Microstructural evolution and interfacial reactions between Ti and ZrO2/CaTiO3 composites

Various proportions of ZrO₂/CaTiO₃ powders were mixed and hot pressed at 1500°C/30 min for Ti casting. The hot-pressed ZrO₂/CaTiO₃ composites were reacted with pure Ti at 1700°C/10 min in Ar. The interfacial reaction between Ti and ZrO₂/CaTiO₃ composites was investigated through X-ray diffraction, scanning electron microscopy, transmission electron microscopy, and energy-dispersive X-ray spectroscopy. The ZrO₂/CaTiO₃ composites with less than 10 vol.%, CaTiO₃, and a minor amount of residual TiO₂ were found. When the content of ZrO₂ was increased to larger than 10 vol.%, two Ca₂Zr₅Ti₂O₁₆ and CaZrTi₂O₇ phases appeared in the composites. The amount of CaTiO₃ and CaZrTi₂O₇ in the composites gradually decreased as the amount of ZrO₂ increased. When Ti came in contact with ZrO₂/CaTiO₃ composites with less than 10 vol.% ZrO₂, the resulting eutectic reaction produced a liquid phase and induced melting. When ZrO₂ was increased to more than 30 vol.% in the composites, Ca₂Zr₅Ti₂O₁₆ and CaZrTi₂O₇ changed completely to CaZrO₃, Ti₂O, CaO, and ZrO₂. With more than 30 vol.% ZrO₂, no other reaction phases occurred in the Ti side after contact with the ZrO₂/CaTiO₃ composites, which is conducive for producing ceramic composites for Ti casting applications.     

Mold-filling characteristics of AZ91 magnesium alloy in the low-pressure expendable pattern casting process

The magnesium (Mg) alloy low-pressure expendable pattern casting (EPC) process is a newly developed casting technique combining the advantages of both EPC and low-pressure casting. In this article, metal filling and the effect of the flow quantity of inert gas on the filling rate in the low-pressure EPC process are investigated. The results showed that the molten Mg alloy filled the mold cavity with a convex front laminar flow and the metal-filling rate increased significantly with increasing flow quantity when flow quantity was below a critical value. However, once the flow quantity exceeded a critical value, the filling rate increased slightly. The influence of the flow quantity of inert gas on melt-filling rate reveals that the mold fill is controlled by flow quantity for a lower filling rate, and, subsequently, controlled by the evaporation of polystyrene and the evaporation products for higher metal velocity. Meanwhile, the experimental results showed that the melt-filling rate significantly affected the flow profile, and the filling procedure for the Mg alloy in the low-pressure EPC process. A slower melt-filling rate could lead to misrun defects, whereas a higher filling rate results in folds, blisters, and porosity. The optimized filling rate with Mg alloy casting is 140 to 170 mm/s in low-pressure EPC.     

我国压力铸造技术的现状与发展

概述了压力铸造技术的特点,总结了目前中国压铸技术与国外的差距,分析了我国压铸业面临的机遇和挑战,论述了压力铸造技术的新工艺以及今后压力铸造的研发方向.     

RH精炼真空度对超低碳钢夹杂物去除的影响

 大尺寸非金属夹杂物是引起超低碳钢冷轧钢板表面线状缺陷的重要原因。以IF钢为例,铸坯中大尺寸夹杂物主要有3类,即结晶器保护渣卷入后被凝固坯壳捕获;连铸过程中钢水二次氧化产生且未上浮去除的;钢液中未充分去除的夹杂物在浸入式水口处粘连、堵塞,后续堵塞物脱落被凝固坯壳捕获。钢液一次脱氧生成的夹杂物中,不低于100 μm的夹杂物在RH处理过程中较容易去除,100 μm以下的夹杂物受钢液的流动影响较大,特别是不超过20 μm的夹杂物由于其上浮时间长、钢液流动的跟随性好,去除难度较大。RH是超低碳钢最重要的精炼设备,也是夹杂物去除的关键环节,研究RH去除20 μm夹杂物的新技术具有重要的意义。研究了RH脱碳结束加铝后真空度对夹杂物去除的影响,创新性提出了低真空度去除不超过20 μm夹杂物的新技术。研究结果表明,与高真空度处理工艺(常规工艺)相比,低真空度(压力5 kPa)处理的钢液中夹杂物数量降低更显著,中间包钢液总氧质量分数平均降低0.000 2%,钢液增氮水平相当。冷轧钢板因炼钢原因导致的线状缺陷降级率比常规工艺降低了29%。夹杂物在钢液中的跟随性理论分析表明,低真空度处理工艺下RH内钢液循环流量和钢液流速减小,降低了RH处理过程中夹杂物随钢液的跟随性,提高了不超过20 μm夹杂物的去除效率,有效改善了水口堵塞程度、提高了轧板表面质量。     

101强化粉在水基涂料中的应用研究

叙述101强化粉在涂料中的应用,测定涂料的性能,研究101水基涂料对砂芯的渗透性,防止铁液浸渗的作用.生产结果令人满意.     

电渣熔铸渣池热电场有限元模拟的前置处理

对电渣熔铸渣池进行了热电场有限元模拟的前置处理,建立了电渣熔铸渣池热电场数学模型,定义了以自耗电极、渣壳、水冷结晶器、渣池为对象的计算区域.借助大型有限元软件ANSYS,对计算区域进行了合理的单元、插值函数选取以及网格划分,研究发现渣池存在两个区域:一是温度很高、电流密度很大且分布很不均匀的小区域,位于自耗电极端部附近,为高热源区,另一是电流密度小且分布几乎均匀的大区域,为低热源区.     

Research and Applications of Semi-solid Processing

Since it was pioneered by Flemings and otherresearchers [11, the semi-solid metal processingtechnique has been widely stUdied in the world.Especially in the past decade, SSM as a newproduct forming technique has been rapidly developed and put into commercial applications[2, 31. In recent years, with the development ofthe ado-industry of China, a lot of researchwork on SSM has been done, including the preparation of slumes, reheating and thixoforming[Al6]; moreover, great achievements have …     

压铸模具型芯变形失效的研究分析

压铸模具的型芯变形失效很容易造成铸件的成批量报废.文中对于一失效型芯进行了分析研究,结果表明,其弯曲变形是由于受到不断循环的热作用及金属液的冲击所造成的微小变形积累造成的;同时,型芯的硬度在不同的部位均有下降,其中在冲击部位下降幅度最大.型芯在与铝液接触的表面会形成过渡层,圆形的型芯横截面会发生变形.采取有效的措施是可以避免田型芯弯曲变形所造成的铸件成批量报废的.     

实现消失模铸造产业化的历程

分析了安徽全柴集团是如何立足自主创新并将消失模铸造产业化的整个历程。这期间，有企业发展的内在需要，也有外界环境变化带来的压力;有惨痛的教训，更有发人深省的启示。从专业的视角出发，总结出一些带有普遍性指导意义的企业谋求发展的要诀。     

大型薄壁铝铸件表面沟槽缺陷的产生及消除

针对大型薄壁铝铸件内腔表面出现的沟槽缺陷,从差压铸造、树脂砂、铸件结构等工艺条件方面探讨了产生的机理,并通过试验和对比研究,确定排气不畅是该缺陷的首要引发因素,找到了消除该缺陷的工艺方法,提出了相关预防措施,避免了因此产生的废品损失.