Aluminum composite material, aluminum composite powder and its manufacturing method
AssigneeMitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd.
InventorsKazuo Murakami, Kazumi Ogura, Toyoaki Yasui
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Abstract
Aluminum powder, neutron absorber, and third particle composed of oxide, nitride, carbide or boride are mixed, and preformed by cold isostatic pressing (CIP). Successively, by canning the preformed material, this preformed material is sintered by hot isostatic pressing (HIP). After sintering, the can outside and end face are machined by grinding, and the billet is taken out. Square pipes are formed by extruding this billet.
Claims9
An aluminum composite powder obtained by a process comprising:
- mixing an aluminum powder or an aluminum alloy powder as an aluminum matrix material with a neutron absorber and a third particle comprising a member selected from the group consisting of an oxide, a nitride, a carbide and a boride, to obtain a mixed powder;
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- mechanically alloying said mixed powder, thereby grinding said neutron absorber, said third particle and said aluminum matrix material and dispersing said neutron absorber and said third particle in said aluminum matrix material, wherein a content of said third particle is 0.1% by weight or more to 30% by weight or less.
A method for manufacturing an aluminum composite powder, comprising:
- preliminary forming an oxide film on a surface of an aluminum powder or an aluminum alloy powder, to obtain an aluminum powder having said oxide film on its surface or an aluminum alloy powder having said oxide film on its surface;
- mixing said aluminum powder having said oxide film on its surface or said aluminum alloy powder having said oxide film on its surface as an aluminum matrix material with a neutron absorber to obtain a mixed powder;
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- mechanically alloying said mixed powder, thereby
- a) separating said oxide film from said aluminum powder having said oxide film on its surface or said aluminum alloy powder having said oxide film on its surface, to obtain a separated oxide film and separated aluminum powder or a separated aluminum alloy powder, and
- b) grinding said neutron absorber, said separated oxide film and said separated aluminum powder or said separated aluminum alloy powder, and
- c) dispersing said neutron absorber and said separated oxide film in said separated aluminum powder or said separated aluminum alloy powder.
An aluminum composite material, comprising:
- an aluminum matrix comprising a neutron absorber and a third particle comprising a member selected from the group consisting of an oxide, a nitride, a carbide and a boride;
- wherein said oxide is selected from the group consisting of Al2O3, ZrO2, SiO2, MgO and Cr2O3;
- wherein said nitride is selected from the group consisting of Si3N4 and BN;
- wherein said neutron absorber is selected from the group consisting of B4C and B2O3;
- wherein a content of said neutron absorber is 1% by weight or more to 20% by weight or less, and
- wherein a content of said third particle is 0.1% by weight or more to 30% by weight or less.
An aluminum composite material, comprising:
- an aluminum matrix comprising a neutron absorber sad a third particle comprising a member selected from the group consisting of an oxide, a nitride, a carbide and a boride;
- wherein said oxide is selected from the group consisting of Al2O3, ZrO2, SiO2, MgO and Cr2O3;
- wherein said nitride is selected from the group consisting of Si3N4 and BN;
- wherein said neutron absorber is selected from the group consisting of B4C and B2O3;
- wherein a content of said neutron absorber is 1% by weight or more to 20% by weight or less, and
- wherein a mean particle size of said third particle in gaid aluminum matrix is 0.01 μm or more to 10 μm or less.
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