CN212270276U - Multifunctional electron beam zone smelting furnace - Google Patents

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CN212270276U
CN212270276U CN202020041381.9U CN202020041381U CN212270276U CN 212270276 U CN212270276 U CN 212270276U CN 202020041381 U CN202020041381 U CN 202020041381U CN 212270276 U CN212270276 U CN 212270276U
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The utility model belongs to the technical field of ultrapure material preparation, in particular to a multifunctional electron beam area smelting furnace, which comprises an upper feeding and clamping mechanism 1, a furnace body 2, an electron gun 3, a vacuum system 4, a frame 5, an electron gun moving mechanism 6, a lower feeding and clamping mechanism 7, an observation window 8, a control box 9, a high-voltage power supply, an automatic control system and a water cooling system; the end part of the upper feeding and clamping mechanism 1, which extends into the furnace body 2, is an upper clamping head, and the upper clamping head clamps a material rod to be melted. The utility model discloses can satisfy the rifle body and the synchronous coordinated motion's of pay-off clamping mechanism function, can realize smelting the diversification of material, compact structure can satisfy that the charge bar of diameter 50mm size is smelted, and is rationally distributed, and the maintenance is maintained conveniently.

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Multifunctional electron beam zone smelting furnace
Technical Field
The utility model belongs to the technical field of ultrapure material preparation, in particular to multi-functional electron beam zone melting stove.
Background
Modern advanced manufacturing materials and equipment place increasingly high demands on the purity and crystalline integrity of high temperature refractory metal materials, as well as being dictated by the unique properties of the materials when ultra-pure. Therefore, the preparation of ultrapure materials is gaining wide attention.
The electron beam zone melting furnace is a special device for purifying and preparing high-melting point active metal single crystals, and can purify and draw high-melting point active metals such as tungsten, molybdenum, tantalum, niobium, titanium, zirconium, hafnium and the like into single crystals under the condition of high vacuum (about 6.7 multiplied by 10 < -3 > Pa) and can also heat and degas insulating materials such as Al2O3, precious stones, ceramics and the like. The electron beam zone melting furnace is carried out under the high vacuum condition, the melted material is rod-shaped, passes through an anode hole of an electron gun, and two ends of the melted material are fixed on a chuck. After one to several times of such processes, the material is purified or formed into a single crystal, and a material with high quality and purity performance is generated.
However, the equipment in the prior art has single function, and meets the requirements of smelting, purification and crystallization of individual metal bars, the diameter size of a smelting material rod is limited to be below 30mm, and the length of the material rod is limited by an upper material clamping mechanism and a lower material clamping mechanism; meanwhile, in the equipment in the prior art, the annular electron gun is fixed, the melting crystallization is ensured only by the feeding of the feeding mechanism, and the crystal pulling failure effect is easy to generate when the material with the immature process degree is treated; when the melting point of the melting material is as high as above 2000 ℃, and proper crucible solidification forming is difficult, electron beam zone melting is adopted to realize the growth of the single crystal of refractory metal under the condition without a crucible.
SUMMERY OF THE UTILITY MODEL
In order to overcome a series of defects that prior art exists, the utility model aims to provide a multi-functional electron beam zone melting stove to solve the problem that proposes among the above-mentioned background art.
The utility model relates to a multifunctional electron beam zone melting furnace, which comprises an upper feeding and clamping mechanism 1, a furnace body 2, an electron gun 3, a vacuum system 4, a frame 5, an electron gun moving mechanism 6, a lower feeding and clamping mechanism 7, an observation window 8, a control box 9, a high-voltage power supply, an automatic control system and a water cooling system;
the end part of the upper feeding and clamping mechanism 1, which extends into the furnace body 2, is an upper clamping head, and a material rod to be melted is clamped on the upper clamping head;
a vacuum system interface, an upper feeding interface, a lower feeding interface and an electron gun moving mechanism interface are reserved on the furnace body 2, and an observation window interface is reserved on the side surface;
the main body part of the electron gun 3 adopts a self-accelerating annular gun, and comprises an annular cathode block, a red copper bottom plate, a filament and a high-voltage insulating plate;
the vacuum system 4 comprises a vacuum unit consisting of a molecular pump and a mechanical pump;
the frame 5 is used for supporting the furnace body;
the electron gun moving mechanism 6 is connected with the base of the electron gun 3 in a ceramic insulation way, and the electron gun moving mechanism 6 controls the electron gun to move up and down;
the end part of the lower feeding and clamping mechanism 7 extending into the furnace body 2 is a lower clamping head, and a material rod to be melted is clamped on the clamping head;
the observation window 8 is welded and fixed with the furnace body and is provided with a reflection observation window, the reflection observation window is labyrinth and is resistant to baking at 450 ℃, and the reflection observation window is provided with a lead glass protective screen and an adjustable glass baffle.
The control box 9 is used for controlling the equipment to reach the control requirement when in use.
The frame 5 is formed by welding sectional materials,
the electron gun moving mechanism 6 controls the electron gun to move up and down by adopting a screw nut mechanism and a servo motor driving mode;
preferably, the upper feeding and clamping mechanism 1 drives the material rod to move up and down through the screw nut mechanism, and the material rod of the upper feeding and clamping mechanism 1 and the material rod are integrated into a whole.
Preferably, the furnace body 2 is welded by double-layer water-cooling stainless steel, and a reinforcing rib plate is arranged inside the furnace body.
Preferably, the annular cathode block is made of oxygen-free red copper, the inside of the annular cathode block is water-cooled, electrons generated by the filament are deflected, focused and accelerated by the potential distribution generated by the grid and the anode, and the electrons are bombarded on the material through the narrow slit of the cathode.
Preferably, the vacuum system 4 is provided with a vacuum interlocking protection device, the vacuum interlocking protection device comprises vacuum gauges arranged on the furnace body to measure the vacuum degree, each vacuum gauge is provided with a vacuum alarm point, and the vacuum gauges automatically alarm when the vacuum gauges are lower than a set value.
Preferably, the lower feeding and clamping mechanism 7 corresponds to the upper feeding and clamping mechanism 1, the feed rod is driven by the screw and nut mechanism to move up and down, and the feed rod of the lower feeding and clamping mechanism 7 and the feed rod are integrated into a whole.
The utility model discloses a regional smelting furnace of multi-functional electron beam has following beneficial effect:
1. the equipment improves the functions of the upper and lower feeding and clamping mechanisms, the upper and lower feeding mechanisms can independently feed, move and rotate, and can coordinate with the process requirements to synchronously ascend or descend, thereby being suitable for various process requirements. The updating is also the development and modification for meeting the smelting requirement of the actual customer process.
2. The equipment makes the annular electron gun have the function of feeding up and down from the actual process. Therefore, the smelting mode that the gun body fixes the feeding of the material rod can be met. The synchronous coordination movement function of the gun body and the feeding and clamping mechanism can be met. So far, the diversification of smelting materials can be realized.
3. The electron gun part of the device adopts an integrated water-cooling copper seat, the structure is compact, and the potential distribution of the cathode block, the anode block and the filament can meet the requirement of smelting a material rod with the diameter of 50 mm.
4. When the melting point of the melting material is as high as above 2000 ℃, and proper crucible solidification forming is difficult, electron beam zone melting is adopted to realize the growth of the single crystal of refractory metal under the condition without a crucible. The characteristics of different materials require different matching of the upper and lower feeding speeds and the moving speed of the electron gun.
5. And when the device runs, the upper and lower feeding rods, the annular gun anode hole and the charge bar are concentric. And the joint of any mechanism and the furnace body handle meets the vacuum sealing requirement. Therefore, the device adopts flexible connection, fixation and adjustment, and then adopts a fixed sealing mode to ensure the smelting requirement.
6. The utility model has the advantages of compact integral structure, reasonable layout and convenient maintenance.
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FIG. 1 is a structural diagram of the multi-functional electron beam zone melting furnace of the present invention
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1 upper feeding and clamping mechanism, 2 furnace body, 3 electronic gun, 4 vacuum system, 5 machine frame, 6 electronic gun moving mechanism, 7 lower feeding and clamping mechanism, 8 observation window and 9 control box
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In order to make the purpose, technical solution and advantages of the present invention clearer, the following will combine the drawings in the embodiments of the present invention to perform more detailed description on the technical solution in the embodiments of the present invention. In the drawings, the same or similar reference numerals denote the same or similar elements or elements having the same or similar functions throughout. The described embodiments are only some, but not all embodiments of the invention. The embodiments and the directional terms described below with reference to the drawings are exemplary and intended to be used for explaining the present invention, and should not be construed as limiting the present invention. Based on the embodiments in the present invention, all other embodiments obtained by a person skilled in the art without creative efforts belong to the protection scope of the present invention. Embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings.
In a broad embodiment of the utility model, a multi-functional electron beam zone melting stove mainly includes feeding clamp mechanism 1, furnace body 2, electron gun 3, vacuum system 4, frame 5, electron gun moving mechanism 6, feeding clamp mechanism 7, observation window 8, control case 9, high voltage power supply, automatic control system and water cooling system down
As shown in figure 1, the end part of the upper feeding and clamping mechanism 1 extending into the furnace body 2 is an upper clamping head, and the clamping head clamps a material rod to be melted. The upper feeding and clamping mechanism 1 can drive the material rod to move up and down through the screw nut mechanism, and the moving speed can be adjusted according to the requirements of the processing technology. The material rod and the material rod of the upper feeding and clamping mechanism 1 are integrated, and the rotation speed is adjusted according to the process requirement in the smelting process.
The furnace body 2 is provided with a vacuum system interface, an upper feeding interface, a lower feeding interface and an electron gun moving mechanism interface, and the side surface is provided with an observation window interface. Furnace body 2 adopts double-deck water-cooling stainless steel welding, and inside deep floor that arranges can guarantee the intensity requirement when the furnace body evacuation, also can play even waterline circulation effect, when guaranteeing equipment operation, each position temperature of furnace body is even not overheated phenomenon.
The main body of the electron gun 3 adopts a self-accelerating annular gun, and comprises an annular cathode block, a red copper bottom plate, a filament and a high-voltage insulating plate. The annular cathode block is made of oxygen-free red copper, and the inside of the annular cathode block is water-cooled. The electrons generated by the filament are deflected, focused and accelerated by the potential distribution generated by the grid and the anode, and bombarded on the material through the narrow slit of the cathode. The structure of the gun avoids the direct orientation of the filament and the material, eliminates the pollution of the spatter generated by the material in the melting process to the filament, and prolongs the service life of the filament. The width of the melting zone can be changed by adjusting the size of the narrow slit of the annular anode, so that the material with large diameter and small surface tension of the melt can be melted.
The vacuum system 4 comprises a vacuum unit consisting of a molecular pump and a mechanical pump. The vacuum fluctuation of the smelting exhaust gas can be effectively eliminated through the combination of the high-low vacuum system, and the stability of the smelting process is maintained. The values of the vacuum system 4 can be displayed on the console. The vacuum system 4 is operated manually and is provided with a vacuum interlock protection.
The structure and the principle of the vacuum interlocking protection device are as follows: the furnace body is provided with a vacuum gauge for measuring the vacuum degree, and is provided with respective vacuum alarm points for automatically alarming when the vacuum degree is lower than a set value. When the furnace chamber exceeds the low-limit vacuum value (if water runs out), the high pressure is automatically stopped, the corresponding pump and valve are closed, and an alarm is given at the same time.
The frame 5 is formed by welding sectional materials, plays a role in supporting a furnace body and other related parts, and enables the overall equipment layout to be compact and attractive.
And the electron gun moving mechanism 6 is connected with the base of the electron gun 3 in a ceramic insulation manner. The electron gun moving mechanism 6 controls the electron gun to move up and down by adopting a screw nut mechanism and a servo motor driving mode. The gun body can be ensured to be normally guided in the moving process, and the technological requirements of a heat source and smelting materials are met.
The end part of the lower feeding and clamping mechanism 7 extending into the furnace body 2 is a lower clamping head, and the clamping head clamps a material rod to be melted. The lower feeding and clamping mechanism can drive the material rod to move up and down through the screw nut mechanism, and the moving speed can be adjusted according to the requirements of the processing technology. The material rod and the material rod of the lower feeding and clamping mechanism 7 are integrated into a whole, and the rotation speed is adjusted according to the process requirement in the smelting process. The lower feeding and clamping mechanism 7 corresponds to the upper feeding and clamping mechanism 1, and under the matching control of the servo motor, the material rod is ensured to meet different process specifications in the smelting process, so that the smelting requirements on different materials are met.
The observation window 8 is welded and fixed with the furnace body, is provided with a reflection observation window, is made into a labyrinth type to reduce mechanical deformation, can resist the baking at 450 ℃, is provided with a lead glass protective screen, and eliminates the damage of X-rays generated by high voltage to a human body. In addition, an adjustable glass baffle is arranged on the observation window, so that the materials can be clearly observed in the whole smelting process.
The control box 9 is used for controlling the equipment to meet various control requirements when in use.
Finally, it should be pointed out that: the above embodiments are only used to illustrate the technical solution of the present invention, and not to limit it. Although the present invention has been described in detail with reference to the foregoing embodiments, it should be understood by those skilled in the art that: the technical solutions described in the foregoing embodiments may still be modified, or some technical features may be equivalently replaced; such modifications and substitutions do not depart from the spirit and scope of the present invention in its corresponding aspects.

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1. A multifunctional electron beam area smelting furnace comprises an upper feeding and clamping mechanism (1), a furnace body (2), an electron gun (3), a vacuum system (4), a frame (5), an electron gun moving mechanism (6), a lower feeding and clamping mechanism (7), an observation window (8), an operation box (9), a high-voltage power supply, an automatic control system and a water cooling system;
the end part of the upper feeding and clamping mechanism (1) extending into the furnace body (2) is an upper clamping head, and the upper clamping head clamps a material rod to be melted;
a vacuum system interface, an upper feeding interface, a lower feeding interface and an electron gun moving mechanism interface are reserved on the furnace body (2), and an observation window interface is reserved on the side surface;
the main body part of the electron gun (3) adopts a self-accelerating annular gun, and comprises an annular cathode block, a red copper bottom plate, a filament and a high-voltage insulating plate;
the vacuum system (4) comprises a vacuum unit consisting of a molecular pump and a mechanical pump;
the frame (5) is used for supporting the furnace body;
the electron gun moving mechanism (6) is connected with the base of the electron gun (3) in a ceramic insulation manner, and the electron gun moving mechanism (6) controls the electron gun to move up and down;
the end part of the lower feeding and clamping mechanism (7) extending into the furnace body (2) is a lower clamping head, and a material rod to be melted is clamped on the clamping head;
the observation window (8) is welded and fixed with the furnace body and is provided with a reflection observation window, the reflection observation window is labyrinth and can resist the baking at 450 ℃, and the reflection observation window is provided with a lead glass protective screen and an adjustable glass baffle;
the control box 9 is used for controlling the equipment to meet the control requirement when in use;
the frame (5) is formed by welding sectional materials,
the electron gun moving mechanism (6) controls the electron gun to move up and down by adopting a screw nut mechanism and a servo motor driving mode.
2. The multifunctional electron beam area smelting furnace according to claim 1, wherein the upper feeding and clamping mechanism (1) drives the material rod to move up and down through a screw and nut mechanism, and the material rod of the upper feeding and clamping mechanism (1) is integrated with the material rod.
3. The multifunctional electron beam zone melting furnace according to claim 1, characterized in that the furnace body (2) is welded with double-layer water-cooled stainless steel, and reinforcing ribs are arranged inside.
4. The multifunctional electron beam zone melting furnace as claimed in claim 1, wherein the ring cathode block is made of oxygen-free red copper, is internally water-cooled, and electrons generated by the filament are deflected, focused and accelerated by the potential distribution generated by the grid and the anode, and bombarded on the material through the cathode slit.
5. The multifunctional electron beam zone melting furnace according to claim 1, characterized in that the vacuum system (4) is provided with a vacuum interlock protection device comprising vacuum gauges arranged on the furnace body to measure the vacuum degree, each gauge being provided with a vacuum alarm point, which automatically alarms when below a set value.
6. The multifunctional electron beam area smelting furnace according to claim 1, wherein the lower feeding and clamping mechanism (7) corresponds to the upper feeding and clamping mechanism (1), the feed rod is driven to move up and down by a screw and nut mechanism, and the feed rod of the lower feeding and clamping mechanism (7) and the feed rod are integrated into a whole.
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