JP4205505B2 - Corrosion-resistant and wear-resistant alloys and equipment using them - Google Patents

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【００４７】
上記の結果から、腐蝕環境下で共晶炭化物１が粒状または塊状に不連続に存在するコバルトをベースにＣｒおよび／またはＷを添加した耐蝕・耐摩耗性合金の場合には、腐蝕深さは従来に比べ、約１／３０程度に抑制でき、さらに、予熱温度を上げると、Ｃｒがさらに拡散することで腐蝕深さを低減できる。
【００４８】
この結果、共晶炭化物１が粒状または塊状に不連続に存在する該耐蝕・耐摩耗性合金は溶存酸素による腐蝕を抑制でき、結果として、エロージョンも抑止できる。
【００４９】
さらに、コバルトをベースにＣｒおよび／またはＷを添加した耐蝕・耐摩耗性合金の予熱温度を、約６００℃とした場合と約７００℃とした場合を比較すると、Ｃｒがより多く拡散する予熱温度約７００℃の場合が、粒状または塊状の共晶炭化物１自体の耐蝕性が高く、接合の際に予熱温度を高くして母材と接合すると、より耐蝕・耐摩耗性に優れた耐蝕・耐摩耗性合金とすることができる。
【００５０】
なお、ニッケルベースのＦｅおよび／またはＣｒ添加の耐蝕・耐摩耗性合金，鉄ベースのＣｒおよび／またはＮｉを添加した耐蝕・耐摩耗性合金についても、固相線温度以下に加熱した状態で熱間塑性加工を行うことで、前記のコバルトベースのＣｒおよび／またはＷを添加した耐蝕・耐摩耗性合金と同様に、耐蝕・耐摩耗性を向上させることができ、併せて、低摩擦な摺動面を提供することができる。
【００５１】
又、鉄をベースにＣｒおよび／またはＮｉを添加した耐蝕・耐摩耗性合金についても、固相線温度以下に加熱した状態で熱間塑性加工を行うことで、前記のコバルトベースのＣｒおよび／またはＷを添加した耐蝕・耐摩耗性合金と同様に、耐蝕・耐摩耗性を向上させることができ、併せて、低摩擦な摺動面を提供することができる。
【００５２】
以上に述べたコバルトをベースにＣｒおよび／またはＷを添加した耐蝕・耐摩耗性合金の素材成分は、重量比で０.１〜３.５％Ｃ，２５％以下Ｎｉ，２５〜３５％Ｃｒ，５％以下Ｆｅ，２０％以下Ｗ，１.５％以下Ｍｏ，１.５％以下Ｓｉと、残部Ｃｏおよび不可避不純物から成る。
【００５３】
又、ニッケルをベースにＦｅおよび／またはＣｒを添加した耐蝕・耐摩耗性合金の素材成分は、重量比で０.１〜２.５％Ｃ，３〜９％Ｓｉ，７〜２５％Ｃｒ，０.５〜５％Ｂ ，２〜６％Ｆｅ，１〜５％Ｗ，１７％以下Ｍｏと、残部Ｎｉおよび不可避不純物から成る。
【００５４】
又、鉄をベースにＣｒおよび／またはＮｉを添加した耐蝕・耐摩耗性合金の素材成分は、重量比で０.１〜１.５％Ｃ ，０.３〜４％Ｓｉ，４〜９％Ｎｉ，３％以下Ｍｏ，６〜１０％Ｍｎ，１５〜２５％Ｃｒと、残部Ｆｅおよび不可避不純物から成る。
【００５５】
このような耐蝕・耐摩耗性合金の素材に上述のように熱間塑性加工を施すと、耐蝕・耐摩耗性を向上させることができ、併せて、低摩擦な耐蝕・耐摩耗性合金の面が得られる。
【００５６】
その耐蝕・耐摩耗性合金の面の摩擦測定によって摩擦係数を求めると、室温大気中で無潤滑の条件で平均０.１６ となり、温度２８８℃の飽和水蒸気雰囲気で平均０.１９ となった。摩擦測定に供した耐蝕・耐摩耗性合金の金属成分は以下の表２の金属成分を有し、その耐蝕・耐摩耗性合金中の共晶炭化物の形態は、複数の粒状または複数の塊状になった非連続分布の形態を有していた。
【００５７】
【表２】

【００５８】
本発明の耐蝕・耐摩耗性合金は、以下のように各種の機器に用いられる。即ち、 図１０には原子力発電プラントの配管系統が図示されている。その配管系統の中で、給水系１０には給水管１１に仕切弁及び逆止弁が非常に多く装着されている。給水管１１に装着された仕切弁及び逆止弁は給水管１１の途中に装着された給水ポンプ１２，各給水加熱器１３，１４等の他の機器に比べて小さく且つ非常に多く存在しているので、図１０では仕切弁及び逆止弁の図示は省略されている。
【００５９】
原子力発電プラントでは、原子炉圧力容器１６内で得られた高温高圧蒸気が主蒸気管１５を通って高圧タービン１８に導入される。次いで、高圧タービン１８から排出された蒸気は低圧タービン１９に導入され、これらのタービンの回転力で発電機２０を駆動する。高圧タービン１８と低圧タービン１９を通った蒸気は高圧タービン１８及び低圧タービン１９から排出されて主腹水器２２やグランド蒸気復水器２１で凝縮されて水にされ、その水は仕切弁及び逆止弁を有する給水系１０により給水ポンプ１２，各給水加熱器１３，１４を経て給水管１１を通って原子炉圧力容器１６に戻される。
【００６０】
その給水系４６の配管に採用された弁の内、仕切弁に本発明を適用した例について以下に説明する。
【００６１】
図１１は、給水系１０の給水管１１に装備される仕切弁の縦断面を示している。図１２のようにその仕切弁の弁体３０側の弁座としてコバルト基合金のリング状の板３１が装着されている。同じく弁箱３２側の弁座３３の摺動面にもコバルト基合金のリング状の板３１が装着されている。
【００６２】
そのコバルト基合金はコバルトをベースに１.０重量％Ｃ−３０.０重量％Ｃｒ−３.９重量％Ｗ を含んでいて、そのコバルト基合金は熱間鍛造と熱間圧延によってコバルト基合金中の共晶炭化物を３０μｍ以下の複数の粒状又は塊状としてある。そのリング状のコバルト基合金の板３１を液相拡散接合によって、図１２に示すように弁箱３２側の弁座３３及び弁体３０の弁座部位に接合した。
【００６３】
仕切弁の弁体３０は図１２に示す様に、上部が厚くて下部が薄い円盤状の形状を有し、弁棒の上下方向の動きに連動して上下に駆動されて図中左右に弁箱３２内を流入する水や水蒸気の流れを開閉するものである。
【００６４】
リング状のコバルト基合金の板３１を弁体３０に装着する具体例を以下に説明する。即ち、仕切弁の弁体３０の左右の表面に段差を設けて左右に突き出た突起３４を設けた後に、段差を設けることで生じた凹んでいる部位に接合用インサート材を置いた。次いで該接合用インサート材の表面上に厚さ約７mmのリング状の板３１を突起３４に嵌めるようにして置いた。その後に接合用インサート材のみを溶融して弁体３０にリング状の板３１を液相拡散接合によって装着した。
【００６５】
液相拡散接合に用いたインサート材は４.５ 重量％Ｓｉ，３重量％Ｂを含むＮｉ基合金で、約１０４０℃以上で完全に溶融するものである。液相拡散接合条件は、接合温度：１１００℃，保持時間：１ｈ，真空度：１〜２×１０^-4Torr，加圧力：１５ｇ／cm² とした。接合後の冷却は１１００℃から６５０℃までを約１５０℃／ｈ，６５０℃から４２５℃までを約１００℃／ｈ，４２５℃以下を室内で空冷により自然に除熱するものとした。
【００６６】
弁座３３にも環状の突起３５を加工する。その突起の周囲の凹んでる部位に接合用インサート材を置いた。突起３５に厚さ約７mmのリング状の板３１を嵌めて接合用インサート材表面に置いた。その後に接合用インサート材のみを溶融して弁座７にリング状の板３１を液相拡散接合によって装着した。リング状の板３１や接合用インサート材の材質や液相拡散接合条件や接合後の冷却条件は弁体３０への板３１の接合の場合と同じである。
【００６７】
弁体３０や板３１や弁座３３は接合温度１１００℃では溶融しない。板３１が装着される弁体３０側の部位や弁座３３の材質は機械構造用炭素鋼Ｓ２５Ｃである。機械構造用炭素鋼Ｓ２５Ｃの熱膨張係数はＣｏ基合金に比較して小さい。弁体３０と弁座３３の互いに向かい合う表面には図１２に示したように、接合されるリング状の板６に内接して高さが２mmのリング状の突起３４，３５（段差）を設けた。これによって、接合時の板３１と弁体３０や弁座３３の位置合わせを容易に行えると同時に、仕切弁の作動時に摺動部や接合部に負荷されるせん断力に対する抵抗力を高めることができる。
【００６８】
図１２の弁体３０側の弁座となる板３１は紙面に対して各々左右から見て、いずれも円形であり、更にリング状の板３１は、弁体３０の左右両側に凸型円形の突起３４の外周に接して接合されている。
【００６９】
弁箱３２側の弁座３３は円筒体であり、弁座３３は弁箱３２に組み込まれている。その弁座３３の弁体３０側の端面は摺動面であり、その端面の構成は、紙面に対して左側から見て、リング状の板３１がリング状の突起３５の外周に接して液相拡散接合されている。いずれの突起３４，３５もその高さは、リング状の板３１の厚さ７mmよりも小さい２mmとしてある。
【００７０】
このような方法で作製した仕切弁では、弁体と弁箱との間の相互接触面が板３１で構成される。その板３１の材質であるＣｏ基合金においては、液相拡散接合の後も、その合金中の共晶炭化物が複数の粒状または塊状になって非連続分布で分散しているから、溶存酸素等の腐蝕環境を生む雰囲気によって共晶炭化物が連続的に腐蝕されるという事象が抑制される。そのため。そのＣｏ基合金における鋳造組織の基地の脱落が抑制されるために、弁座の腐蝕・エロージョンの進行が抑止され、仕切弁における耐漏洩性能の低下が防止される。
【００７１】
なお、本実施例ではいずれもリング状の耐蝕・耐摩耗性合金としてＣｏ基合金の板３１を用いたが、既述のように、ニッケルをベースにＦｅおよび／またはＣｒを添加した耐蝕・耐摩耗性合金や、鉄をベースにＣｒおよび／またはＮｉを添加した耐蝕・耐摩耗性合金や既述の表２の成分を有する合金に熱間鍛造や熱間圧延を施して合金中の共晶炭化物を非連続分布としたＮｉ基合金やＦｅ基合金なども同様に用いることができる。
【００７２】
なお、本実施例ではインサート材として低融点のＮｉ基合金を用いたが、Ｆｅ基又はＣｏ基の低融点インサート材を用いることもできる。また、本発明の実施例と同様なことを仕切弁のみならず、逆止弁，安全弁，玉型弁等の弁座部等の摺動部や接触部に適用することで、それらの各弁の耐漏洩性能の低下，制御性・作動性能の低下を抑制する効果がある。
【００７３】
このような実施例では、原子力発電プラントに用いられた弁の正常な機能を長く維持できる効果があり、その効果によって原子力発電プラントの信頼性を向上できる。
【００７４】
この実施例による弁を配管に組み込んだ配管系を有するプラントにおいて、水質調整の目的からの過酸化水素水を配管に注入しても、溶存酸素の影響による弁の弁座等の摺動部の腐蝕・エロージョンを抑制でき、プラントの安全性向上に効果がある。
【００７５】
特に、この実施例の弁を原子力発電プラントの給水系統の配管に装備して用いた場合には、弁座に採用したＣｏ基合金の共晶炭化物の腐蝕脱落とそれに伴う、コバルトの給水系統内への流出・拡散を抑制できる。そのために、給水系統から各系統へと流出拡散するコバルトとそのコバルトの放射化が抑制できて原子力発電プラントでの作業者の放射線被曝の低減を顕著に図ることができる。
【００７６】
本発明の耐蝕・耐摩耗性合金は内燃機関にも次のようにして用いることができる。即ち、ガソリンを燃料とする内燃機関は、図１３，図１４，図１５のようにガソリンが燃焼するためのシリンダ４０を備えている。そのシリンダ４０は上部がシリンダヘッド４１でふさがれている。そのシリンダヘッド４１には、吸気口と排気口を備え、各吸気口と排気口とがバルブ４２で開閉できるようになっている。
【００７７】
バルブ４２はシリンダヘッド４１に設けられた動弁機構によって開閉駆動される。動弁機構は、バルブ４２の駆動軸廻りに設けられたばね４３と、その駆動軸の上端に連結されたバルブリフター４４と、そのバルブリフター４４の上部に設けられたアジャステングシム４５と、そのアジャステングシム４５の上面に接触しているカム４６と、そのカム４６をエンジン出力を用いて回転駆動する動力伝達手段とからなる。
【００７８】
その動弁機構にあっては、エンジンの出力の一部を用いてカム４６を回転させる。そのカム４６の動きでバルブリフター４４をばね４３に抗してアジャステングシム４５を介して押し下げる。その押し下げによって、バルブ４２は各吸気口と排気口のバルブシート４７から下方へ離れてそのルブ４２が装着されている吸気口あるいは排気口が開く。
【００７９】
カム４６の回転がさらに進むと逆にバルブ４２はバルブシート４７に接触してバルブ４２が閉じる。そのバルブシート４７とバルブ４２との接触部分がシール部分として機能してシリンダ４０内のガスが漏れないように成っている。
【００８０】
このような動きが有る動弁機構にあっては、アジャステングシム４５とカム４６との間で摺動運動による摩擦が生じる。バルブ４２とバルブシート４７間にも摩擦が生じる。これらの摩擦に抗して動弁機構を駆動するからエンジンの出力は損失を受け、エンジン効率が低下する。
【００８１】
そこで、エンジンのバルブ４２とバルブシート４７との接触部に、図１４，図１５のように、耐蝕・耐摩耗合金としてＣｏ基合金４８を液相拡散接合４９によって接合する。その接合の方法は前述の液相拡散接合と同じように行い、接合後の冷却条件も先述のとおりである。そのＣｏ基合金４８は少なくとも接合前に熱間鍛造されてコバルトの基材部に複数の粒状又は塊状に組成されている共晶炭化物を有する金属組織とされている。
【００８２】
同様に、バルブリフター４５の上端にも基材部に複数の粒状又は球状に組成されている共晶炭化物を有するＣｏ基合金を液相拡散接合してアジャステングシム４とした。
【００８３】
Ｃｏ基合金４８や液相拡散接合に用いたインサート材の成分は表３に示すような成分を持っている。
【００８４】
【表３】

【００８５】
液相拡散接合では、インサート材は溶融するもののＣｏ基合金４８や弁４２やバルブシート４７は溶融しない。そのため、接合後のＣｏ基合金４８は複数の粒状又は塊状の共晶炭化物が基材中に非連続分布で分散した金属組織を保つことができる。
【００８６】
このように接合後にあってもＣｏ基合金４８内部や表面に共晶炭化物が粒状又は球状のまま存在できる。このように、Ｃｏ基合金４８に共晶炭化物が粒状又は塊状のまま存在し、その共晶炭化物の露出が限定的となり、その結果、損傷が抑制される。
【００８７】
即ち、共晶炭化物が粒状又は塊状のまま非連続分布で分散して存在しているＣｏ基合金４８が硫黄分による腐蝕環境にさらされると、腐蝕環境に接触した粒状又は塊状の共晶炭化物は腐蝕や摺動作用を受けて表面から脱落して腐蝕環境に接触する表面には共晶炭化物が存在しない基材部のみの表面となる。従って、腐蝕と脱落が交互且つ繰り返し連続して起こる現象が防止されて損傷が抑制される。
【００８８】
粒状又は塊状に組成されている共晶炭化物を有するＣｏ基合金４８の摩擦係数を常温、高面圧（約２０００ｋｇ／cm² ）負荷した条件で測定して開発材と表示してグラフにしたところ、図９に示すように、従来の網目状の共晶炭化物を有するＣｏ基合金の摩擦係数の約１／２〜２／３と低いことが確認されている。
【００８９】
エンジンのバルブ４２は高温下（最大約５００〜６００℃），高摺動回数下での使用が想定されるが、この試験条件における高面圧下での試験結果により低摩擦係数が確認されていること、また、摩擦係数は剪断強さ／硬度の比に支配されるが、本材料は剪断強さ／硬度の比の温度依存性がほとんどなく材料の組成が同じであれば変化がないと考えられるため、高温下，高摺動回数下でも低摩擦の効果が得られると考えられる。
【００９０】
また、耐蝕性能の比較のため、ストラウス試験，希硫酸中エロージョン試験を行った。結果として、粒状又は球状に組成されている共晶炭化物を有するＣｏ基合金４８（開発材）は、ストラウス試験では、表１に示すように網目状に組成されている共晶炭化物を有するＣｏ基合金にくらべ、３０倍以上の耐蝕性を示し、希硫酸中のエロージョン試験では、図１５に示す開発材の特性曲線のように従来の網目状の共晶炭化物を有するＣｏ基合金に比べて２０〜３０倍の耐久性能を示した。
【００９１】
これにより、本実施例では、高耐蝕化，低摩耗性の向上及び低摩擦化を実現することで動弁系の耐久性向上，動力損失低減が図れ、エンジン全体の効率向上，出力向上と共に耐久力向上を図ることが出来る。
【００９２】
本実施例で採用されるＣｏ基合金は、表２の成分を有するＣｏ基合金であっても良く、表３に示すような成分を持つＮｉ基合金やＦｅ基合金を熱間鍛造して塊状または粒状の共晶炭化物を有するＮｉ基合金やＦｅ基合金を作ってＣｏ基合金４８に置き換えて採用しても、エンジン全体の効率向上，出力向上と共に耐久力向上を図ることが出来る。
【００９３】
この場合も、バルブ４２やバルブシート４７にＣｏ基合金やＮｉ基合金やＦｅ基合金を接合するに際して、接合後もＣｏ基合金やＮｉ基合金やＦｅ基合金に共晶炭化物が球状又は粒状に存在出来るように接合手段や接合条件を選択する。選択すべき接合手段は、液相拡散接合が好ましい。
【００９４】
本実施例では、エンジンのバルブ４２とバルブシート４７のシール機能を有する部位に塊状又は粒状の共晶炭化物を有するＣｏ基合金またはＮｉ基合金又はＦｅ基合金を液相拡散接合することで、高い硬度を維持しながら、強靭かつ耐摩耗性及び耐蝕性に富み、且つ低摩擦のシール面を提供できる。
【００９５】
そのため、エンジンの燃料であるガソリン中に含まれる硫黄分等に起因する腐蝕と腐蝕部を起点とする割れの進行，エロージョンによるシール性能の劣化を防止することで、内燃機関のエンジンの耐久性を向上させ、エンジン効率の低下を防止できるばかりか、さらに、低摩擦のシール面を提供することで摩擦によるエンジン効率低下を防止でき、エンジンの出力向上に寄与することが出来る。
【００９６】
エンジンの動弁機構を構成するバルブリフター４４の外周面に塊状又は粒状の共晶炭化物を有する表２や表３のＣｏ基合金又はＮｉ基合金又はＦｅ基合金を液相拡散接合して装着すると、一層のこと、エンジンの耐久性を向上させると共に、エンジン効率の低下を防止できる。
【００９７】
網目状に共晶炭化物を有するＣｏ基合金を従来例とし、共晶炭化物を粒状または塊状にして基材中に非連続分布で分散した表２に示した成分を有するＣｏ基合金を本実施例とし、両合金を比較すると、以下の表４のように性能に差が出る。
【００９８】
【表４】

【００９９】
このように従来例と本実施例では合金の性能に差があるので、バルブリフターに本実施例の合金を液相拡散接合によって接合して用いれば、動弁機構の摩擦によるエンジン出力ロスを軽減できる。また、バルブやシートに本実施例の合金を液相拡散接合によって接合して用いれば、ＳＯｘ雰囲気下での腐蝕感受性がなく、且つ衝撃値が高いため、バルブやシートの健全性を長く維持できる。
【０１００】
本発明の耐蝕・耐摩耗性合金はポンプ設備にも次のようにして用いることができる。即ち、図１６に示したポンプ設備は、電動モータなどによりシャフト５０を回転すると、そのシャフト５０に固定されているインペラ５１はポンプケーシング５２内で回転する。そのインペラ５１の回転によって、ポンプケーシング５２内に流入してきた流体Ｘが高圧になってポンプケーシング５２の外へ吐出される。
【０１０１】
その液体Ｘと気体Ｙとの境界に液体Ｘが気体Ｙ側へ漏れないようにメカニカルシールが採用されている。そのメカニカルシールは図１７に図示した。図１７のメカニカルシールは、以下の構成を備えている。
【０１０２】
即ち、ポンプケーシング５２と一体のシールボックス５３の内側でシャフト５０の周囲に配置されたトメガネ５５は、ノック５４によってシャフト５０に固定されている。そのトメガネ５５の内側において、シャフト５０の周囲にばね５６と押しがね５７とパッキング５８とワッシャ５９とが配備されている。
【０１０３】
その一方、シールボックス５３の端部にはシャフト５０の周囲に配備したシールカバー６０が取り付けられる。そのシールカバー６０にはシャフト５０の周囲に配備したシート６１が取り付けられている。
【０１０４】
押しがね５７とパッキング５８とワッシャ５９はばね５６で右側に押されているので、ワッシャ５９はシート６１と密封端面Ｓで押し当てられている。このようにして、ワッシャ５９をシート６１にばね５６で押し当てることによって液体Ｘが気体Ｙ側へ漏れないようにシールしている。
【０１０５】
トメガネ５５とばね５６と押しがね５７とパッキング５８とワッシャ５９とはシャフト５０といっしょに回転するが、シート６１は回転しないので、密封端面Ｓでは摩擦熱が発生し、密封端面Ｓの焼き付きや摩耗や腐蝕を促進させる。そのために密封端面に低摩擦で耐蝕性の高い材料を使用したメカニカルシールが必要となる。
【０１０６】
その必要性を満たすために、本実施例では、ワッシャ５９のシート６１と接触する部位に図１７に示すように耐蝕・耐摩耗性合金の板６２を装着する。その耐蝕・耐摩耗性合金としては、既述のいずれの合金を用いても良く、その合金の基材中には共晶炭化物が粒状または塊状で非連続分布で分散している。そして、その合金のワッシャ５９への装着は液相拡散接合による接合によって達成する。その液相拡散接合の接合方法や接合条件は既述のとおりの内容とする。同様にしてシート６１のワッシャ５９に接触する部位に同様な耐蝕・耐摩耗性合金を装着しても良いし、同様にしてワッシャ５９とシート６１との両方に対して、相互に接触し合う個所に同様な耐蝕・耐摩耗性合金を装着して耐蝕・耐摩耗性合金同士を密封端面Ｓで接触させるようにしても良い。
【０１０７】
このような実施例によれば、ワッシャ５９またはシート６１の少なくとも一方に接合された耐蝕・耐摩耗性合金は共晶炭化物が粒状または塊状で非連続分布で分散していて腐蝕しにくい状態に維持されている上、摩擦係数が図９の耐蝕・耐摩耗性合金の摩擦係数のように低く維持できる。
【０１０８】
そのため、密封端面Ｓにおける硫黄分や溶存酸素といった腐蝕環境下での耐蝕性の向上と低摩擦化を達成できる。そのため、本実施例によれば、メカニカルシールの性能が長く維持でき、信頼性の高いメカニカルシールが提供できる。メカニカルシールの性能が長く維持できるので、そのメカニカルシールを採用したポンプや、そのポンプを採用したプラントの信頼性も向上する。
【０１０９】
従来、ワッシャ５９はワッシャ５９の密封端面ＳにＣｏ基合金を肉盛して用い、シート６１は焼成フェノール含浸カーボンやフェノール成型カーボンやホワイト含浸カーボンで製作されていた。このような従来例に対して、ワッシャ５９またはシート６１若しくはワッシャ５９とシート６１の両方に共晶炭化物が粒状または塊状になって基材中に非連続分布で分散して存在している耐蝕・耐摩耗性合金（Ｃｏ基合金）を液相拡散接合で装着した本実施例のそのＣｏ基合金の性能を比較すると、表５のとおりである。表５での本実施例のＣｏ基合金は表２に示した成分を有し、合金中の共晶炭化物が粒状または塊状で合金中に非連続分布で分散している。
【０１１０】
【表５】

【０１１１】
このような性能差によって、本実施例によるメカニカルシールでは、密封端面Ｓでの焼き付きや摩耗や腐蝕が抑制できる。その上、本実施例では従来になく高い圧縮応力や衝撃値にも耐えるメカニカルシールが提供できる。また、本実施例では耐蝕・耐摩耗性合金の板６２をワッシャ５９などに接合した後でも耐蝕・耐摩耗性合金の基材中に共晶炭化物が球状または塊状で非連続分布で分散して存在できるので、耐蝕性も高く密封端面Ｓでの漏れが確実に抑制でき、その漏れによる密封端面Ｓにおけるエロージョンの発生も抑制できる。このように、本実施例によれば、性能の高いメカニカルシールが提供できる。
【０１１２】
図１６に示したポンプ設備の運転時において、ワッシャ５９は回転軸５０とともに回転しており、ワッシャ５９に装着された板６２はポンプケーシング５２に取り付けられて動かないシート６１と接触しながら回転する。板６２とシート６１との接触により、回転側の部材である回転軸５０と固定側の部材であるポンプケーシング５２との間のシールが行われ、液体の漏洩を防止している。ワッシャ５９，板６２及びシート６１はポンプ設備におけるメカニカルシール装置を構成している。ワッシャ５９（本体部）及び板６２（耐蝕・耐摩耗性合金部）は第１シール部を構成し、シート６１は第２シール部を構成する。第１シール部をポンプケーシング５２に設置し、第２シール部を回転軸５０側に設置してもよい。更には、ポンプケーシング５２に設置される第２シール部を第１シール部と同じ構成にしてもよい。
【０１１３】
板６２はシール性能を確保するためにばね５６の作用により常にシート６１に接触しながら高速回転している。このため、シール面を形成する板６２の摩耗，焼付，腐蝕が懸念されるが、板６２は共晶炭化物が前述のように粒状または塊状になって耐摩耗性，摺動性に優れているためほとんど摩耗しない。また、板６２は耐蝕性にも優れているため液体との接触による腐蝕も防止できる。このため、メカニカルシール装置の保守の頻度が減少し、メカニカルシール装置の寿命も延びる。これは、ポンプ設備の保守作業を軽減することにつながる。また、前述の粒状または塊状の共晶炭化物を有する耐蝕・耐摩耗性合金より構成される板６２は摩擦係数が約０．１６と小さいため、回転軸５０の回転動力が板６２とシート６１との接触部で熱エネルギーに変わる割合が著しく小さくなる。すなわち、回転軸５０の回転動力の損失が小さくなる。
【０１１４】
本実施例における板６２のような粒状または塊状の共晶炭化物を有する耐蝕・耐摩耗性合金を含むメカニカルシール装置は、流体昇圧装置である本実施例のようなポンプ設備以外に、回転軸とケーシングとのシールを行う必要のある、ガスを昇圧するコンプレッサまたは送風機に適用することが可能である。コンプレッサ及び送風機は流体昇圧装置の一種である。更には、蒸気が流れるタービンに適用することも可能である。すなわち、タービンの回転軸とケーシングの間のシールを行うメカニカルシール装置として、ポンプ設備に用いた、粒状または塊状の共晶炭化物を有する耐蝕・耐摩耗性合金を接触部に有するメカニカルシール装置を適用する。ポンプ設備，上記のコンプレッサ，送風機及びタービンは、内部に流体が流れる回転装置である。
【０１１５】
図１６に示すポンプ設備，上記のコンプレッサ，送風機及びタービンを包含する好ましい発明の概念は、以下に示すようにも把握できる。
【０１１６】
内部に流体が流れるケーシングと、前記ケーシング内に挿入された回転軸と、前記回転軸と前記ケーシングとの間のシールを行うメカニカルシール装置とを備えた回転装置であって、
前記メカニカルシール装置は、前記回転軸と一緒に回転する第１シール部と、前記ケーシングに取付けられて前記第１シール部に接触する第２シール部とを備え、
前記第１シール部及び前記第２シール部の少なくとも一方は、金属ミクロ組織の基地部に粒状または塊状をした共晶炭化物が分散する耐蝕・耐摩耗性合金部であって他方のシール部に接触される耐蝕・耐摩耗性合金部、及び本体部を有し、前記耐蝕・耐摩耗性合金部が前記本体部に拡散接合されている回転装置。
【０１１７】
上記の回転装置は、回転軸とケーシングとの間のシールを行うメカニカルシール装置が、前記回転軸と一緒に回転する第１シール部と、前記ケーシングに取付けられて前記第１シール部に接触する第２シール部とを備え、前記第１シール部及び前記第２シール部の少なくとも一方が、金属ミクロ組織の基地部に粒状または塊状をした共晶炭化物が分散する耐蝕・耐摩耗性合金部であって他方のシール部に接触される耐蝕・耐摩耗性合金部、及び本体部を有し、前記耐蝕・耐摩耗性合金が前記本体部に拡散接合されている、という特徴を有する。シール部には本体部に拡散接合された耐蝕・耐摩耗性合金部が存在するので、拡散接合された耐蝕・耐摩耗性合金部は前述のように粒状または塊状の共晶炭化物が存在し、網目状共晶炭化物が存在しない。このため、第１シール部と第２シール部の接触部で発生する摩擦熱によってシール部の温度上昇が生じることによるシール端面の焼付き，摩耗，シール材料の腐蝕促進を抑制でき、結果、シール部の耐蝕・耐摩耗性が向上し、第１シール部及び第２シール部を有するメカニカルシール装置の保守の頻度が減少し、メカニカルシール装置の寿命も延びる。これは、回転装置の保守作業を軽減することにつながる。また、上記の耐蝕・耐摩耗性合金部は摩擦係数が小さいため、第１シール部と第２シール部との接触部で発生する熱エネルギーを少なくできる。これは、回転装置の回転軸を回転させる動力の損失を低減させることにつながる。
【０１２５】
【発明の効果】
本発明によれば、耐蝕・耐摩耗性合金をポンプ設備及び弁の摺動部や接触部に用いることにより、腐蝕環境下による共晶炭化物の腐蝕損傷に伴うその摺動部や接触部の荒れが少なく、その摺動部や接触部の摩擦抵抗を良好に維持することができる。その結果、低摩擦な摺動面や接触面を有するポンプ設備及び弁を提供することができる。
【図面の簡単な説明】
【図１】コバルトをベースにＣｒおよび／またはＷを添加した耐蝕・耐摩耗性合金の表面の金属組織を示すＳＥＭ写真（ａ）とその模式図（ｂ）である。
【図２】図１の耐蝕・耐摩耗性合金の金属組織を一部拡大して示した（ａ）とその模式図（ｂ）である。
【図３】コバルトをベースにＣｒおよび／またはＷを添加した耐蝕・耐摩耗性合金の表面の面分析にて表された金属組織を示す（ａ）とその模式図（ｂ）である。
【図４】熱間塑性加工を行ったコバルトをベースにＣｒおよび／またはＷを添加した耐蝕・耐摩耗性合金の表面の金属組織を示す（ａ）とその模式図（ｂ）である。
【図５】熱間塑性加工を行ったコバルトをベースにＣｒおよび／またはＷを添加した耐蝕・耐摩耗性合金の表面の面分析にて表された金属組織を示す（ａ）とその模式図（ｂ）である。
【図６】コバルトをベースにＣｒおよび／またはＷを添加した耐蝕・耐摩耗性合金の溶存酸素による損傷の繰り返し進行状況を表した模式図である。
【図７】熱間塑性加工を行ったコバルトをベースにＣｒおよび／またはＷを添加した耐蝕・耐摩耗性合金の溶存酸素による損傷抑止状況を表した模式図である。
【図８】熱間塑性加工を行ったコバルトをベースにＣｒおよび／またはＷを添加した耐蝕・耐摩耗性合金のストラウス試験結果で得られた金属組織を示すＳＥＭ写真である。
【図９】熱間塑性加工を行ったコバルトをベースにＣｒおよび／またはＷを添加した耐蝕・耐摩耗性合金の摺動試験による摩擦係数を示すグラフである。
【図１０】原子力発電プラントの配管系統図である。
【図１１】原子力発電プラントの配管系統に採用された仕切弁の縦断面図である。
【図１２】図１１の仕切弁における弁体と弁箱との各弁座の接触状態を示した断面図である。
【図１３】内燃機関の一部断面表示による全体図である。
【図１４】図１３に示したバルブ近傍の拡大断面図である。
【図１５】図１４のバルブとシートとの接触部の拡大断面図である。
【図１６】ポンプの断面図である。
【図１７】図１６のポンプのメカニカルシール近傍の断面図である。
【符号の説明】
１…共晶炭化物、２…鋳造組織の基材部、１０…給水系、３０…弁体、３１，６２…板、３２…弁箱、３３…弁座、４１…シリンダヘッド、４２…バルブ、５０…シャフト、５１…インペラ、５２…ポンプケーシング、５３…シールボックス、５９…ワッシャ、６１…シート。[0001]
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
  The present invention provides a combination of corrosion resistance and wear resistance.MoneyIt relates to the fluid equipment and dynamic equipment used.
[0002]
[Prior art]
In plant equipment such as turbine power generation equipment, for valves such as safety valves, anti-corrosion and anti-wear performance is required to prevent erosion damage to the valve seat during operation and to prevent galling during valve operation. In addition, a valve seat or a sliding portion is used in which a corrosion-resistant and wear-resistant alloy in which Cr and / or W is added based on cobalt having a high hardness and excellent in hardness is used.
[0003]
However, in recent years, in plant facilities such as turbine power generation facilities, hydrogen peroxide water or the like has been injected for the purpose of water quality adjustment. As a result, the amount of dissolved oxygen in the downstream of the injection point increases, and the corrosion resistance of the valve seat surface and sliding parts with the addition of Cr and / or W based on the cobalt that has been built up to prevent erosion and galling. -Corrosion damage occurs in the eutectic carbide among the eutectic carbide constituting the wear resistant alloy and the base portion of the cast structure.
[0004]
In addition, when there is a flow (for example, a water flow), there is a report that the base material portion of the cast structure falls off and erosion occurs following the corrosion damage of the eutectic carbide.
[0005]
The above-mentioned related reports include “Thermal Nuclear Power Generation Vol.30-5, Treatment Method of Boiler Water with Oxygen and Ammonia in Steam System of Thermal Power Plant”, “Machine Damage 1982-2 No. 2 at VEW Gerstein Power Plant For example, “Experience of operation by combined operation method” or “Effect of heat treatment conditions on intergranular corrosion of welded zone of materials and environment Vol.47, No.3, cobalt base alloy”.
[0006]
However, even in the above report, there is no effective means for eliminating the occurrence of erosion, which is a problem.
[0007]
On the other hand, JP-A-8-334280 (corresponding US Pat. No. 6,164,624) discloses an orifice member made of a metal material having a hardness higher than that of the valve body (Vickers hardness 150 to 500). An expansion valve is disclosed that can be incorporated into a main body and prevent erosion of a valve port equipped with an orifice.
[0008]
Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 5-208325 (corresponding US Pat. No. 5,183,390) discloses a rod-shaped wear-resistant material containing cobalt, nickel, tungsten, manganese and selenium at the rear edge of a steam turbine blade. It is disclosed that the frictional surfing method is used to improve the wear resistance of the blades. When attaching the wear-resistant material to the blades by the friction surfing method, disclose that the rod-shaped wear-resistant material should not be melted from the viewpoint of change in hardness and prevention of shrinkage cracking. Yes.
[0009]
Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 59-179283 discloses that a valve seat made of 30 to 45% by weight of Cr, 3.0 to 8.0% by weight of Ti, 0 to 10% by weight of Mo, and the balance Ni diffuses in the valve body and the valve box. A bonded valve is disclosed.
[0010]
Japanese Laid-Open Patent Publication No. 60-86239 discloses a valve seat comprising 10 to 45% by weight of Cr, 1.5 to 6% by weight of at least one of Al and Ti, 20% by weight or less of Mo, and the balance Ni. Discloses a valve diffusion-bonded to a valve body and / or a valve box.
[0011]
Japanese Laid-Open Patent Publication No. 4-19476 discloses a valve in which a valve seat made of a super hard material or a heat-resistant material is brazed to the valve seat portion of the valve box via an amorphous alloy layer.
[0012]
Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 7-16610 discloses that a high carbon martensitic stainless steel material is made into an intermediate material having an intermediate size by hot plastic working, and the intermediate material is subjected to cold plastic working and again heated at 850 ° C. or higher. A technique for producing a steel material having a target size by performing an interplastic working is disclosed. According to the disclosed technique, it is described in the publication that the average eutectic carbide size in the steel material having the target size has reached 4.2 μm.
[0013]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
Valves such as safety valves used in turbine power plants are based on cobalt, which has a high hardness and excellent corrosion resistance and wear resistance to prevent erosion damage due to the high flow rate of the valve seat during operation. A valve seat using a corrosion-resistant and wear-resistant alloy to which Cr and / or W is added is used.
[0014]
Also, in cage valves, etc., the valve box using the above corrosion-resistant and wear-resistant alloy is used on the guide surface that guides the valve element or the inner surface of the cage to prevent galling during the operation of the valve. Yes.
[0015]
However, if the valve seat made of the above corrosion-resistant and wear-resistant alloy is used in a high-temperature and high-pressure water / steam atmosphere with a lot of dissolved oxygen, the base material layer layer of the cast structure in the alloy and the cast structure in a mesh form are used. The eutectic carbide enclosing the base material layer is selectively corroded by dissolved oxygen in the fluid. As a result, the surface roughness of the valve seat becomes remarkable, and the tunneling action (Fj Heymann: Machine Dedign. 42, 118 (1970)) that occurs when a high-speed jet penetrates into the damaged part of the corrosion is also helped. Due to the corrosion removal of the crystalline carbide, the base material portion of the cast structure that has lost its retention by the network-like eutectic carbide is easily removed by the flow, and erosion occurs in the corrosion-resistant and wear-resistant alloy.
[0017]
  BookIt is an object of the present invention to provide a device using a corrosion-resistant and wear-resistant alloy with improved wear resistance and erosion performance in a wear-resistant portion and erosion shield portion of the device.
[0018]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
The gist of the present invention for achieving the above object is as follows.
[0019]
  Cobalt base added with Cr and / or WIsAn intermediate material cast into an ingot or slab is subjected to hot plastic working at a temperature of 650 ° C. or higher and a solidus temperature or lower, thereby forming a reticulated eutectic carbide in the intermediate material and a base surrounded by the same. Of the structure composed of the material part, the eutectic carbide is formed into a plurality of grains or a plurality of aggregates to form a discontinuous distribution, the friction coefficient is 0.1 to 0.5, and the Bicaus hardness is 300 which is not subjected to the aging effect treatment. It is a corrosion-resistant and wear-resistant alloy characterized by being -600 Hv.
[0020]
  The cobalt base material to which Cr and / or W is added is 0.1 to 3.5% C, 25% or less Ni, 25 to 35% Cr, 5% or less Fe, 20% or less W, 1. 5% or less Mn, 1.5% or less Si, balance Co and inevitable impurities.The
[0021]
For example, a base material portion of a cast structure formed by adding cobalt and Cr and / or W to an intermediate material represented by an ingot or slab, and a cast material made of eutectic carbide, continuously in a mesh shape. The hard eutectic carbide, which has a low hardness and a low ductility, is subjected to hot plastic working. Thereby, the said intermediate material is made into a fine granular form or lump shape. As a result, the structure of the base material part enters into the gaps formed between the eutectic carbides, and as a result, the periphery of the eutectic carbides that have a low hardness, high ductility, and tough base material parts that are granulated or agglomerated The eutectic carbide is discontinuous by being distributed to.
[0022]
At the same time, by maintaining at a high temperature of 650 ° C or higher, the diffusion of chromium present in the eutectic carbide is promoted, the chromium deficient layer around the eutectic carbide is reduced, and the corrosion resistance of the eutectic carbide itself is improved. In addition, a corrosion-resistant and wear-resistant alloy can be obtained.
[0023]
According to the above, among the base material portion of the cast structure and the eutectic carbide melted by adding Cr and / or W to the base of cobalt, the eutectic carbide continuously distributed in a network shape is in the form of a plurality of particles or lumps. By changing to, discontinuous eutectic carbides can be obtained, and the corrosion phenomenon can be discontinuous and partly shallow and superficial.
[0024]
As a result, the progress of corrosion is suppressed, and the tunneling action (Fj Heymann: Machine Dedign. 42, 118 (1970)) that occurs when a high-speed jet invades the corrosion damaged part can also be suppressed, and the erosion resistance performance. Will also improve.
[0025]
Due to the above effects, erosion / corrosion resistance can be improved.
[0026]
Moreover, by maintaining at a high temperature of 650 ° C. or higher, the diffusion of Cr present in the eutectic carbide around the eutectic carbide is promoted, and the Cr deficiency existing around the eutectic carbide containing Cr The number of layers is reduced, and the corrosion resistance of the eutectic carbide itself can be improved.
[0028]
When all or part of the above corrosion-resistant and wear-resistant alloy is melted, the eutectic carbide in the molten part forms a network-like eutectic carbide with low corrosion resistance. It can be used by being joined to the base material without melting into a base metal that is a base material to which a corrosion-resistant / abrasion-resistant alloy is attached by processing.
[0029]
By forming a massive or granular eutectic carbide without the presence of a network of eutectic carbide, high corrosion resistance can be achieved even when fluid equipment such as pumps, valves, pressure equipment, and turbines are used in a corrosive atmosphere. And erosion resistance can be obtained.
[0030]
In addition, corrosion-resistant and wear-resistant alloys are directly joined to the base metal without changing the metal composition, and dynamic equipment such as pumps, valves, turbines, engines, etc. used for sliding parts or contact parts are corrosive. High corrosion resistance and erosion resistance can be obtained even if used in the above.
[0031]
The friction coefficient is 0.1 to 0.3, and diamonds (friction coefficient 0.1 in the unlubricated state), sapphire (friction coefficient 0.2 in the unlubricated state), and ruby-like ones may be obtained. Friction resistance can be lowered compared to the friction coefficient 0.35 to 0.8 of other metals such as brass (friction coefficient 0.35 in the unlubricated state) and steel (friction coefficient 0.8 in the unlubricated state). .
[0032]
Such a corrosion-resistant and wear-resistant alloy is used in a wear-resistant part of a fluid device, or an erosion shield part, and a sliding part or a contact part of a dynamic device.
[0033]
In order to attach the corrosion-resistant and wear-resistant alloy of the present invention to a fluid device and a dynamic device, the composition of the corrosion-resistant and wear-resistant alloy is applied to the wear-resistant portion, the erosion shield portion, the sliding portion or the contact portion as much as possible. Wear without changing. As a mounting method, a joining method that does not melt the corrosion-resistant and wear-resistant alloy is used. As an example of the joining method, a liquid phase diffusion joining method can be used.
[0034]
More specifically, the corrosion-resistant and wear-resistant alloy of the present invention is used as a valve seat mounted on a contact surface of a valve body and a valve box provided in a piping system of a nuclear power plant or the like, or a rotation of a pump. As a contact surface material of at least one of the contact surfaces of the seat and the washer that rotate relatively around the shaft, or as a valve seat mounted on the contact surface of the valve seat and the valve provided in the cylinder head of the internal combustion engine, or It is used for at least one of the contact surfaces of both the valve lifter and the cam of the internal combustion engine.
[0035]
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
A typical SEM photograph of the surface of a corrosion-resistant and wear-resistant alloy in which Cr and / or W is added based on cobalt is shown in FIG. 1 (where (a) is an SEM photograph, (b) is a schematic diagram thereof, FIG. (FIG. 5 is also the same), FIG. 2 shows a SEM photograph image taken at high magnification, and FIG. 3 shows a Cr surface analysis SEM photograph at the same position as FIG. 2 on the surface of the corrosion-resistant and wear-resistant alloy.
[0036]
Furthermore, FIG. 4 shows an SEM image of the metal structure on the surface of the corrosion-resistant and wear-resistant alloy that has been subjected to hot plastic processing such as forging and rolling. FIG. 5 shows a Cr surface analysis SEM photograph of the same position as in FIG. 4 on the surface of the corrosion-resistant and wear-resistant alloy.
[0037]
1, 2, and 3, the eutectic carbide 1 containing Cr and C as main components is distributed on the surface of the surface-welded alloy continuously in a network form on the base material portion 2 of the cast structure containing cobalt as a main component. ing.
[0038]
On the other hand, in FIG. 4 and FIG. 5 which are embodiments of the present invention, the eutectic carbide 1 is uniformly distributed on the surface of the corrosion-resistant and wear-resistant alloy in a granular or lump shape with respect to the base portion 2. It is discontinuous. Since the eutectic carbide 1 has changed from a network shape to a granular shape or a lump shape, the proportion of the eutectic carbide 1 in the surface is reduced.
[0039]
FIG. 6 is a schematic diagram showing the progress of repeated damage due to dissolved oxygen in a corrosion-resistant and wear-resistant alloy in which Cr and / or W is added based on cobalt.
[0040]
Corrosion and erosion of the corrosion-resistant and wear-resistant alloy proceeds because the eutectic carbide 1 is corroded by dissolved oxygen, so that the two base layer portions of the cast structure easily fall off.
[0041]
As shown in the SEA photograph in FIG. 3, the corrosion-resistant and wear-resistant alloy in which Cr and / or W is added to a normal cobalt base has a continuous eutectic carbide 1 in a network. Therefore, the corrosion of the eutectic carbide 1 due to dissolved oxygen and the dropping of the two layers of the base material portion of the cast structure occur continuously, resulting in the progress of corrosion and erosion in a dissolved oxygen atmosphere.
[0042]
In contrast, in a corrosion-resistant and wear-resistant alloy in which Cr and / or W is added to a cobalt base that has been subjected to hot plastic working, the eutectic carbide 1 exists discontinuously in a granular or massive form, and the eutectic due to dissolved oxygen. Corrosion damage of the carbide 1 is limited to the eutectic carbide 1 on the surface in contact with dissolved oxygen.
[0043]
Accordingly, after the eutectic carbide 1 on the surface is removed by corrosion, further corrosion damage does not proceed. This will be described with reference to the schematic diagram showing the state of damage suppression by dissolved oxygen in FIG.
[0044]
In order to confirm the above effect, JIS G 0575 “Sulfuric acid / copper sulfate corrosion test of stainless steel” (Straus test) was applied. A test by Takahisa, Honda et al. (Materials and Environment Vol. 47: Cobalt-base alloy welded grains) was conducted on a cobalt-based corrosion-resistant and wear-resistant alloy with a continuous distribution of eutectic carbides in a network. (Influence of heat treatment conditions on interfacial corrosion), it has been reported that surface-welded alloys of corrosion-resistant and wear-resistant alloys of cobalt-based alloys show corrosion progression.
[0045]
However, when a similar test was conducted on a corrosion-resistant and wear-resistant alloy in which Cr and / or W was added based on cobalt that had been subjected to plastic working such as forging and rolling, the surface showed almost no etching and depth. There was no progress of corrosion in the direction, and good corrosion resistance could be confirmed. The test results are shown in FIG. Moreover, the measurement result of the friction coefficient according to increase / decrease in the frequency | count of sliding is shown in FIG.
[0046]
[Table 1]

[0047]
From the above results, in the case of a corrosion-resistant and wear-resistant alloy in which Cr and / or W is added based on cobalt in which the eutectic carbide 1 is discontinuously present in a granular or lump shape in a corrosive environment, the corrosion depth is Compared to the conventional case, it can be suppressed to about 1/30, and when the preheating temperature is raised, the depth of corrosion can be reduced by further diffusing Cr.
[0048]
As a result, the corrosion-resistant and wear-resistant alloy in which the eutectic carbide 1 is discontinuously present in a granular or massive form can suppress corrosion due to dissolved oxygen, and as a result, erosion can also be suppressed.
[0049]
Further, when the preheating temperature of the corrosion-resistant and wear-resistant alloy in which Cr and / or W is added based on cobalt is about 600 ° C. and about 700 ° C., the preheating temperature at which Cr diffuses more is compared. When the temperature is about 700 ° C., the granular or massive eutectic carbide 1 itself has high corrosion resistance. When the preheating temperature is increased at the time of joining and the base material is joined, the corrosion resistance and resistance to abrasion are further improved. It can be a wearable alloy.
[0050]
Nickel-based Fe and / or Cr-added corrosion-resistant and wear-resistant alloys and iron-based Cr and / or Ni-added corrosion-resistant and wear-resistant alloys are also heated in the state of being heated below the solidus temperature. By performing interplastic processing, the corrosion resistance and wear resistance alloy can be improved in the same manner as the above-described corrosion-resistant and wear-resistant alloys to which cobalt-based Cr and / or W is added. A moving surface can be provided.
[0051]
In addition, with respect to the corrosion-resistant and wear-resistant alloy in which Cr and / or Ni is added to the iron base, the above-described cobalt-based Cr and / or the above-described cobalt-based Cr and / or by performing hot plastic working in a state of being heated to a temperature below the solidus temperature Alternatively, like the corrosion-resistant and wear-resistant alloy to which W is added, corrosion resistance and wear resistance can be improved, and at the same time, a low friction sliding surface can be provided.
[0052]
The material components of the corrosion-resistant and wear-resistant alloy in which Cr and / or W is added based on cobalt as described above are 0.1 to 3.5% C, 25% or less Ni, 25 to 35% Cr in weight ratio. 5% or less Fe, 20% or less W, 1.5% or less Mo, 1.5% or less Si, the balance Co and inevitable impurities.
[0053]
Further, the material components of the corrosion-resistant and wear-resistant alloy in which Fe and / or Cr are added based on nickel are 0.1 to 2.5% C, 3 to 9% Si, 7 to 25% Cr, It consists of 0.5-5% B, 2-6% Fe, 1-5% W, 17% or less Mo, the balance Ni and inevitable impurities.
[0054]
In addition, the material components of the corrosion-resistant and wear-resistant alloy in which Cr and / or Ni is added to the iron base are 0.1 to 1.5% C, 0.3 to 4% Si, and 4 to 9% by weight. It consists of Ni, 3% or less Mo, 6 to 10% Mn, 15 to 25% Cr, the remainder Fe and inevitable impurities.
[0055]
When such a corrosion-resistant and wear-resistant alloy material is subjected to hot plastic processing as described above, the corrosion-resistant and wear-resistant alloy can be improved. In addition, the surface of the low-friction corrosion-resistant and wear-resistant alloy can be improved. Is obtained.
[0056]
The coefficient of friction was determined by measuring the friction of the surface of the corrosion-resistant and wear-resistant alloy. The metal components of the corrosion-resistant and wear-resistant alloy used for the friction measurement have the metal components shown in Table 2 below, and the eutectic carbides in the corrosion-resistant and wear-resistant alloy are in the form of multiple grains or multiple blocks. Had a discontinuous distribution morphology.
[0057]
[Table 2]

[0058]
The corrosion-resistant and wear-resistant alloy of the present invention is used for various devices as follows. That is, FIG. 10 shows a piping system of a nuclear power plant. In the piping system, the water supply system 10 is provided with a large number of gate valves and check valves in the water supply pipe 11. The gate valve and check valve attached to the water supply pipe 11 are small and very large compared to other devices such as the water supply pump 12 and the water heaters 13 and 14 attached in the middle of the water supply pipe 11. Therefore, the illustration of the gate valve and the check valve is omitted in FIG.
[0059]
In the nuclear power plant, high-temperature high-pressure steam obtained in the reactor pressure vessel 16 is introduced into the high-pressure turbine 18 through the main steam pipe 15. Next, the steam discharged from the high-pressure turbine 18 is introduced into the low-pressure turbine 19, and the generator 20 is driven by the rotational force of these turbines. The steam that has passed through the high-pressure turbine 18 and the low-pressure turbine 19 is discharged from the high-pressure turbine 18 and the low-pressure turbine 19, condensed in the main ascites unit 22 and the ground steam condenser 21, and turned into water. The water supply system 10 having a valve returns to the reactor pressure vessel 16 through the water supply pipe 11 through the water supply pump 12 and the respective water supply heaters 13 and 14.
[0060]
The example which applied this invention to the gate valve among the valves employ | adopted as the piping of the water supply system 46 is demonstrated below.
[0061]
FIG. 11 shows a longitudinal section of the gate valve provided in the water supply pipe 11 of the water supply system 10. As shown in FIG. 12, a ring base plate 31 of a cobalt base alloy is mounted as a valve seat on the valve body 30 side of the gate valve. Similarly, a ring-shaped plate 31 made of a cobalt base alloy is also mounted on the sliding surface of the valve seat 33 on the valve box 32 side.
[0062]
The cobalt base alloy contains 1.0 wt% C-30.0 wt% Cr-3.9 wt% W based on cobalt, and the cobalt base alloy is obtained by hot forging and hot rolling. The inside eutectic carbide is in the form of a plurality of grains or lumps of 30 μm or less. The ring-shaped cobalt base alloy plate 31 was joined to the valve seat 33 on the valve box 32 side and the valve seat part of the valve body 30 by liquid phase diffusion joining as shown in FIG.
[0063]
As shown in FIG. 12, the valve body 30 of the gate valve has a disk-like shape with a thick upper part and a thin lower part, and is driven up and down in conjunction with the vertical movement of the valve stem, The flow of water or water vapor flowing in the box 32 is opened and closed.
[0064]
A specific example of mounting the ring-shaped cobalt base alloy plate 31 on the valve body 30 will be described below. That is, after providing a step on the left and right surfaces of the valve body 30 of the gate valve and providing the protrusions 34 protruding left and right, the joining insert material was placed in the recessed portion generated by providing the step. Next, a ring-shaped plate 31 having a thickness of about 7 mm was placed on the surface of the joining insert material so as to fit into the protrusions 34. Thereafter, only the insert material for joining was melted, and the ring-shaped plate 31 was attached to the valve body 30 by liquid phase diffusion joining.
[0065]
The insert material used for liquid phase diffusion bonding is a Ni-based alloy containing 4.5 wt% Si and 3 wt% B, and is completely melted at about 1040 ° C. or higher. The liquid phase diffusion bonding conditions are as follows: bonding temperature: 1100 ° C., holding time: 1 h, degree of vacuum: 1-2 × 10^-FourTorr, pressure: 15g / cm² It was. Cooling after joining was performed by removing heat from about 1100 ° C. to 650 ° C. by about 150 ° C./h, from about 650 ° C. to 425 ° C. at about 100 ° C./h, and by air cooling at 425 ° C.
[0066]
An annular protrusion 35 is also machined on the valve seat 33. An insert material for joining was placed in a recessed portion around the protrusion. A ring-shaped plate 31 having a thickness of about 7 mm was fitted on the protrusion 35 and placed on the surface of the joining insert material. Thereafter, only the insert material for joining was melted, and the ring-shaped plate 31 was attached to the valve seat 7 by liquid phase diffusion joining. The material of the ring-shaped plate 31 and the insert material for joining, the liquid phase diffusion joining conditions, and the cooling conditions after joining are the same as those for joining the plate 31 to the valve body 30.
[0067]
The valve body 30, the plate 31, and the valve seat 33 are not melted at a joining temperature of 1100 ° C. The material on the valve body 30 side where the plate 31 is mounted and the material of the valve seat 33 is carbon steel S25C for mechanical structure. The thermal expansion coefficient of the carbon steel for machine structure S25C is smaller than that of the Co-based alloy. As shown in FIG. 12, ring-shaped projections 34 and 35 (steps) having a height of 2 mm are provided on the surfaces of the valve body 30 and the valve seat 33 that are in contact with the ring-shaped plate 6 to be joined. It was. As a result, it is possible to easily align the plate 31 and the valve body 30 and the valve seat 33 at the time of joining, and at the same time, to increase the resistance to the shearing force applied to the sliding part and the joining part when the gate valve is operated. it can.
[0068]
The plates 31 that serve as valve seats on the valve body 30 side of FIG. 12 are each circular when viewed from the left and right sides of the paper, and the ring-shaped plates 31 are convex circular on the left and right sides of the valve body 30. The protrusion 34 is joined in contact with the outer periphery.
[0069]
The valve seat 33 on the valve box 32 side is a cylindrical body, and the valve seat 33 is incorporated in the valve box 32. The end surface of the valve seat 33 on the valve body 30 side is a sliding surface, and the configuration of the end surface is such that the ring-shaped plate 31 is in contact with the outer periphery of the ring-shaped protrusion 35 when viewed from the left side with respect to the paper surface. Phase diffusion bonded. The heights of both protrusions 34 and 35 are 2 mm, which is smaller than the thickness 7 mm of the ring-shaped plate 31.
[0070]
In the gate valve manufactured by such a method, the mutual contact surface between the valve body and the valve box is constituted by the plate 31. In the Co-based alloy that is the material of the plate 31, the eutectic carbides in the alloy are dispersed in a discontinuous distribution in the form of a plurality of grains or lumps after the liquid phase diffusion bonding. The phenomenon that the eutectic carbide is continuously corroded by the atmosphere that produces the corrosive environment is suppressed. for that reason. Since the drop of the base of the cast structure in the Co-based alloy is suppressed, the progress of corrosion and erosion of the valve seat is suppressed, and the deterioration of the leakage resistance performance of the gate valve is prevented.
[0071]
In this example, the Co-based alloy plate 31 was used as the ring-shaped corrosion-resistant and wear-resistant alloy. However, as described above, the corrosion-resistant / anti-resistant material in which Fe and / or Cr was added to the base of nickel. Eutectics in alloys obtained by hot forging or hot rolling of wear-resistant alloys, corrosion-resistant and wear-resistant alloys based on iron and containing Cr and / or Ni, and alloys having the components shown in Table 2 above. Ni-based alloys and Fe-based alloys having a non-continuous distribution of carbides can be used as well.
[0072]
In this example, a low melting point Ni-based alloy was used as the insert material, but a Fe-based or Co-based low melting point insert material can also be used. Further, by applying the same thing as the embodiment of the present invention not only to a gate valve but also to a sliding part or a contact part such as a valve seat part of a check valve, a safety valve, a ball valve, etc. This has the effect of suppressing the deterioration of leakage resistance and controllability and operating performance.
[0073]
In such an embodiment, there is an effect that the normal function of the valve used in the nuclear power plant can be maintained for a long time, and the reliability of the nuclear power plant can be improved by the effect.
[0074]
In a plant having a piping system in which a valve according to this embodiment is incorporated in a piping, even if hydrogen peroxide water for the purpose of water quality adjustment is injected into the piping, sliding parts such as valve seats of the valve due to the effect of dissolved oxygen Corrosion and erosion can be suppressed, which is effective for improving plant safety.
[0075]
In particular, when the valve of this embodiment is used in the piping of the water supply system of a nuclear power plant, the corrosion removal of the eutectic carbides of the Co-based alloy adopted for the valve seat and the accompanying cobalt water supply system Can be prevented from spreading and spreading. For this reason, cobalt that flows out and diffuses from the water supply system to each system and activation of the cobalt can be suppressed, and the radiation exposure of workers in the nuclear power plant can be significantly reduced.
[0076]
The corrosion-resistant and wear-resistant alloy of the present invention can be used in an internal combustion engine as follows. That is, an internal combustion engine using gasoline as fuel includes a cylinder 40 for burning gasoline as shown in FIGS. The upper portion of the cylinder 40 is blocked by a cylinder head 41. The cylinder head 41 includes an intake port and an exhaust port, and each intake port and the exhaust port can be opened and closed by a valve 42.
[0077]
The valve 42 is driven to open and close by a valve mechanism provided in the cylinder head 41. The valve operating mechanism includes a spring 43 provided around the drive shaft of the valve 42, a valve lifter 44 connected to the upper end of the drive shaft, an adjusting shim 45 provided on the valve lifter 44, and an adjustment thereof. The cam 46 is in contact with the upper surface of the tongue shim 45, and power transmission means for rotationally driving the cam 46 using engine output.
[0078]
In the valve mechanism, the cam 46 is rotated using a part of the output of the engine. The movement of the cam 46 pushes down the valve lifter 44 through the adjusting shim 45 against the spring 43. By pushing down, the valve 42 is separated downward from the valve seat 47 of each intake port and exhaust port, and the intake port or exhaust port to which the lube 42 is attached opens.
[0079]
When the cam 46 further rotates, the valve 42 contacts the valve seat 47 and the valve 42 is closed. The contact portion between the valve seat 47 and the valve 42 functions as a seal portion so that the gas in the cylinder 40 does not leak.
[0080]
In the valve mechanism having such a movement, friction due to the sliding motion occurs between the adjusting shim 45 and the cam 46. Friction also occurs between the valve 42 and the valve seat 47. Since the valve operating mechanism is driven against these frictions, the engine output is lost, and the engine efficiency is reduced.
[0081]
Therefore, as shown in FIGS. 14 and 15, a Co-based alloy 48 is bonded to the contact portion between the engine valve 42 and the valve seat 47 as a corrosion-resistant and wear-resistant alloy by a liquid phase diffusion bonding 49. The joining method is performed in the same manner as the liquid phase diffusion joining described above, and the cooling conditions after joining are also as described above. The Co-based alloy 48 is hot-forged at least before joining and has a metal structure having eutectic carbides composed of a plurality of grains or lumps in a cobalt base portion.
[0082]
Similarly, a Co-base alloy having a plurality of granular or spherical eutectic carbides formed on the base material portion at the upper end of the valve lifter 45 was subjected to liquid phase diffusion bonding to form an adjusting shim 4.
[0083]
The components of the insert material used for the Co-base alloy 48 and liquid phase diffusion bonding have the components shown in Table 3.
[0084]
[Table 3]

[0085]
In the liquid phase diffusion bonding, the insert material melts, but the Co-based alloy 48, the valve 42, and the valve seat 47 do not melt. Therefore, the Co-based alloy 48 after bonding can maintain a metal structure in which a plurality of granular or massive eutectic carbides are dispersed in a discontinuous distribution in the base material.
[0086]
Thus, even after the bonding, the eutectic carbide can exist in the Co-base alloy 48 or in the surface in the form of particles or spheres. Thus, the eutectic carbide exists in the Co-based alloy 48 in the form of particles or lumps, and the exposure of the eutectic carbide is limited, and as a result, damage is suppressed.
[0087]
That is, when the Co-based alloy 48 in which the eutectic carbide is dispersed and present in a discontinuous distribution in a granular or massive form is exposed to a corrosive environment due to sulfur, the granular or massive eutectic carbide in contact with the corrosive environment is The surface that falls off from the surface due to corrosion or sliding action and comes into contact with the corrosive environment becomes the surface of only the base material portion where no eutectic carbide exists. Accordingly, the phenomenon in which corrosion and dropout occur alternately and repeatedly is prevented, and damage is suppressed.
[0088]
The friction coefficient of the Co-based alloy 48 having a eutectic carbide composition in the form of particles or lump is normal temperature, high surface pressure (about 2000 kg / cm² ) When measured under a load condition and displayed as a developed material and plotted in a graph, as shown in FIG. 9, about 1/2 to 2/2 of the friction coefficient of a conventional Co-based alloy having a network-like eutectic carbide. 3 is confirmed to be low.
[0089]
The engine valve 42 is assumed to be used at high temperatures (maximum of about 500 to 600 ° C.) and under a high number of sliding times, but the low friction coefficient is confirmed by the test results under high surface pressure under these test conditions. In addition, the coefficient of friction is governed by the ratio of shear strength / hardness, but this material has almost no temperature dependence of the ratio of shear strength / hardness and is considered to be unchanged if the composition of the material is the same. Therefore, it is considered that the effect of low friction can be obtained even under high temperature and high sliding frequency.
[0090]
For comparison of corrosion resistance, Strauss test and erosion test in dilute sulfuric acid were performed. As a result, the Co-based alloy 48 (development material) having eutectic carbides that are granular or spherically formed has a Co-base alloy having eutectic carbides that are network-shaped as shown in Table 1 in the Strauss test. Compared to the alloy, it exhibits corrosion resistance 30 times or more, and in the erosion test in dilute sulfuric acid, as shown in the characteristic curve of the developed material shown in FIG. -30 times durability performance was shown.
[0091]
As a result, in this embodiment, by realizing high corrosion resistance, low wear resistance and low friction, the durability of the valve system can be improved and the power loss can be reduced. You can improve your power.
[0092]
The Co-based alloy employed in the present embodiment may be a Co-based alloy having the components shown in Table 2, and is a hot-forged Ni-based alloy or Fe-based alloy having the components shown in Table 3 in a lump shape. Alternatively, even if a Ni-based alloy or Fe-based alloy having granular eutectic carbide is made and replaced with the Co-based alloy 48, the overall engine efficiency and output can be improved and the durability can be improved.
[0093]
Also in this case, when a Co-based alloy, Ni-based alloy, or Fe-based alloy is bonded to the valve 42 or the valve seat 47, the eutectic carbide is spherical or granular in the Co-based alloy, Ni-based alloy, or Fe-based alloy after the bonding. The joining means and joining conditions are selected so that they can exist. The joining means to be selected is preferably liquid phase diffusion joining.
[0094]
In the present embodiment, a high temperature is obtained by liquid phase diffusion bonding of a Co-base alloy, Ni-base alloy, or Fe-base alloy having a massive or granular eutectic carbide at a portion having a sealing function between the valve 42 and the valve seat 47 of the engine. While maintaining the hardness, it is possible to provide a sealing surface that is tough, rich in wear resistance and corrosion resistance, and has low friction.
[0095]
Therefore, the durability of the engine of the internal combustion engine is improved by preventing the corrosion caused by the sulfur content in gasoline, which is the fuel of the engine, cracking starting from the corroded part, and deterioration of the sealing performance due to erosion. In addition to being able to prevent the engine efficiency from being lowered, the provision of a low-friction seal surface can also prevent the engine efficiency from being lowered due to friction, thereby contributing to an improvement in engine output.
[0096]
When the outer periphery of the valve lifter 44 constituting the valve mechanism of the engine is mounted by liquid phase diffusion bonding with the Co-base alloy, Ni-base alloy, or Fe-base alloy of Table 2 or Table 3 having a massive or granular eutectic carbide. Furthermore, the durability of the engine can be improved and the engine efficiency can be prevented from decreasing.
[0097]
A Co-based alloy having a eutectic carbide in a network form is used as a conventional example, and a Co-based alloy having the components shown in Table 2 in which a eutectic carbide is granular or lump and dispersed in a discontinuous distribution in a substrate. When the two alloys are compared, there is a difference in performance as shown in Table 4 below.
[0098]
[Table 4]

[0099]
As described above, since there is a difference in the performance of the alloy between the conventional example and the present example, if the alloy of the present example is joined to the valve lifter by liquid phase diffusion bonding, engine output loss due to friction of the valve mechanism is reduced. it can. In addition, if the alloy of this embodiment is joined to a valve or a seat by liquid phase diffusion bonding, the soundness of the valve or the seat can be maintained for a long time because there is no corrosion sensitivity in an SOx atmosphere and the impact value is high. .
[0100]
The corrosion-resistant and wear-resistant alloy of the present invention can be used in pump equipment as follows. That is, in the pump facility shown in FIG. 16, when the shaft 50 is rotated by an electric motor or the like, the impeller 51 fixed to the shaft 50 rotates in the pump casing 52. Due to the rotation of the impeller 51, the fluid X flowing into the pump casing 52 becomes high pressure and is discharged out of the pump casing 52.
[0101]
A mechanical seal is employed at the boundary between the liquid X and the gas Y so that the liquid X does not leak to the gas Y side. The mechanical seal is illustrated in FIG. The mechanical seal in FIG. 17 has the following configuration.
[0102]
That is, the eyeglasses 55 disposed around the shaft 50 inside the seal box 53 integral with the pump casing 52 are fixed to the shaft 50 by the knock 54. A spring 56, a pusher 57, a packing 58, and a washer 59 are provided around the shaft 50 inside the glasses 55.
[0103]
On the other hand, a seal cover 60 provided around the shaft 50 is attached to the end of the seal box 53. A seat 61 disposed around the shaft 50 is attached to the seal cover 60.
[0104]
Since the pusher 57, the packing 58, and the washer 59 are pushed to the right by the spring 56, the washer 59 is pressed against the sheet 61 and the sealed end surface S. In this way, the washer 59 is pressed against the sheet 61 with the spring 56 to seal the liquid X from leaking to the gas Y side.
[0105]
The spectacles 55, the spring 56, the pusher 57, the packing 58, and the washer 59 rotate together with the shaft 50, but the sheet 61 does not rotate, so that frictional heat is generated on the sealed end surface S, and seizure of the sealed end surface S occurs. Promotes wear and corrosion. Therefore, a mechanical seal using a material with low friction and high corrosion resistance is required for the sealed end face.
[0106]
In order to satisfy this need, in this embodiment, a corrosion- and wear-resistant alloy plate 62 is attached to the portion of the washer 59 that contacts the sheet 61 as shown in FIG. As the corrosion-resistant and wear-resistant alloy, any of the alloys described above may be used, and eutectic carbide is dispersed in a granular or massive form in a discontinuous distribution in the base material of the alloy. The attachment of the alloy to the washer 59 is achieved by bonding by liquid phase diffusion bonding. The bonding method and bonding conditions of the liquid phase diffusion bonding are as described above. Similarly, the same corrosion-resistant and wear-resistant alloy may be attached to the portion of the sheet 61 that contacts the washer 59, and similarly, both the washer 59 and the sheet 61 are in contact with each other. Alternatively, a similar corrosion-resistant and wear-resistant alloy may be mounted so that the corrosion-resistant and wear-resistant alloys are brought into contact with each other at the sealed end surface S.
[0107]
According to such an embodiment, the corrosion-resistant and wear-resistant alloy joined to at least one of the washer 59 or the sheet 61 is maintained in a state in which the eutectic carbides are granular or massive and dispersed in a discontinuous distribution and are not easily corroded. In addition, the friction coefficient can be kept as low as the friction coefficient of the corrosion-resistant and wear-resistant alloy shown in FIG.
[0108]
Therefore, improvement in corrosion resistance and reduction in friction can be achieved in a corrosive environment such as sulfur content and dissolved oxygen in the sealed end surface S. Therefore, according to the present Example, the performance of a mechanical seal can be maintained for a long time, and a highly reliable mechanical seal can be provided. Since the performance of the mechanical seal can be maintained for a long time, the reliability of the pump employing the mechanical seal and the plant employing the pump is also improved.
[0109]
Conventionally, the washer 59 is used by depositing a Co-based alloy on the sealing end surface S of the washer 59, and the sheet 61 is made of baked phenol-impregnated carbon, phenol-molded carbon, or white-impregnated carbon. Compared to such a conventional example, the corrosion resistance and the eutectic carbide in the washer 59 or the sheet 61 or both the washer 59 and the sheet 61 are dispersed in a discontinuous distribution in the base material in a granular or lump shape. Table 5 shows a comparison of the performance of the Co-based alloy of the present example, in which a wear-resistant alloy (Co-based alloy) is mounted by liquid phase diffusion bonding. The Co-based alloy of this example in Table 5 has the components shown in Table 2, and the eutectic carbide in the alloy is granular or massive and dispersed in the alloy in a discontinuous distribution.
[0110]
[Table 5]

[0111]
Due to such a difference in performance, the mechanical seal according to the present embodiment can suppress seizure, wear, and corrosion on the sealed end surface S. In addition, the present embodiment can provide a mechanical seal that can withstand high compressive stress and impact value, which is unprecedented. Further, in this embodiment, the eutectic carbides are dispersed in a non-continuous distribution in a spherical or massive form in the base material of the corrosion-resistant and wear-resistant alloy even after the corrosion-resistant and wear-resistant alloy plate 62 is joined to the washer 59 or the like. Since it can exist, the corrosion resistance is high and leakage at the sealed end surface S can be reliably suppressed, and the occurrence of erosion at the sealed end surface S due to the leakage can also be suppressed. Thus, according to the present embodiment, a high-performance mechanical seal can be provided.
[0112]
When the pump facility shown in FIG. 16 is operated, the washer 59 rotates together with the rotary shaft 50, and the plate 62 attached to the washer 59 rotates while contacting the non-moving seat 61 attached to the pump casing 52. . The contact between the plate 62 and the sheet 61 provides a seal between the rotary shaft 50 that is a rotating member and the pump casing 52 that is a fixed member, thereby preventing liquid leakage. The washer 59, the plate 62, and the seat 61 constitute a mechanical seal device in the pump facility. The washer 59 (main body portion) and the plate 62 (corrosion resistant / abrasion resistant alloy portion) constitute a first seal portion, and the sheet 61 constitutes a second seal portion. You may install a 1st seal part in the pump casing 52, and a 2nd seal part may be installed in the rotating shaft 50 side. Furthermore, the second seal portion installed in the pump casing 52 may have the same configuration as the first seal portion.
[0113]
The plate 62 rotates at a high speed while always contacting the seat 61 by the action of the spring 56 in order to ensure the sealing performance. For this reason, there is a concern about the wear, seizure, and corrosion of the plate 62 that forms the sealing surface, but the plate 62 is excellent in wear resistance and slidability because the eutectic carbide is granular or lump as described above. Therefore, it hardly wears. Further, since the plate 62 is also excellent in corrosion resistance, corrosion due to contact with a liquid can be prevented. For this reason, the maintenance frequency of the mechanical seal device is reduced, and the life of the mechanical seal device is extended. This leads to a reduction in maintenance work of the pump equipment. Further, since the plate 62 made of the corrosion-resistant and wear-resistant alloy having the above-mentioned granular or massive eutectic carbide has a small friction coefficient of about 0.16, the rotational power of the rotating shaft 50 is reduced by the plate 62 and the sheet 61. The rate of change to heat energy at the contact portion of the is significantly reduced. That is, the loss of rotational power of the rotating shaft 50 is reduced.
[0114]
A mechanical seal device including a corrosion-resistant and wear-resistant alloy having a granular or massive eutectic carbide like the plate 62 in this embodiment is not limited to the pump equipment as in this embodiment, which is a fluid booster, The present invention can be applied to a compressor or a blower that pressurizes a gas that needs to be sealed with a casing. A compressor and a blower are a kind of fluid booster. Furthermore, the present invention can be applied to a turbine through which steam flows. In other words, as a mechanical seal device that seals between the rotating shaft of the turbine and the casing, a mechanical seal device having a corrosion-resistant and wear-resistant alloy having granular or massive eutectic carbide at the contact portion is applied to the pump equipment. To do. The pump equipment, the above-described compressor, blower, and turbine are rotating devices through which fluid flows.
[0115]
  The concept of the preferred invention including the pump equipment, the compressor, the blower and the turbine shown in FIG. 16 is shown below.ItYou can also grasp.
[0116]
  InsideA rotating device comprising a casing through which a fluid flows, a rotating shaft inserted into the casing, and a mechanical seal device for sealing between the rotating shaft and the casing,
  The mechanical seal device includes a first seal portion that rotates together with the rotating shaft, and a second seal portion that is attached to the casing and contacts the first seal portion,
  At least one of the first seal part and the second seal part is a corrosion-resistant and wear-resistant alloy part in which a granular or massive eutectic carbide is dispersed in the base part of the metal microstructure, and contacts the other seal part. A rotating device having a corrosion-resistant and wear-resistant alloy part and a main body, wherein the corrosion-resistant and wear-resistant alloy part is diffusion bonded to the main body.
[0117]
In the above rotating device, the mechanical seal device that seals between the rotating shaft and the casing is attached to the casing and contacts the first seal portion that rotates together with the rotating shaft. A second seal portion, and at least one of the first seal portion and the second seal portion is a corrosion-resistant and wear-resistant alloy portion in which granular or massive eutectic carbides are dispersed in the base portion of the metal microstructure. And having a corrosion-resistant and wear-resistant alloy part that contacts the other seal part, and a main body part, and the corrosion-resistant and wear-resistant alloy is diffusion bonded to the main body part. Since the seal part has a corrosion-resistant and wear-resistant alloy part diffusion-bonded to the main body part, the diffusion-bonded corrosion-resistant and wear-resistant alloy part has a granular or massive eutectic carbide as described above. There is no reticulated eutectic carbide. For this reason, it is possible to suppress seizure of the seal end face due to frictional heat generated at the contact portion between the first seal portion and the second seal portion, wear of the seal end surface, and promotion of corrosion of the seal material. The corrosion resistance and wear resistance of the parts are improved, the frequency of maintenance of the mechanical seal device having the first seal portion and the second seal portion is reduced, and the life of the mechanical seal device is also extended. This leads to a reduction in maintenance work for the rotating device. In addition, since the above corrosion-resistant and wear-resistant alloy part has a small coefficient of friction, it is possible to reduce the heat energy generated at the contact part between the first seal part and the second seal part. This leads to a reduction in power loss for rotating the rotating shaft of the rotating device.
[0125]
【The invention's effect】
  The present inventionAccording toCorrosion and wear resistant alloysPump equipment and valvesWhen used in sliding parts and contact parts, it is accompanied by corrosion damage of eutectic carbides in a corrosive environment.SoThe sliding portion and the contact portion are less rough, and the frictional resistance of the sliding portion and the contact portion can be favorably maintained. as a result,Has a low friction sliding surface and contact surfacePump equipment and valvesCan be provided.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is an SEM photograph (a) and a schematic diagram (b) showing a metal structure of a surface of a corrosion-resistant and wear-resistant alloy in which Cr and / or W is added based on cobalt.
2A is a partially enlarged view of the metal structure of the corrosion-resistant and wear-resistant alloy of FIG. 1, and FIG.
FIGS. 3A and 3B are a schematic view and a schematic diagram (b) showing a metal structure represented by surface analysis of a surface of a corrosion-resistant and wear-resistant alloy in which Cr and / or W is added based on cobalt.
FIG. 4A is a schematic diagram (b) showing a metal structure on the surface of a corrosion-resistant / abrasion-resistant alloy in which Cr and / or W is added based on cobalt subjected to hot plastic working.
FIG. 5A is a schematic view showing a metal structure represented by surface analysis of a surface of a corrosion-resistant and wear-resistant alloy in which Cr and / or W is added to cobalt based on hot plastic working. (B).
FIG. 6 is a schematic view showing a state of repeated progress of damage due to dissolved oxygen in a corrosion-resistant and wear-resistant alloy in which Cr and / or W is added based on cobalt.
FIG. 7 is a schematic view showing a state of inhibiting damage due to dissolved oxygen in a corrosion-resistant and wear-resistant alloy in which Cr and / or W is added to cobalt that has been subjected to hot plastic working.
FIG. 8 is an SEM photograph showing a metal structure obtained as a result of a Strauss test of a corrosion-resistant and wear-resistant alloy in which Cr and / or W is added to cobalt which has been subjected to hot plastic working.
FIG. 9 is a graph showing a coefficient of friction by a sliding test of a corrosion-resistant and wear-resistant alloy in which Cr and / or W is added to cobalt which has been subjected to hot plastic working.
FIG. 10 is a piping system diagram of a nuclear power plant.
FIG. 11 is a longitudinal sectional view of a gate valve employed in a piping system of a nuclear power plant.
12 is a cross-sectional view showing a contact state of each valve seat between a valve element and a valve box in the gate valve of FIG.
FIG. 13 is an overall view showing a partial cross-sectional view of the internal combustion engine.
14 is an enlarged cross-sectional view of the vicinity of the valve shown in FIG.
15 is an enlarged cross-sectional view of a contact portion between the valve and the seat of FIG.
FIG. 16 is a cross-sectional view of a pump.
17 is a cross-sectional view of the vicinity of the mechanical seal of the pump of FIG.
[Explanation of symbols]
DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Eutectic carbide, 2 ... Base part of casting structure, 10 ... Water supply system, 30 ... Valve body, 31, 62 ... Plate, 32 ... Valve box, 33 ... Valve seat, 41 ... Cylinder head, 42 ... Valve, 50 ... shaft, 51 ... impeller, 52 ... pump casing, 53 ... seal box, 59 ... washer, 61 ... seat.

Claims (6)

A pump comprising a casing, a rotating shaft inserted into the casing, a fluid pressurizing unit provided on the rotating shaft for boosting a fluid, and a mechanical seal device for sealing between the rotating shaft and the casing Equipment,
The mechanical seal device includes a first seal portion that rotates together with the rotating shaft, and a second seal portion that is attached to the casing and contacts the first seal portion,
At least one of the first seal part and the second seal part has a corrosion-resistant and wear-resistant alloy part that contacts the other seal part,
The corrosion-resisting and wear-resisting alloy portion 1 by weight. 0.3% of C, 2. 59% of the Ni, 29. 73% of the Cr, 2. 67% of the Fe, 3. 86% of the W, 0. 07% of Mo, 0. and 59% of Si, the balance of Co and cobalt-based material of Cr and W contain inevitable impurities was added, and a weight ratio 1.0% of C, 2. 4% of the Ni , 29.4% of Cr, 2. 7% of the Fe, 3. 9 percent W, 0. adding Cr and W containing 1% of Mo, 0. 6% of the Si, the remainder of Co and inevitable impurities An intermediate material obtained by casting any one of the above-described cobalt base materials into an ingot or slab is subjected to hot plastic processing at a temperature of 650 ° C. or higher and a solidus temperature or lower, thereby forming a network eutectic carbide in the intermediate material, Among the structure consisting of the base material part surrounded by Pump equipment characterized by being formed of a corrosion-resistant and wear-resistant alloy having a non-continuous distribution, a friction coefficient of 0.1 to 0.5, and an HRC of 43 to 45 without aging effect treatment .   The pump equipment according to claim 1, wherein the corrosion-resistant and wear-resistant alloy part has a friction coefficient of 0.1 to 0.3.   The pump equipment according to claim 1, wherein the corrosion-resistant and wear-resistant alloy part has a friction coefficient of 0.16 to 0.19. In a valve comprising a valve body and a valve box, each having a valve seat on the contact surface thereof,
The valve seat is provided with a corrosion-resistant and wear-resistant alloy part on the surface of the base,
The corrosion-resisting and wear-resisting alloy portion 1 by weight. 0.3% of C, 2. 59% of the Ni, 29. 73% of the Cr, 2. 67% of the Fe, 3. 86% of the W, 0. 07% of Mo, 0. and 59% of Si, the balance of Co and cobalt-based material of Cr and W contain inevitable impurities was added, and a weight ratio 1.0% of C, 2. 4% of the Ni , 29.4% of Cr, 2. 7% of the Fe, 3. 9 percent W, 0. adding Cr and W containing 1% of Mo, 0. 6% of the Si, the remainder of Co and inevitable impurities An intermediate material obtained by casting any one of the above-described cobalt base materials into an ingot or slab is subjected to hot plastic processing at a temperature of 650 ° C. or higher and a solidus temperature or lower, thereby forming a network eutectic carbide in the intermediate material, Among the structure consisting of the base material part surrounded by A valve formed of a corrosion-resistant and wear-resistant alloy having a non-continuous distribution, a friction coefficient of 0.1 to 0.5, and an HRC of 43 to 45 that is not subjected to aging effect treatment.   The valve according to claim 4, wherein the corrosion-resistant and wear-resistant alloy part has a friction coefficient of 0.1 to 0.3.   The valve according to claim 4, wherein the corrosion-resistant and wear-resistant alloy part has a friction coefficient of 0.16 to 0.19.

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