This invention discloses a method and apparatus for preparing
metal ingots based on melt flow-limited stacking
casting and rapid cooling forming, relating to the field of
metal forming technology. This method is based on continuous or intermittent advancement of melt flow-limited bottom
casting, layer-by-layer reciprocating stacking, and layer-by-layer
relay rapid cooling forming. It can achieve continuous rapid cooling forming of the
molten metal, refining grains, and by limiting
atomic diffusion, achieve layer-by-layer freezing-type rapid solidification forming with uniform atomic distribution in the
molten metal, reducing component segregation. It can also simultaneously achieve the
relay upward movement or reduction of
casting defects such as shrinkage cavities and
porosity layer by layer. The flow-limiting guide
nozzle is equipped with a liquid outlet and a parallel and similarly shaped anti-oxidation
coolant spray nozzle, located at the bottom of a
crucible with a filter to reduce inclusions. This invention can simultaneously and rapidly reduce and coordinately control defects such as coarse grains, shrinkage cavities,
porosity, component segregation, and inclusions during the solidification of the
molten metal in a short process, achieving short-process, high-quality manufacturing of
metal ingots, especially large metal ingots (including amorphous ingots).