EP0570308A1 - Legierungen aus Metall mit hohen Schmelzpunkten geeignet für die Umwandlung in homogene und rein Blöcke, und Herstellungsverfahren dieser Legierungen - Google Patents
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- the present invention relates to alloys of refractory metals suitable for transformation into homogeneous and pure ingots and to processes for obtaining said alloys.
- alloys formed from refractory metals having different melting temperatures of at least 200 ° C. such as for example the hafnium-zirconium, hafnium-titanium, niobium-titanium, niobiumzirconium, tantalum-titanium, tantalum alloys -zirconium, tantalum-niobium, niobium-tantalum-titanium and niobium-titanium-aluminum.
- these alloys have weight compositions such that their starting solidification temperature is at least 150 ° C. lower than the solidification temperature of the least meltable metal.
- alloys obtained initially in more or less divided form are then subjected to at least one operation of fusion so as to transform them into ingots.
- ingots can then be rolled in the form of sheets intended for the manufacture of nuclear fuel reprocessing containers in the case of Hf-Zr alloys or of neutron retarders in the case of Hf-Ti alloys or else of superconductive compounds or superalloys aeronautics in the case of the Nb-Ti alloy.
- the object of the invention is to obtain alloys having a homogeneous structure at the level of the elementary crystal, an improved purity compared to that of the products of the prior art and a suitable particle size so that they can be fully melted and transformed. in ingots in which this homogeneity of structure and purity is maintained.
- the invention relates to alloys of refractory metals suitable for transformation into homogeneous ingots of purity greater than 99.9% whose melting temperatures are different by at least 200 ° C and whose weight proportions are such that for each alloy the starting solidification temperature is more than 150 ° C lower than the solidification temperature of the least fusible metal, characterized in that they are in the form of agglomerates of dimensions between 0.2 and 30 mm and compounds crystals with a specific surface of between 0.005 and 0.2 m2 / g, having a size of 0.1 to 1 mm and in which the metals are in the form of a solid solution.
- the alloys according to the invention are characterized by crystals where the metals are in solid solution, that is to say that they are homogeneous on the atomic scale and have at most only a relative difference of composition of 20% relative to the average composition of the alloy so that this homogeneity remains during the melting and gives the ingots obtained identical properties at all points.
- these crystals and their agglomerates have a size and a specific surface such that the problems of spontaneous oxidation which arise when this surface is too large or of shaping of the products before fusion when this size is too large are avoided. , and as we favor the dissolution in liquid metal. Hence the absence of any pollution of these products by oxygen and iron, in particular during grinding operations, and the possibility of obtaining ingots of high purity ingots.
- the crystals have a specific surface of between 0.01 and 0.05 m2 / g and the agglomerates have dimensions of between 1.5 and 12 mm because it is within these ranges that the homogeneities and the maximum purities are obtained.
- the invention also relates to methods for obtaining said alloys.
- the technique for obtaining the alloy varies as a function of the difference in deposition potential of each of the elements of the alloy.
- a first technique is applicable to metals whose electrolytic deposition potentials are very little different from each other, that is to say when they have a difference of less than 0.5 volts while a second technique is relative to metals, the difference of the deposit potentials of which is at least equal to this value.
- the obtaining process consists in using an igneous electrolysis cell containing a bath of molten salts based on alkali chlorides and at least one fluoride ion in an amount comprised by weight between 1.5 and 5% of the weight of the bath in which are at least partially immersed a measurement electrode in relation to a reference electrode which are used to measure an electrolysis control potential, an anode assembly provided with a diaphragm based on carbon fibers and graphite, a cathode to which a continuous potential difference with respect to said assembly, an injector of material to be electrolyzed and of inert gas characterized in that the metals are simultaneously introduced into the injector in the form of gaseous chlorides in proportions corresponding to those of said alloy and in an amount such that the molar ratio of the fluorine contained in the bath to the amount of metals introduced is understood between 2.5 and 15, the value of the control potential known as the reference potential is noted
- the method consists in carrying out electrolysis in a cell equipped with a control device.
- an anode assembly is also used, provided with a particular diaphragm and as described in US Pat. No. 5,064,513.
- This diaphragm is made up of carbon fibers embedded in a rigid graphite-based material and has the property of having a porosity of determined value which allows easier conduct of the electrolysis and obtaining a metallic deposit of regular structure.
- the merit of the Applicant has been to show that these advantages are achieved when several types of ions are used simultaneously.
- the method also uses an injector such as that described in French patent 2653139 and which has the effect of maintaining the concentration by weight of the bath within a restricted range and of adjusting it gradually and precisely.
- This has the advantage in the present case of being able to more easily control the conditions for obtaining a deposit where the proportions of the different metals must be included within narrow limits.
- this method is not applicable when the metals to be deposited have a deposit potential difference greater than or equal to 0.5 volts, such as, for example, in the case of niobium-titanium alloys, since a preferential deposit then occurs. the least electronegative metal and therefore an alloy in which the elements are not in the desired proportion. It is therefore necessary to find another process for obtaining it.
- an igneous electrolysis cell containing a bath of molten salts based on alkali chlorides and at least one fluoride ion in an amount between 1 and 3% by weight of the bath in which are at least partially immersed a control electrode in relation to a reference electrode which are used to measure a control potential, an anode assembly provided with a diaphragm based on carbon fibers and graphite, a cathode of deposit to which a continuous potential difference E1 is applied with respect to said assembly, an injector of material to be electrolyzed and of inert gas characterized in that an electrode consisting of the most electronegative metal of the is introduced into the bath alloy to be deposited and by the injector the halide of the most electropositive metal of the alloy to be deposited, a positive potential difference E2 is established between said electrode and the in jector so that the metal of the electrode passes into solution in the bath, the concentrations of metal ions in the bath are adjusted so as to have a proportion in
- the invention consists in combining in a same igneous electrolysis cell the teaching of the three patents mentioned above, but it differs from it in that at the filing of at least one metal by electrolytic reduction of its halide is associated with a deposit obtained from metal ions resulting in part from an anodic dissolution.
- This type of process is also applicable to the case of two metals having close deposition potentials but since the chemical dissolution is then relatively low, it is necessary to strongly polarize the soluble anode to obtain the suitable concentration in the bath.
- said crystals are washed with water to remove the salts present in the bath and then formed into ingots by fusion using a suitable means such as, for example, an arc furnace , induction, electron bombardment, inductive plasma or arc plasma.
- a suitable means such as, for example, an arc furnace , induction, electron bombardment, inductive plasma or arc plasma.
- alloys are in the form of agglomerates having an average size of 10 mm and composed of crystals of 3 mm in average diameter having a specific surface of 0.03 m2 / g in which the metals were in solid solution. From the purity point of view, these alloys had for composition: oxygen: 620 ppm carbon: ⁇ 10 ppm nitrogen: ⁇ 10 ppm chlorine: ⁇ 50 ppm iron: ⁇ 20 ppm chromium: ⁇ 10 ppm nickel: ⁇ 10 ppm. or a purity (Zr + Hf) greater than 99.9%.
- the invention finds its application in obtaining alloys of refractory metals of very high purity having very good homogeneity on the microscopic scale.
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| FR929206233A FR2691169B1 (fr) | 1992-05-12 | 1992-05-12 | Alliages de metaux refractaires aptes a la transformation en lingots homogenes et purs et procedes d'obtention des dits alliages. |
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| FR2691169B1 (fr) | 1994-07-01 |
| JPH0633161A (ja) | 1994-02-08 |
| FR2691169A1 (fr) | 1993-11-19 |
| DE69306853D1 (de) | 1997-02-06 |
| EP0570308B1 (de) | 1996-12-27 |
| DE69306853T2 (de) | 1997-05-07 |
| US5372659A (en) | 1994-12-13 |
| ATE146828T1 (de) | 1997-01-15 |
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| BR9301808A (pt) | 1994-03-01 |
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