氢循环泵用涡旋盘成形工艺的研究现状

在“碳达峰、碳中和”背景下,我国氢能及燃料电池汽车产业发展迅速。作为典型的多层、薄壁杯类复杂件,涡旋盘是氢燃料电池系统用涡旋式氢循环泵的核心零件,其性能的优劣对氢燃料电池汽车的氢循系统性能有着极其重要的影响。主要综述了国内外涡旋盘的成形工艺,包括数控铣削、液态压铸、液态模锻、固态热锻、粉末冶金成形等,并分析探讨了不同成形工艺的优缺点;在此基础上,结合笔者的研究经历着重介绍了一种具有“高效短流程”特点的一模四件涡旋盘零件半固态多向挤压成形新工艺,设计了相应的成形模具,并详细介绍了适用于该工艺的模具浇道系统。

Microstructure and mechanical properties of A356 aluminum alloy wheels prepared by thixo-forging combined with a low superheat casting process

The A356 aluminum alloy wheels were prepared by thixo-forging combined with a low superheat casting process. The as-cast microstructure, microstructure evolution during reheating and the mechanical properties of the thixo-forged A356 aluminum alloy wheels were investigated. The results show that the A356 aluminum alloy billet with fine, uniform and non-dendritic grains can be obtained when the melt is cast at 635 ℃. When the billet is reheated at 600 ℃ for 60 min, the non-dendritic grains are changed into spherical ones and the billet can be easily thixo-forged into wheels. The tensile strength and elongation of thixo-forged wheels with T6 heat treatment are 327.6 MPa and 7.8%, respectively, which are higher than those of a cast wheel. It is suggested that the thixo-forging combined with the low superheat casting process is an effective technique to produce aluminum alloy wheels with high mechanical properties.