a male mold part and a female mold part of which a first mold part comprises said face configured according to a relief of the metal part, and a second part of mold extends opposite the first mold portion at a distance therefrom greater than a thickness of the flexible composite sheet, and the mold has an abutment surface extending transversely to the male mold portion and to the female mold part and arranged relative thereto so that during debinding and sintering steps the preform comes into contact with the abutment surface by simple gravity.
- the end of the preform in contact with the abutment surface is a reference sizing for putting the metal part to the desired length by a simple sawing operation.
- the preform is oversized to compensate for shrinkage of the preform during debinding and sintering steps; the preform is superimposed so that said metal part is dimensioned by simple sawing operations; the method further comprises the step of securing an insert by taking an attachment portion of the insert sandwiched between two flexible composite sheet segments prior to the debinding step; the mold has a coefficient of expansion close to said metal part; the preform is glued prior to its application in the mold; at least one mold face facing a flexible composite sheet preform comprises contact pads separated by grooves, preferably taken in a direction perpendicular to a groove, the studs and grooves have dimensions which are related by the relation:
- e is the dimension of the pads in a direction perpendicular to a groove
- h is the width of the groove
- FIG. 1 is a schematic perspective view of a nacelle exhaust nozzle produced by implementing the method according to the invention
- FIG. 2 is a block diagram illustrating the various steps of the method according to the invention.
- FIG. 3 is a schematic perspective view of a mold for a first implementation of the method according to the invention, packed with a preform, before debinding and sintering,
- FIG. 4 is a schematic sectional view along the plane IV-IV of FIG. 3,
- FIG. 5 is a partial diagrammatic sectional view along the plane V-V of FIG. 3;
- FIG. 6 is a perspective view similar to that of FIG. 3 after debinding and sintering
- FIG. 7 is a sectional view along the plane VI I-VI of FIG. 6,
- FIG. 8 is a sectional view along the VIN-VIN plane of FIG. 6,
- FIG 9 is a diagrammatic perspective view partially broken away of a second mode of implementation according to the invention, packed with a preform, before debinding and sintering,
- FIG. 10 is a view similar to that of FIG. 9 after debinding and sintering
- FIG. 11 is a partial top view of a first embodiment of a configuration favoring the elimination of the binder
- FIG. 12 is a view similar to that of FIG. 11 of a second configuration promoting the elimination of the binder
- Figure 13 is a view similar to that of Figure 11 of a third configuration promoting the elimination of the binder.
- the method according to the invention is intended to allow the production of a metal piece of complex geometry with a thin wall, such as an exhaust nozzle 1 nacelle having a thin wall 2 provided with stiffeners 3.
- a metal piece of complex geometry with a thin wall such as an exhaust nozzle 1 nacelle having a thin wall 2 provided with stiffeners 3.
- the method comprises, in a manner known per se, a first step 4 of atomizing an alloy bar, here an alloy of titanium and aluminum, to produce a metal powder for mixing with a polymeric binder, such as only PBHT, PEG, PE, or an acrylic resin, for producing a flexible composite sheet.
- a polymeric binder such as only PBHT, PEG, PE, or an acrylic resin
- the particle size is between ⁇ and 45 ⁇ with a D50 of about 30 ⁇
- the mass load powder is of the order from 60% to 65% and the flexible composite sheet has a thickness of 1mm to 2mm depending on the intended use.
- the method comprises cutting 7 of a preform followed by application 8 of the preform in a mold having a face configured according to a relief of the metal part to be produced. This step is followed by a debinding and sintering step 9 followed by hot isostatic compaction 10, itself followed by finishes 11, known per se, such as soldering, polishing, etc.
- Figures 3 to 7 illustrate a first implementation of the invention in a half-shell mold 12 having a shoulder 13 forming an abutment surface for one end of the preform 14 having longitudinal edges 15 which are flush with the upper opening of the mold 12.
- the bottom of the mold 12 has grooves 16 configured to produce the stiffeners 3.
- the preform 14 is engaged in the grooves 16 forming folds 18.
- the face of the preform 14 which faces the bottom of the mold 12 comprises a layer of adhesive 17 serving to hold the preform in the mold 12 before sintering.
- the rear edge of the preform 14 coincides with the rear edge of the mold 12.
- An insert here a flange 19 has an attachment portion 20 which is sandwiched between the rear end of the preform 14 and a flexible composite sheet segment 21. As illustrated in FIG. 5, prior to debinding and sintering, the composite sheet segment 21 forms a bridge over the fixing portion 20.
- the mold 12 is inclined downwards so that the front end of the preform 14 remains resting on the abutment surface 13.
- the withdrawal is therefore performed at the upper edge and the rear edge of the preform as illustrated by arrows in thick lines in Figures 6 and 7.
- the dimensions of the preform take into account this withdrawal so that once out of the mold the piece can be cut to obtain a half-piece of revolution which is welded edge to edge with an identical piece to obtain a piece of revolution.
- the composite sheet segment 21 deforms and intimately envelopes the fastening portion 20 as illustrated in FIG. 8.
- the inner face of the mold 12 is preferably spray-coated with an anti-adhesion agent such as yttrine or alumina.
- the mold is preferably made of a material having a coefficient of expansion close to the flexible composite sheet.
- the mold is preferably made of Ti-Al alloy, but it can also be made of alumina or yttrine.
- Figures 9 and 10 illustrate a second embodiment of the method according to the invention.
- the mold 22 this time comprises a female mold portion 23 and a male mold portion 24 which are nested one inside the other after packing of the female part with a preform 25 made of flexible composite sheet.
- the two mold parts are placed on a base 26 which forms a common abutment surface.
- the inner face of the female mold part is configured according to a relief of the metal part to be produced.
- An interval 27 of 10 ⁇ to 1000 ⁇ is then provided between the preform 25 and the male mold portion 24 to allow the gases from debinding to escape.
- the metal powder is squeezed under the effect of gravity so that the sintered metal thickness is equal to the distance between the facing faces of the male mold part and the female mold part.
- At least one mold face facing a flexible composite sheet preform comprises contact pads separated by grooves.
- Figures 11 to 13 illustrate three configuration examples, one in which the pads 28 are hexagonal, the second in which the pads 29 are ci vides, and the third in which the pads 30 are rectangular.
- these three configurations have in common that: the non-load area fraction relative to the total area is 0 to 70%; taken in a direction perpendicular to a groove, the studs have a maximum dimension of 1 cm ;; the grooves have preferably a depth greater than 1 mm; and the grooves have a width h which is connected to the dimension of the studs by the relation:
- e is the dimension of the pads in a direction perpendicular to a groove
- h is the width of the groove
- the preform has been intended to be applied in the female mold part, it may be in the male mold part, in particular in the case where the desired relief extends on the face internal part.
- the particle size may be adapted to the application concerned. , and in particular to the desired surface state.
- a particle size of 10 ⁇ to 120 ⁇ can be provided.
- the charge rate can be adapted to the particle size although a charge rate of 60% to 65% is generally satisfactory irrespective of the particle size of the metal powder.
- the invention has been described in relation to a metal powder made from a Ti-Al alloy, the invention can be implemented from other alloys, especially alloys containing nickel.
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| FR1755304A FR3067270B1 (fr) | 2017-06-13 | 2017-06-13 | Procede de realisation d'une piece metallique par deliantage et frittage |
| PCT/FR2018/051391 WO2018229431A1 (fr) | 2017-06-13 | 2018-06-13 | Procédé de réalisation d'une pièce métallique de géométrie complexe à paroi fine |
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