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金属注射成形Ti–6Al–4V合金的烧结行为及致密化

Sintering behavior and densification of Ti–6Al–4V alloys in metal injection molding

  • 摘要: 为揭示粒径分布对金属注射成形Ti–6Al–4V合金烧结行为与致密化过程的影响,建立多晶、多粒子、多尺寸分子动力学模型,构建宽粒径分布(M1,5~12 nm)与窄粒径分布(M2,7~9 nm)两套烧结体系,采用嵌入原子法(embedded-atom method,EAM)势函数在等压等温(NPT)系综下开展分子动力学模拟,分析颗粒演化、烧结密度、原子扩散以及缺陷演变规律,并开展金属注射成形烧结实验对模拟结果进行验证。结果表明:Ti–6Al–4V纳米颗粒熔化温度存在明显的尺寸依赖效应;烧结过程包含表面能驱动的颗粒接触、温度促进的表面扩散、小颗粒微塑性流动以及应力-位错协同驱动的致密化机制;宽粒径分布M1体系中小颗粒原子活性更高,孔隙填充效率更高,最终烧结密度高于窄粒径分布M2体系。实验验证采用宽粒径分布气雾化Ti–6Al–4V粉末制备金属注射成形试样,烧结后相对密度可达99.1%,抗拉强度(1033±12) MPa,屈服强度(965±12) MPa;电子背散射衍射结果证实晶界处更易发生相结构转变,位错缠结与塞积主要集中于晶界与相转变区域,与分子动力学模拟结果吻合。研究表明,合理调控粉末粒径分布可有效促进Ti–6Al–4V合金烧结致密化。

     

    Abstract: To reveal the effect of particle-size distribution on the sintering behavior and densification of metal-injection-molded Ti–6Al–4V alloys, the polycrystalline multi-particle and multi-size molecular dynamics models were established. Two sintering systems with wide particle-size distribution (M1, 5~12 nm) and narrow particle-size distribution (M2, 7~9 nm) were constructed. Molecular dynamics simulations were performed in the NPT ensemble using the embedded-atom method (EAM) potential. Particle evolution, sintering density, atomic diffusion, and defect evolution were analyzed, and the metal injection molding sintering experiments were carried out to verify the simulation results. The results show that the melting temperature of Ti–6Al–4V nanoparticles exhibits an obvious size-dependent effect. The sintering mechanisms include particle contact driven by surface energy, temperature-accelerated surface diffusion, micro-plastic flow of small particles, and densification driven by stress-dislocation synergy. In the wide-size-distribution M1 system, the atoms in small particles possess the higher activity, leading to higher pore-filling efficiency and higher final sintering density compared with the narrow-size-distribution M2 system. Gas-atomized Ti–6Al–4V powders with broad particle-size distribution were adopted for the metal injection molding experiments. The sintered samples achieve the relative density of 99.1%, tensile strength of (1033±12) MPa, and yield strength of (965±12) MPa. The electron back scatter diffraction characterizations confirm that the phase transformation preferentially occurs at grain boundaries, and the dislocation tangles and pile-ups are concentrated at grain boundaries and phase-transition regions, which are consistent with molecular dynamics simulation. The reasonable regulation of powder particle-size distribution can effectively promote the sintering densification of Ti–6Al–4V alloys.

     

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