Titanium alloy wire electric arc additive manufacturing vibration plate type ultrasonic assistance and water cooling device

By using vibrating plate ultrasonic assist and water-cooling devices in titanium alloy arc additive manufacturing, combined with high-power vibrating plates and water-cooling plates, the refinement of the microstructure of titanium alloy and the reduction of pore defects is achieved, and the quality and performance of the components are improved.

CN223129573UActive Publication Date: 2025-07-22FUZHOU UNIV
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Application Number
CN202422275951.1
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CN · China
Patent Type
Utility models(China)
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Filing Date
2024-09-18
Publication Date
2025-07-22
Estimated Expiration
2034-09-18

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Technical Problem

The prior art has problems in the manufacture of titanium alloy arc additives, such as large microstructure and many pore defects. The existing methods are inefficient and have low applicability, making it difficult to efficiently refine the tissue and eliminate pores.

Method used

The vibration plate-type ultrasonic auxiliary device and water-cooling device are adopted. By installing a high-power vibration plate under the titanium alloy substrate, combined with the water-cooling plate, the heat accumulation is reduced, the in-situ regulation of ultrasonic vibration is achieved, the microstructure is refined and the pore defects are reduced.

Benefits of technology

The uniformity and density of microstructure in titanium alloy arc additive manufacturing is achieved, the mechanical properties of components are improved, and the problems of low efficiency and low applicability in the prior art are solved.

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Abstract

The utility model provides a titanium alloy wire electric arc additive manufacturing vibration plate type ultrasonic auxiliary and water cooling device. A titanium alloy substrate of additive manufacturing equipment is connected with a shell of an ultrasonic vibration plate through a water cooling plate to form a laminated structure; a vibrator array formed by uniformly arranging a plurality of ultrasonic vibrators is arranged in the ultrasonic vibration plate, the ultrasonic output surface of the ultrasonic vibration plate faces the water cooling plate, and when the additive manufacturing equipment executes a titanium alloy electric arc additive manufacturing process on the titanium alloy substrate, the ultrasonic vibration plate shell outputs ultrasonic sound energy to the titanium alloy substrate through the water cooling plate; the device has the advantages of being compact in structure, high in integration degree, remarkable in effect and high in applicability, and powerful technical support and process quality can be provided for refining the electric arc additive manufacturing titanium alloy microstructure and reducing the air hole defect.
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Technical Field

[0001] The utility model relates to the technical field of additive manufacturing equipment, in particular to a vibration plate type ultrasonic assisted and water cooling device for wire arc additive manufacturing of titanium alloy wire. Background Art

[0002] Titanium alloy is widely used in the fields of aerospace, shipbuilding, etc. due to its high specific strength, excellent fracture toughness and good corrosion resistance. Compared with powder bed additive manufacturing using laser and electron beam as heat sources, wire arc additive manufacturing (WAAM) technology has additional advantages such as high material utilization rate, high deposition efficiency, low equipment investment and operation cost, making it suitable for manufacturing large-size titanium alloy structural parts in the fields of aerospace and shipbuilding. However, due to the large temperature gradient of the molten pool and multiple thermal cycles during the manufacturing process, a large number of epitaxially grown β columnar grains and coarse acicular α phases are generated in the titanium alloy components during the manufacturing process. This non-uniform microstructure will lead to anisotropy of the mechanical properties of the material. At the same time, it is easy to be polluted by environmental gases during the arc additive manufacturing process, and porosity defects are likely to occur inside the deposited components. Therefore, how to refine the microstructure of titanium alloy components manufactured by arc additive manufacturing and eliminate porosity defects is the main problem faced in its current development.

[0003] The methods for refining the microstructure of titanium alloy manufactured by arc additive manufacturing and eliminating porosity defects can be mainly divided into two categories: post-treatment heat treatment and in-situ control. Post-treatment heat treatment is to process the arc additive manufactured titanium alloy components completed by a suitable heat treatment process to achieve the purpose of refining the structure and improving the performance. In-situ control is to control the structure of titanium alloy components and eliminate their defects by means of rolling, ultrasonic impact, active cooling or adding alloy elements during the additive manufacturing process.

[0004] One of the current technology optimization methods is to adopt the solution aging treatment method, which improves the uniformity of the microstructure of arc additive manufactured titanium alloy and reduces the anisotropy of the mechanical properties of the components. The second current technology optimization method adopts the combination of heat treatment and hot isostatic pressing, which refines the grains of arc additive manufactured titanium alloy components and eliminates pores, achieving the best balance between the strength and ductility of the components. However, the above two methods only support the treatment of the components after the arc additive manufacturing components are processed, reducing the production efficiency of the arc additive manufacturing components. Moreover, the heat treatment of titanium alloy needs to be carried out in a vacuum or inert gas, increasing the process difficulty and production cost.

[0005] The third current technology optimization method is to refine the microstructure of arc additive manufactured titanium alloy components and improve their mechanical properties through the rolling process, but the rolling method will be greatly limited when facing components with relatively complex structures.

[0006] The fourth method for optimizing the current technology proposes a method for refining the α-phase and β columnar crystals of titanium alloy components in wire arc additive manufacturing by adding a trace amount of boron element. However, it is difficult to precisely control the addition amount of boron element by this method, and boron element has an adverse effect on the high-temperature properties of titanium alloy.

[0007] The fifth method for optimizing the current technology uses a single ultrasonic impact gun to apply ultrasonic vibration to achieve the purpose of refining grains and reducing pores. However, since this method uses an impact gun as the ultrasonic source, the vibration power is small and the action area is limited, resulting in poor effect of ultrasonic vibration on the molten pool, and different vibration effects on molten pools at different positions, and the effect of refining the microstructure and reducing pore defects is not good.

[0008] In summary, the microstructure of titanium alloy manufactured by wire arc additive manufacturing (wire arc additive manufacturing of titanium alloy) is coarse, and pores are likely to be generated in the weld beads. By post-heat treating the additive manufactured components or performing in-situ regulation during the additive manufacturing process, it is possible to help refine the microstructure of the additive manufactured components, reduce pore defects, improve the density of the wire arc additive manufactured components, and improve the microstructure and mechanical properties of the formed parts. However, methods such as post-heat treatment, rolling, adding alloy elements, and ultrasonic vibration of the impact gun have problems such as low efficiency, low applicability, difficulty in precise regulation, and poor refining effect. Therefore, the problem to be solved by the patent solution of this patent is how to refine the microstructure of titanium alloy in wire arc additive manufacturing, reduce the pore defects in the deposition layer, and obtain wire arc additive manufactured titanium alloy components with uniform organization, dense structure, and good forming according to the characteristics of wire arc additive manufacturing of titanium alloy and the characteristics of the forming process.

[0009] In view of the deficiencies of the above existing technical solutions, the patent solution of the present utility model proposes a vibrating plate type ultrasonic assisted and water cooling device for wire arc additive manufacturing of titanium alloy. The vibrating plate with multiple oscillators arranged in a distributed manner is used as the ultrasonic source to act on the entire forming substrate, avoiding the problems of small vibration power and limited action range of the ultrasonic vibration gun; combined with the water cooling plate to reduce the heat accumulation at the vibrating plate during the additive manufacturing process and protect the vibrating plate to work for a long time. This patent solution has the advantages of compact structure, high integration, remarkable effect, and strong applicability, and can provide strong technical support and process basis for realizing the refinement of the microstructure of wire arc additive manufactured titanium alloy and reducing pore defects. Summary of the Invention

[0010] The present utility model proposes a vibrating plate type ultrasonic assisted and water cooling device for wire arc additive manufacturing of titanium alloy, which has the advantages of compact structure, high integration, remarkable effect, and strong applicability, and can provide strong technical support and process quality for realizing the refinement of the microstructure of wire arc additive manufactured titanium alloy and reducing pore defects.

[0011] The present utility model adopts the following technical solutions.

[0012] Vibrating plate type ultrasonic assisted and water cooling device for arc additive manufacturing of titanium alloy wire, characterized in that: the titanium alloy substrate (3-1) of the additive manufacturing equipment is connected to the outer shell (4-1) of the ultrasonic vibrating plate through a water cooling plate to form a laminated structure; an oscillator array formed by uniformly arranging a plurality of ultrasonic oscillators (4-2) is arranged inside the ultrasonic vibrating plate, the ultrasonic output surface of the ultrasonic vibrating plate faces the water cooling plate, and when the additive manufacturing equipment performs the titanium alloy arc additive manufacturing process on the titanium alloy substrate, the ultrasonic vibrating plate outer shell outputs ultrasonic sound energy to the titanium alloy substrate through the water cooling plate.

[0013] The area of the water cooling plate is larger than the area of the titanium alloy substrate.

[0014] The water cooling plate is a copper water cooling plate (1-1), which is a copper alloy structure with a plurality of U-shaped flow channels arranged inside.

[0015] The U-shaped flow channels improve the heat dissipation effect of the water cooling plate by increasing the heat exchange area of the cooling water, and the U-shaped flow channels are connected to the water nozzles extending out of the copper water cooling plate.

[0016] The water nozzles are connected to a water supply device (1-2); a cooling water tank, a water pump and a control main board are arranged inside the water supply device. When the water cooling plate works, the cooling water used by the water cooling plate is pressed into the inside of the copper water cooling plate by the water pump, and after exchanging heat with the titanium alloy substrate, the heated cooling water flows back to the cooling water tank to form a water cooling cycle.

[0017] A control panel for controlling the cooling water flow is arranged outside the water supply device.

[0018] The ultrasonic vibrating plate is a component of an ultrasonic vibration device (4), and the ultrasonic vibration device is fixed to the central area of the arc additive manufacturing workbench (5) of the additive manufacturing equipment through fasteners; the water cooling plate is a component of a water cooling radiator (1), the water cooling plate is fixed to the top surface of the ultrasonic vibrating plate through fasteners, and the titanium alloy substrate is fixed to the water cooling plate through a fixture.

[0019] The top surface of the inner cavity of the outer shell of the ultrasonic vibrating plate is connected to the ultrasonic oscillators by a welding structure, and the ultrasonic oscillators are connected in parallel by wires, and the wires pass through the wire pipes of the outer shell of the ultrasonic vibrating plate and are connected to an ultrasonic generator (4-3).

[0020] The ultrasonic generator includes a control panel for adjusting the ultrasonic frequency and power of the ultrasonic oscillators.

[0021] The top surface of the titanium alloy substrate is a substrate additive surface formed by grinding, and the substrate additive surface is adjacent to the welding torch (2-1) above it; the welding torch includes a ceramic nozzle, a flow guide, a tungsten electrode clamp, and a tungsten needle; the tungsten needle extends out from the end face of the ceramic nozzle and is located beside the wire feeding copper nozzle (2-2) of the additive manufacturing equipment. The wire feeding copper nozzle is arranged at an angle with the substrate additive surface, and when the ultrasonic vibration plate housing outputs ultrasonic energy to the titanium alloy substrate, the wire feeding copper nozzle does not contact the titanium alloy substrate.

[0022] In the utility model, a vibration plate with multiple oscillators arranged in a distributed manner is used as an ultrasonic source to act on the entire forming substrate, which improves the ultrasonic vibration power and the ultrasonic action range. Combining with a water cooling plate reduces the heat accumulation at the vibration plate during the additive process, protecting the vibration plate to work for a long time.

[0023] The patent solution of the utility model has the advantages of compact structure, high integration, remarkable effect, and strong applicability, which can provide strong technical support and process basis for realizing the refinement of the microstructure of titanium alloy by arc additive manufacturing and reducing pore defects.

[0024] The utility model can optimize the water flow vibration speed of the water cooling plate through ultrasonic energy, and further optimize the cooling capacity of the water cooling plate.

[0025] Compared with the prior art, the titanium alloy wire arc additive manufacturing vibration plate type ultrasonic assisted and water cooling device proposed by the patent solution of the utility model has the following beneficial effects:

[0026] (1) Aiming at the problems of a large number of epitaxially grown β columnar grains, coarse needle-shaped α phases, and pore defects generated during the titanium alloy arc additive manufacturing process, this patent proposes a solution integrating an ultrasonic vibration device and a water cooling radiator. The ultrasonic vibration of the vibration plate in-situ regulates the organizational structure of the titanium alloy formed part, reduces the pore defects of the weld bead, and provides technical support and process basis for improving the forming quality of the titanium alloy wire arc additive manufacturing component.

[0027] (2) Aiming at the existing solutions that use a single ultrasonic impact gun to apply ultrasonic vibration to the molten pool during the titanium alloy additive manufacturing process, which have problems such as small vibration power, limited action area range, and poor effect of ultrasonic vibration on the molten pool, this patent solution proposes to install a high-power vibration plate under the titanium alloy substrate, which improves the ultrasonic power and uniformity acting on the molten pool during the arc additive manufacturing process, realizes a better grain refinement effect, and improves the mechanical properties of the titanium alloy arc additive manufacturing component.

[0028] (3) The patented solution innovatively integrates an ultrasonic vibration device and a water-cooled radiator, which work together in the titanium alloy arc additive manufacturing process. While in-situ regulating the microstructure of the titanium alloy arc additive manufacturing components, it reduces the heat accumulation at the vibration plate, protecting the ultrasonic vibration plate during long-term operation. This solution has the advantages of compact structure, high integration, remarkable effect, and strong applicability. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0029] The present invention will be further described in detail below in conjunction with the drawings and specific embodiments:

[0030] Att Figure 1 is a schematic structural diagram of a vibration plate type ultrasonic assisted and water-cooled device for titanium alloy wire arc additive manufacturing;

[0031] Att Figure 2 is a schematic diagram of the installation and use method of a vibration plate type ultrasonic assisted and water-cooled device for titanium alloy wire arc additive manufacturing;

[0032] Att Figure 3 is a schematic diagram of the working process of a vibration plate type ultrasonic assisted and water-cooled device for titanium alloy wire arc additive manufacturing;

[0033] In the figure: 1 - water-cooled radiator; 4 - ultrasonic vibration device; 5 - arc additive manufacturing workbench;

[0034] 1-1, copper water-cooled plate; 1-2, water supply device; 2-1, welding torch; 2-2, wire feeding copper nozzle; 3-1 titanium alloy substrate; 4-1, outer shell; 4-2, ultrasonic vibrator; 4-3, ultrasonic generator. SPECIFIC EMBODIMENTS

[0035] As shown in the figure, a vibration plate type ultrasonic assisted and water-cooled device for titanium alloy wire arc additive manufacturing is characterized in that: the titanium alloy substrate 3-1 of the additive manufacturing equipment is connected to the outer shell 4-1 of the ultrasonic vibration plate through a water-cooled plate to form a laminated structure; an oscillator array formed by uniformly arranging a plurality of ultrasonic vibrators 4-2 is arranged inside the ultrasonic vibration plate, and the ultrasonic output surface of the ultrasonic vibration plate faces the water-cooled plate. When the additive manufacturing equipment performs the titanium alloy arc additive manufacturing process on the titanium alloy substrate, the ultrasonic energy is output from the outer shell of the ultrasonic vibration plate to the titanium alloy substrate through the water-cooled plate.

[0036] The area of the water-cooled plate is larger than the area of the titanium alloy substrate.

[0037] The water-cooled plate is a copper water-cooled plate 1-1, which is a copper alloy structure with a plurality of U-shaped flow channels inside.

[0038] The U-shaped flow channels improve the heat dissipation effect of the water-cooled plate by increasing the heat exchange area of the cooling water, and the U-shaped flow channels are connected to the nozzles extending out of the copper water-cooled plate.

[0039] The water nozzle is connected to the water supply device 1-2; inside the water supply device, there is a cooling water tank, a water pump, and a control main board. When the water-cooled plate works, the cooling water used by the water-cooled plate is pressed into the copper water-cooled plate by the water pump. After exchanging heat with the titanium alloy substrate, the heated cooling water flows back to the cooling water tank to form a water-cooling cycle.

[0040] An external control panel for controlling the cooling water flow is provided on the water supply device.

[0041] The ultrasonic vibration plate is a component of the ultrasonic vibration device 4. The ultrasonic vibration device is fixed to the central area of the arc additive manufacturing workbench 5 of the additive manufacturing equipment by fasteners; the water-cooled plate is a component of the water-cooled radiator 1. The water-cooled plate is fixed to the top surface of the ultrasonic vibration plate by fasteners, and the titanium alloy substrate is fixed to the water-cooled plate by a fixture.

[0042] The top surface of the inner cavity of the shell of the ultrasonic vibration plate is connected to the ultrasonic vibrators by a welding structure. The ultrasonic vibrators are connected in parallel by wires, and the wires pass through the wire pipes of the shell of the ultrasonic vibration plate and are connected to the ultrasonic generator 4-3.

[0043] The ultrasonic generator includes a control panel for adjusting the ultrasonic frequency and power of the ultrasonic vibrators.

[0044] The top surface of the titanium alloy substrate is a substrate additive surface formed by grinding. The substrate additive surface is adjacent to the welding torch 2-1 above it; the welding torch includes a ceramic nozzle, a flow guide, a tungsten electrode clamp, and a tungsten needle; the tungsten needle extends out from the end face of the ceramic nozzle and is located beside the wire feeding copper nozzle 2-2 of the additive manufacturing equipment. The wire feeding copper nozzle is arranged at an angle with the substrate additive surface. When the ultrasonic vibration plate shell outputs ultrasonic energy to the titanium alloy substrate, the wire feeding copper nozzle does not contact the titanium alloy substrate.

[0045] Example 1:

[0046] As Figure 1 shown, the structural features of the vibration plate type ultrasonic-assisted and water-cooled device for titanium alloy wire arc additive manufacturing proposed in the solution of this example include: a copper water-cooled plate 1-1, a water supply device 1-2, a welding torch 2-1, a wire feeding copper nozzle 2-2, a titanium alloy substrate 3-1, an ultrasonic vibration plate shell 4-1, ultrasonic vibrators 4-2, and an ultrasonic generator 4-3.

[0047] In the titanium alloy wire arc additive manufacturing vibration plate type ultrasonic assisted and water cooling device proposed in this example solution, the connection relationships of each component are as follows: The ultrasonic vibration plate housing 4-1 is fixed to the arc additive manufacturing work platform. The ultrasonic vibrators 4-2 are welded to the inner top surface of the ultrasonic vibration plate housing 4-1. The ultrasonic vibrators 4-2 are connected in parallel through wires, and the wires extend out of the wire tubes of the ultrasonic vibration plate housing 4-1 and are connected to the ultrasonic generator 4-3. The copper water cooling plate 1-1 is fixed to the ultrasonic vibration plate housing 4-1. The water nozzles of the copper water cooling plate 1-1 are connected to the water nozzles of the water supply device 1-2 through PU hoses. The titanium alloy substrate 3-1 is fixed to the working surface of the copper water cooling plate 1-1. The welding torch 2-1 is located directly above the titanium alloy substrate 3-1 and is perpendicular to the titanium alloy substrate 3-1. The wire feeding copper nozzle 2-2 is fixed in front of the welding torch 2-1 in a front wire feeding manner and moves synchronously with the welding torch 2-1.

[0048] In the titanium alloy wire arc additive manufacturing vibration plate type ultrasonic assisted and water cooling device proposed in this example solution, the characteristic designs of each component are as follows:

[0049] The wall thickness of the ultrasonic vibration plate housing 4-1 is 2.5 mm. 15 ultrasonic vibrators with a frequency of 28 kHz are welded to the inner top surface of the housing, with a single power of 120 W and a total power of the vibration plate of 1800 W. The ultrasonic generator 4-3 can adjust the vibration plate frequency and power through the control panel on it. The adjustable frequency gears are: 25 kHz, 28 kHz, 40 kHz, and the adjustable power range is 0 - 3000 W. The copper water cooling plate 1-1 is of a copper alloy structure, with a large number of U-shaped flow channels inside and connected to the water nozzles extending out of the copper water cooling plate 1-1, which can effectively increase the heat transfer area of the cooling water and improve the heat dissipation effect of the water cooling plate. The water supply device 1-2 is internally provided with a cooling water tank, a water pump, and a control main board. The cooling water is pressed into the copper water cooling plate 1-1 by the water pump, heated, and then flows back to the cooling water tank to achieve water cooling circulation. The cooling water flow can be controlled through the external control panel of the water supply device 1-2. The thickness of the titanium alloy substrate 3-1 is 8 mm, and the additive surface of the substrate needs to be ground. The welding torch 2-1 includes a ceramic nozzle, a flow guiding member, a tungsten electrode clamp, and a tungsten needle. The end face of the ceramic nozzle is 6 mm away from the substrate, and the tungsten electrode extends 1 mm out of the end face of the ceramic nozzle. The wire feeding copper nozzle 2-2 forms an angle of 30° with the horizontal plane to ensure that the wire feeding copper nozzle will not contact the titanium alloy substrate 3-1 during the arc additive manufacturing process.

[0050] As Figure 2As shown, in the solution of this example, for the vibration plate type ultrasonic assisted and water cooling device for titanium alloy wire arc additive manufacturing, its installation and usage method are as follows: Fix the vibration plate of the ultrasonic vibration device 4 to the center position of the arc additive manufacturing working platform 5 through bolts; Fix the water cooling plate of the water cooling radiator 1 to the vibration plate of the ultrasonic vibration device 4 through bolts; Fix the titanium alloy substrate to the water cooling plate of the water cooling radiator 1 through a fixture. Before the start of additive manufacturing, clamp all parts of the plate type ultrasonic assisted and water cooling device; Adjust the angles and distances of the welding torch and wire feeding nozzle of the arc additive manufacturing system, and move the arc additive manufacturing system to the additive manufacturing starting point; Turn on the water cooling radiator 1 and adjust the cooling water to an appropriate flow rate through the control panel to make the cooling water start to circulate in the radiator circuit; Turn on the ultrasonic vibration device 4 and adjust it to an appropriate power and frequency through the ultrasonic generator control panel. After the preparatory work is completed, the welding machine can be started for titanium alloy arc additive manufacturing, and after the additive manufacturing is completed, a titanium alloy arc additive manufacturing component with a dense structure and uniform microstructure can be obtained.

[0051] Example 2:

[0052] Based on the structural characteristics and working principle of the vibration plate type ultrasonic assisted and water cooling device for titanium alloy wire arc additive manufacturing proposed in Example 1, it is possible to in-situ control the microstructure of the formed part during the arc additive manufacturing process. As Figure 2 shown, before arc additive manufacturing, move the arc additive manufacturing system to the additive manufacturing starting point, start the water cooling radiator 1 and adjust the cooling water flow rate, start the ultrasonic vibration device 4, adjust the output power and vibration frequency to appropriate values, and then start the welding machine for arc additive manufacturing. The device described in this patent is suitable for use when it is required that the titanium alloy component manufactured by arc additive manufacturing has a dense structure and uniform microstructure.

[0053] As Figure 3 shown, for the vibration plate type ultrasonic assisted and water cooling device for titanium alloy wire arc additive manufacturing proposed in the solution of this patent, its specific working process is as follows:

[0054] (1) Connect the ultrasonic vibration plate to the arc additive manufacturing working platform through bolts, connect the copper water cooling plate to the ultrasonic vibration plate through bolts, and clamp the titanium alloy substrate to the copper water cooling plate through a fixture;

[0055] (2) Adjust the distance and angle between the welding torch of the arc additive manufacturing system and the substrate, adjust the distance and horizontal included angle between the wire feeding nozzle and the welding torch, and move the arc additive manufacturing system to the arc additive manufacturing starting point;

[0056] (3) Turn on the water cooling radiator and adjust the cooling water flow rate to an appropriate value, turn on the ultrasonic vibration device and adjust the ultrasonic power and frequency to an appropriate value;

[0057] (4) Control the arc additive manufacturing system to start titanium alloy wire arc additive manufacturing until the component manufacturing is completed;

[0058] (5) Turn off the ultrasonic vibration device and the water-cooled radiator, and remove the deposited titanium alloy substrate and the formed component.

Claims

1. The vibrating plate type ultrasonic assisted and water cooling device for arc additive manufacturing of titanium alloy wire materials is characterized in that: The titanium alloy substrate (3-1) of the additive manufacturing equipment is connected to the outer shell (4-1) of the ultrasonic vibration plate through a water-cooled plate to form a laminated structure; an oscillator array formed by uniformly arranging a plurality of ultrasonic oscillators (4-2) is provided inside the ultrasonic vibration plate, and the ultrasonic output surface of the ultrasonic vibration plate faces the water-cooled plate. When the additive manufacturing equipment performs the titanium alloy arc additive manufacturing process on the titanium alloy substrate, the outer shell of the ultrasonic vibration plate outputs ultrasonic sound energy to the titanium alloy substrate through the water-cooled plate.

2. The vibration plate type ultrasonic assistance and water cooling device for arc additive manufacturing of titanium alloy wire according to claim 1, wherein: The area of the water-cooled plate is larger than the area of the titanium alloy substrate.

3. The vibration plate type ultrasonic assisted and water cooling device for arc additive manufacturing of titanium alloy wire according to claim 1, characterized in that: The water-cooled plate is a copper water-cooled plate (1-1), which is a copper alloy structure with a plurality of U-shaped flow channels inside.

4. The vibration plate type ultrasonic assistance and water cooling device for wire arc additive manufacturing of titanium alloy wire according to claim 3, characterized in that: The U-shaped flow channels improve the heat dissipation effect of the water-cooled plate by increasing the heat exchange area of the cooling water, and the U-shaped flow channels are connected to the water nozzles extending out of the copper water-cooled plate.

5. The vibration plate type ultrasonic assistance and water cooling device for arc additive manufacturing of titanium alloy wire according to claim 4, wherein: The water nozzles are connected to a water supply device (1-2); a cooling water tank, a water pump and a control main board are provided inside the water supply device. When the water-cooled plate is working, the cooling water used by the water-cooled plate is pressed into the inside of the copper water-cooled plate by the water pump, and after exchanging heat with the titanium alloy substrate, the heated cooling water flows back to the cooling water tank to form a water cooling cycle.

6. The vibration plate type ultrasonic assistance and water cooling device for wire arc additive manufacturing of titanium alloy wire according to claim 5, characterized in that: A control panel for controlling the flow rate of the cooling water is externally provided on the water supply device.

7. The vibration plate type ultrasonic assisted and water cooling device for arc additive manufacturing of titanium alloy wire according to claim 1, wherein: The ultrasonic vibration plate is a component of the ultrasonic vibration device (4), and the ultrasonic vibration device is fixed to the central area of the arc additive manufacturing workbench (5) of the additive manufacturing equipment through fasteners; the water-cooled plate is a component of the water-cooled radiator (1), the water-cooled plate is fixed to the top surface of the ultrasonic vibration plate through fasteners, and the titanium alloy substrate is fixed to the water-cooled plate through a fixture.

8. The vibration plate type ultrasonic assisted and water cooling device for wire arc additive manufacturing of titanium alloy wire according to claim 7, characterized in that: The top surface of the inner cavity of the outer shell of the ultrasonic vibration plate is connected to the ultrasonic oscillators by a welding structure, and the ultrasonic oscillators are connected in parallel by wires, and the wires pass through the wire pipes of the outer shell of the ultrasonic vibration plate and are connected to a ultrasonic generator (4-3).

9. The titanium alloy wire arc additive manufacturing vibrating plate type ultrasonic assisted and water cooling device according to claim 8, wherein: The ultrasonic generator includes a control panel for adjusting the ultrasonic frequency and power of the ultrasonic oscillators.

10. The vibration plate type ultrasonic assisted and water cooling device for arc additive manufacturing of titanium alloy wire according to claim 8, characterized in that: The top surface of the titanium alloy substrate is a substrate additive surface formed by grinding and processing, and the substrate additive surface is adjacent to the welding torch (2-1) above it; the welding torch includes a ceramic nozzle, a flow guide member, a tungsten electrode clamp and a tungsten needle. The tungsten needle extends out from the end face of the ceramic nozzle and is located beside the wire feeding copper nozzle (2-2) of the additive manufacturing equipment. The wire feeding copper nozzle is arranged at an angle with the substrate additive surface. When the outer shell of the ultrasonic vibration plate outputs ultrasonic sound energy to the titanium alloy substrate, the wire feeding copper nozzle does not contact the titanium alloy substrate.

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