WO2009140726A1 - Alliage d’aluminium fritté - Google Patents

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WO2009140726A1
WO2009140726A1 PCT/AU2009/000626 AU2009000626W WO2009140726A1 WO 2009140726 A1 WO2009140726 A1 WO 2009140726A1 AU 2009000626 W AU2009000626 W AU 2009000626W WO 2009140726 A1 WO2009140726 A1 WO 2009140726A1
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    • C—CHEMISTRY; METALLURGY
    • C22—METALLURGY; FERROUS OR NON-FERROUS ALLOYS; TREATMENT OF ALLOYS OR NON-FERROUS METALS
    • C22C—ALLOYS
    • C22C21/00—Alloys based on aluminium
    • C22C21/02—Alloys based on aluminium with silicon as the next major constituent
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B22—CASTING; POWDER METALLURGY
    • B22F—WORKING METALLIC POWDER; MANUFACTURE OF ARTICLES FROM METALLIC POWDER; MAKING METALLIC POWDER; APPARATUS OR DEVICES SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR METALLIC POWDER
    • B22F3/00—Manufacture of workpieces or articles from metallic powder characterised by the manner of compacting or sintering; Apparatus specially adapted therefor ; Presses and furnaces
    • B22F3/10—Sintering only
    • B22F3/1017—Multiple heating or additional steps
    • B22F3/1021—Removal of binder or filler
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    • C22—METALLURGY; FERROUS OR NON-FERROUS ALLOYS; TREATMENT OF ALLOYS OR NON-FERROUS METALS
    • C22C—ALLOYS
    • C22C1/00—Making non-ferrous alloys
    • C22C1/04—Making non-ferrous alloys by powder metallurgy
    • C22C1/0408—Light metal alloys
    • C22C1/0416—Aluminium-based alloys
    • C—CHEMISTRY; METALLURGY
    • C22—METALLURGY; FERROUS OR NON-FERROUS ALLOYS; TREATMENT OF ALLOYS OR NON-FERROUS METALS
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    • C22C21/00—Alloys based on aluminium
    • C22C21/06—Alloys based on aluminium with magnesium as the next major constituent
    • C22C21/08—Alloys based on aluminium with magnesium as the next major constituent with silicon
    • C—CHEMISTRY; METALLURGY
    • C22—METALLURGY; FERROUS OR NON-FERROUS ALLOYS; TREATMENT OF ALLOYS OR NON-FERROUS METALS
    • C22C—ALLOYS
    • C22C21/00—Alloys based on aluminium
    • C22C21/12—Alloys based on aluminium with copper as the next major constituent
    • C22C21/16—Alloys based on aluminium with copper as the next major constituent with magnesium

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  • the present invention relates to sintered aluminium alloys, in particular to a powder mixture for use in forming a sintered aluminium alloy and also to a method for producing an article from a sintered aluminium alloy.
  • One form of producing articles from metal alloys is by powder metallurgy.
  • This process typically comprises mixing elemental powders or master alloy powders in accordance with the desired alloy composition, together with a lubricant wax, prior to pressing the powder in a die to produce a "green" article.
  • the article is ejected from the die and then sintered in a furnace at elevated temperatures such that the particles are bonded together to form an alloy.
  • a significant advantage of this process is that it is cost effective in producing complex parts at, or very close to, final dimensions at production rates which range from less than one hundred to several thousand parts per hour.
  • Sintered aluminium alloys have been produced, in particular for automotive components where it is desirable to incorporate light weight alloys.
  • An early sintered aluminium alloy produced by Alcoa and commonly referred to as Alcoa-Alloy 201 has a composition of 4.4 wt % copper, 0.5 wt % magnesium and 0.8 wt % silicon with the balance being aluminium.
  • a different sintered aluminium alloy is Ampalloy 2712, which is produced as a powder mixture by Ampal Inc having a composition of 3.8 wt % copper, 1.0 wt % magnesium, 0.7 wt % silicon and 0.1 wt % tin, with the balance being aluminium.
  • sintered aluminium alloys have found limited use for automotive components.
  • sintered aluminium alloys are primarily used to manufacture cam shaft bearing caps .
  • the sintered aluminium alloys are considered to have insufficient strength.
  • the 0.1 % by weight tin was added to improve the strength of the alloy.
  • This reflects the general understanding that to improve sintered aluminium alloys so they are more suitable for wider use in the automotive industry, such alloys require enriching with further additives to increase their strength.
  • One consequence of enriching the sintered aluminium alloys is that the green pressed articles undergo a greater amount of shrinkage when being sintered in the furnace. This makes it harder to control the shape and dimensions of the finished article and furthermore may require additional processing of the article which increases the cost of production.
  • a powder mixture for use in forming a sintered aluminium alloy having a metallic content comprising, by weight:
  • a sintered aluminium alloy formed from a powder mixture, the alloy comprising, by weight :
  • the copper content of the mixture may be 2.0 to 3.0 %, preferably 2.2 to 3.0 %, more preferably approximately 2.6 % .
  • the silicon content of the mixture may be 0.7 to 1.3 %, preferably 0.7 to 0.9 %, more preferably approximately 0.8 % .
  • the magnesium content of the mixture may be 0.2 to 1.3 %, preferably 0.2 to 1.0 %, more preferably 0.7 to 0.8 %, more preferably the magnesium content is approximately 0.6 %.
  • the magnesium content may be reduced during sintering of the powder mixture, such that the magnesium content in the alloy is lower than that of the mixture. Without wishing to be bound by theory, this is thought to occur because of evaporation of the magnesium during the sintering process.
  • the mixture may also comprise a lubricant wax, in an amount of 1.0 to 1.5 % relative to the total metallic content.
  • the lubricant wax is for assisting in the attainment of a more uniform green density distribution and ejection from a die of green articles formed by pressing the powder mixture in the die.
  • the lubricant wax is not present in the sintered alloy as it is completely removed during the sintering step used in the process of forming the sintered aluminium alloy article.
  • the sintered aluminium alloy formed from the mixture may have a tensile strength of at least 170 MPa, preferably at least 185 MPa, more preferably at least 190 MPa.
  • the sintered aluminium alloy formed from the mixture may have a ductility of at least 1.5 %, preferably at least 1.8 %, more preferably at least 2.0 %.
  • the sintered aluminium alloy formed from the mixture may have a dimensional change ("dc") from die size after sintering of -1.5 % to +1.5 %, preferably -0.5 % to +0.5 %, more preferably -0.1 % to +0.1 %.
  • dc dimensional change
  • L the length of a rectangular specimen shaped in a rectangular die, after sintering
  • L 0 the length of the rectangular die used to form the specimen.
  • the powder mixture may optionally comprise an amount of any one or more of tin, silver, zirconium, titanium, chromium or vanadium.
  • Tin may be added to the powder mixture to improve the sintering response of the mixture, ie. the density of the aluminium alloy after sintering.
  • Silver may be added to the powder mixture to improve the heat treatment response of the alloy formed from the mixture, ie. the strength of the aluminium alloy after it has been subjected to post sintering heat treatment .
  • Zirconium, titanium, chromium and/or vanadium may be added to the powder mixture to control the grain size of the alloy formed from the mixture.
  • Iron and/or manganese may also be present in the powder mixture as incidental impurities.
  • iron and/or manganese are impurities in the elemental aluminium powder .
  • the iron content is less than 0.5%
  • the manganese content is less than 0.5%.
  • a method for producing an article from a sintered aluminium alloy comprising the steps of: providing a powder mixture according to the first aspect of the present invention; pressing the powder mixture in a die to form a green article; ejecting the green article from the die; and sintering the green article to produce the sintered aluminium alloy article.
  • the method may also comprise the step of heat treating the article after it has been sintered.
  • the step of heat treating may comprise solution treating, quenching and aging the article. This treatment of the article is used to harden the alloy.
  • the article may be quenched immediately after the step of sintering, ie. from the sintering temperature.
  • the heat treatment step may also comprise reheating the article after it has been cooled from the sintering temperature.
  • the article may be reheated to a temperature of 500 0 C for a period of 1 hour.
  • the aging time may be 6 - 24 hours.
  • the aging temperature may be 140 - 200 0 C.
  • the method may also comprise the step of sizing the article.
  • the step of sizing generally comprises pressing the article in a closed die to further improve the dimensional accuracy of the article. If the article is heat treated, the step of sizing preferably occurs after quenching and preferably before ageing.
  • the step of providing the powder mixture may comprise mixing elemental and/or master alloy powders to form the powder mixture.
  • the master alloy powders may be for example Al- Mg, Mg-Si and Al-Si powders.
  • the step of providing the powder mixture may comprise blending the powder mixture. Blending improves the homogeneity of the powder mixture thus reducing the likelihood of there being any variations in composition between small samples of the powder mixture.
  • the method may also comprise the step of mixing a lubricant wax with the powder mixture.
  • the powder mixture provided may already have had a lubricant wax added thereto.
  • the method may also comprise the step of dewaxing the article.
  • the step of dewaxing may comprise heating the green article to a dewaxing temperature, which is preferably 250 0 C to 450 0 C, more preferably approximately 350 0 C.
  • the step of sintering may occur in the presence of a sintering gas.
  • the sintering gas is nitrogen gas which has a dew point of ⁇ -60°C.
  • the step of sintering may comprise heating the article to a temperature of 560 0 C to 610 0 C, more preferably approximately 590 0 C.
  • the step of sintering preferably occurs for 10 to 30 minutes, more preferably 18 to 22 minutes.
  • the rate of dimensional change of the alloy during sintering is preferably 0.02 to 0.05 % per minute, more preferably 0.03 to 0.04 % per minute.
  • the powder mixture is pressed in the die at a compaction pressure of preferably 200 to 400 MPa, more preferably 285 to 315 MPa and more preferably approximately 300 MPa.
  • Sintered alloys were prepared firstly by mixing elemental powders according to specified compositions with one weight percent Aerowax C. Each powder mixture was agitated for four minutes with a sieving machine to break up clusters and then mixed for 25 min in a tubular powder mixer. The compaction of the specimens was performed using a hand operated Carver hydraulic press and a floating rectangular die. Specimens were 55.3 x 10.5 x 5.0 mm 3 in size. Subsequent sintering and dewaxing of the compacted specimens occurred in a horizontal tube furnace in a high purity nitrogen atmosphere having a dew point ⁇ -65°C and a gas flow rate of 9.5 1/min. An electrical resistance heated tube furnace was used having a diameter of 162 mm.
  • Alloys A and B were prepared at compaction pressures of 250, 285, 300 and 315 MPa and at sintering times varying between 15 and 25 minutes.
  • Figures 1 (a) and (b) are graphs showing the effects of changing the compaction pressure, sintering time and copper content of the alloy on the percentage dimensional change of the alloys formed.
  • Figure 1 (a) shows that the reduction in the compaction pressure from 300 MPa to 285 MPa increased the dimensional change of the alloy specimens by 0.1 %. Reducing the compaction pressure to 250 MPa had an even greater effect on the dimensional change.
  • Figure 1 (b) shows that an increase in the compaction pressure from 300 MPa to 315 MPa had much less of an effect on the dimensional change of the alloy.
  • Figure 2 also shows that alloys with dimensional change approaching zero may be formed with a sintering time of approximately 20 minutes. This is a significant reduction over conventional sintering times for sintered aluminium alloys, which typically require sintering for approximately 30 minutes. Reducing the sintering time increases the potential throughput of sintered alloy articles hence increasing the cost effectiveness of producing articles from such alloys.
  • Example 2 Sintered alloys having compositions according to
  • Table 2 were prepared in accordance with the aforementioned method. Table 2
  • Alloys C to F were prepared at compaction pressures of 250 MPa and 300 MPa and were sintered for between 15 and 25 minutes.
  • Figures 3 (a) and (b) are graphs showing the effect on the percentage dimensional change of Alloys C to F by varying the compaction pressure, the sintering time and the silicon content.
  • the alloys showed a relatively low tolerance to changes in the silicon content.
  • a 0.1 weight % reduction of silicon for example caused a reduction of 0.2 % in the dimensional change during sintering.
  • Sintered alloys having compositions according to Table 3 were prepared in accordance with the aforementioned method.
  • Sintered alloy H was prepared generally in accordance with the aforementioned method but for varying compaction pressures ranging from 250-315 MPa and for varying sintering temperatures ranging from 586-594°C and for varying sintering times ranging from 15-25mins. The purpose of this testing was to study the tolerance of the sintering process variable.
  • Figure 5 is a graph showing the variation in dimensional change of alloy H for the different compaction pressures over the range of sintering times. It can be seen in Figure 5 that decreasing the compaction pressure from 300 MPa to 285 MPa had a greater effect than increasing the compaction pressure to 315 MPa.
  • Figure 6 is a graph showing the variation in dimensional change of alloy H for the different sintering temperatures for a sintering time of 20 minutes. The dimensional change was nearly constant across sintering temperatures of 590 ⁇ 4 0 C at the higher compaction pressures. However, for the lower compaction pressures, there was less tolerance for an increase in the sintering temperature which caused a greater shift in the dimensional change.
  • Sintered alloys having the following compositions were prepared generally in accordance with the aforementioned method but for varying sintering times:
  • Figures 7 (a) - (c) show the variation in the dimensional change due to variations in the alloy composition.
  • the alloy has a relatively high tolerance to changes in magnesium and copper content but a low tolerance to variations in the silicon content.
  • alloys having a copper content of 2.2 - 3.0%, a magnesium content of 0.2 - 1.0% and a silicon content of 0.7-0.9% had a dimensional change of 0.00 +_ 0.1%. Minor variations in the dimensional change due to changes in the copper content can be corrected by changing the compaction pressure and/or sintering time.

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L’invention concerne un mélange pulvérulent pour une utilisation dans la formation d’un alliage d’aluminium fritté, le mélange pulvérulent ayant une teneur en métal comprenant, en poids : de 1,5 à moins de 3,8 % de cuivre, de 0,3 à 1,5 % de silicium, de 0,1 à 1,5 % de magnésium et facultativement un ou plusieurs éléments du groupe constitué par 0,01 à 0,2 % d’étain, 0,1 à 0,5 % d’argent, 0,01 à 0,5 % de zirconium, 0,01 à 0,5 % de vanadium, 0,01 à 1,0 % de titane et 0,01 à 1,0 % de chrome, le reste étant de l’aluminium à l’exception d’impuretés secondaires.
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