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Preparation method of spherical zirconium-niobium alloy powder for 3D printing

A zirconium-niobium alloy and 3D printing technology, which is applied in the field of preparation of spherical zirconium-niobium alloy powder for 3D printing, can solve the problems that the powder purity cannot be guaranteed, the powder particle size is coarse, and the shape is irregular, so as to avoid impurity pollution and powder Oxidation problem, good fluidity, small particle size effect

Active Publication Date: 2019-03-08
CHINA ACAD OF AEROSPACE AERODYNAMICS
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The traditional method of mechanical alloying to prepare zirconium-niobium alloy powder is limited by the active nature of zirconium-niobium alloy, and the purity of the prepared powder cannot be guaranteed. Moreover, the powder obtained by this method has a coarse particle size, irregular shape, low density, Severe agglomeration, not suitable for use as raw material powder for 3D printing process

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[0048] The preparation of high-purity dense spherical Zr-10% Nb alloy powder with a fine particle size of 20 μm to 45 μm comprises the following steps:

[0049] Step 1: Take zirconium sponge and niobium powder as raw materials, weigh 1 part of niobium powder according to the composition of the Zr-10%Nb alloy, and take 9 parts of zirconium sponge as the basic raw material, and mix them evenly.

[0050] Step 2: put the mixture of zirconium sponge and niobium powder into a mold, and press it into a consumable electrode with a hydraulic press under an argon protective atmosphere with a purity of 99.9 wt%. The size of the electrode is 30mm×200mm.

[0051] Step 3: Under the protective atmosphere of argon gas with a purity of 99.99wt%, use a vacuum consumable electric arc furnace to conduct vacuum consumable melting on the consumable electrode. The melting parameters are: melting voltage 28V, melting current 1000A, arc stabilization current 2.0 A, Obtain Zr-10%Nb alloy ingot.

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Embodiment 2

[0062] The preparation of high-purity dense spherical Zr-7% Nb alloy powder with a fine particle size of 30 μm to 75 μm comprises the following steps:

[0063] Step 1: Take zirconium sponge and niobium powder as raw materials, weigh 7 parts of niobium powder according to the composition of the Zr-7%Nb alloy, and take 93 parts of zirconium sponge as the basic raw material, and mix them evenly.

[0064] Step 2: put the mixture of zirconium sponge and niobium powder into a mold, and press it into a consumable electrode with a hydraulic press under an argon protective atmosphere with a purity of 99.95 wt%, and the size of the electrode is 30mm×200mm.

[0065] Step 3: Under the protective atmosphere of argon with a purity of 99.99wt%, use a vacuum consumable electric arc furnace to conduct vacuum consumable melting on the consumable electrode. The melting parameters are: melting voltage 28V, melting current 1100A, arc stabilization current 2.2 A, Obtain Zr-7%Nb alloy ingot.

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Embodiment 3

[0076] The preparation of high-purity and dense spherical Zr-5% Nb alloy powder with a particle size ranging from 53 μm to 105 μm comprises the following steps:

[0077] Step 1: Take zirconium sponge and niobium powder as raw materials, weigh 1 part of niobium powder according to the composition of Zr-5%Nb alloy, and take 19 parts of zirconium sponge as basic raw materials, and mix them evenly.

[0078] Step 2: put the mixture of zirconium sponge and niobium powder into a mold, and press it into a consumable electrode with a hydraulic press under an argon protective atmosphere with a purity of 99.9 wt%. The size of the electrode is 30mm×200mm.

[0079] Step 3: Under the protective atmosphere of argon with a purity of 99.9wt%, use a vacuum consumable electric arc furnace to conduct vacuum consumable melting on the consumable electrode. The melting parameters are: melting voltage 28V, melting current 1200A, arc stabilization current 2.2 A, Obtain Zr-5%Nb alloy ingot.

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Abstract

The invention relates to a preparation method of spherical zirconium-niobium alloy powder for 3D printing, and belongs to the technical field of alloy powder material preparation. The method has the following steps that spongy metal zirconium with purity larger than or equal to 99.9wt% and powdery nuclear pure-grade metal niobium with purity larger than or equal to 99.9wt% are used as raw materials, and a vacuum self-consuming electric arc melting technology is adopted to prepare a zirconium-niobium alloy cast ingot; the zirconium-niobium alloy cast ingot is crushed into particles, and then particles are subjected to hydrogenation treatment to obtain a hydrogen-absorption zirconium-niobium alloy; the hydrogen-absorption zirconium-niobium alloy is subjected to ball milling to obtain irregular-form hydrogen-absorption zirconium-niobium alloy powder; the hydrogen-absorption zirconium-niobium alloy powder is sieved and classified, and then subjected to dehydrogenation treatment to obtain the irregular zirconium-niobium alloy powder within the specific particle size range; and the irregular-form zirconium-niobium alloy powder is sent into an induction plasma torch, the zirconium-niobiumalloy powder rapidly absorbs heat and melts at a high temperature, and forms into a spherical shape under the action of surface tension, and finally cooling is conducted to obtain the spherical zirconium-niobium alloy powder within the required particle size range. According to the method, the zirconium-niobium alloy powder prepared has the advantages of high purity, small particle size, good uniformity, high sphericity and good liquidity, and the method is suitable for the 3D printing field and can also meet the requirements on the spherical zirconium-niobium alloy powder of the injection molding field, the gel injection molding field, the injection molding field and the like.

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technical field [0001] The invention belongs to the technical field of preparation of alloy powder materials, and in particular relates to a method for preparing spherical zirconium-niobium (Zr-Nb) alloy powder for 3D printing. Background technique [0002] Zirconium alloys have the characteristics of low density, high strength, high melting point, corrosion resistance, and nuclear radiation resistance. As cladding materials for nuclear fuel, zirconium alloys are used in very harsh environments. Therefore, whether it is reliability, safety, or economical In terms of properties, higher requirements are put forward for the performance of zirconium alloys. Because the addition of niobium can greatly improve the performance of zirconium alloys, zirconium-niobium alloys have become a research hotspot in the field of high burnup and long-life reactor cores. At the same time, zirconium-niobium alloy has the characteristics of non-biological toxicity and good compatibility with hum...

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IPC IPC(8): B22F9/04B22F9/02B22F9/14
CPCB22F9/023B22F9/04B22F9/14B22F2009/043B22F2998/10
Inventor 刘金涛欧东斌朱兴营
Owner CHINA ACAD OF AEROSPACE AERODYNAMICS