JP3667934B2 - Method and apparatus for heat treatment of metal by vacuum arc - Google Patents

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JP3667934B2
JP3667934B2 JP09867797A JP9867797A JP3667934B2 JP 3667934 B2 JP3667934 B2 JP 3667934B2 JP 09867797 A JP09867797 A JP 09867797A JP 9867797 A JP9867797 A JP 9867797A JP 3667934 B2 JP3667934 B2 JP 3667934B2
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【0001】
【発明の属する技術分野】
本発明は、金属の表面層を熱処理する方法に関し、表面層の焼きなまし、焼き入れ、焼きもどしなどによる金属表面層の性質の改善に適用される。
【0002】
【従来の技術】
金属は温度により変態し、変態の前後で性質を大きく変ることが多い。高温から急速に冷却すると、相の混合状態が微細になる、高温状態の相が低温にまで持ち来たらされる、あるいは準安定な新しい相が出現するなどの非平衡状態が生じる。金属の性質はこの様な非平衡状態の程度により変化するので、適当な温度に加熱し、種々の速度で冷却すれば様々な非平衡状態が生じ、材料特性を変える幅広い応用が得られる。
【0003】
一方不均質、非平衡の状態にあるものを加熱することにより、平衡状態に近づけあるいはひずみを消失させることにより、均質化や軟化を生じさせることも有用な処理となる。これらの処理はまとめて熱処理といわれる。従来の熱処理の加熱方法としては燃焼炎バーナーによる方法、高周波誘導加熱方法や大気中アークやレーザー加熱方法などが採用されている。
【0004】
【発明が解決しようとする課題】
従来方法による熱処理のための加熱手段を用いる場合、いずれも加熱法においても、金属部材の加熱領域は加熱手段と金属部材の位置関係により決まってしまい、広い面積を熱処理することは簡単でない。広い面積を加熱するためには、加熱手段を多数個並べるか、加熱手段装置を移動させるか、あるいは金属部材を移動させるかする必要があった。本発明は加熱手段装置と被加熱物である金属部材の相対位置関係が決まっていても広い面積を熱処理することを可能にするもので、金属の熱処理を効率的に行うことを目的とする。
【0005】
【課題を解決するための手段】
上記課題を解決するための本発明手段は、金属部材の表面および表面近傍の熱処理を行う方法において、前記金属部材を直流アーク電源の負極側に電気的に接続して、酸素ガスあるいは酸素を含むガスを導入して、真空アーク処理を1Torr 以下 0.5Torr 以上の酸化性雰囲気内で行うことを特徴とする。この方法を実現するためにアーク電源と真空容器と真空排気設備および真空容器内にアーク電極を有する真空アーク熱処理装置において、金属部材を陰極とし、酸化性ガス導入機構と装置内圧力から、1Torr 以下 0.5Torr 以上の圧力範囲内に保持されるよう、酸化性ガス導入バルブの開閉を制御する圧力制御機構を有することを特徴とする真空アークによる金属の熱処理装置を用いる。
【0006】
【発明の実施の形態】
真空アークの特徴は、エネルギー密度のきわめて高い陰極点が一個ないし複数個存在し、それらが一定の位置に固定されること無く、激しく動き回ることにある。真空アークという言葉は、厳密な意味での真空の中で形成されるアークに限定されるのではなく、大気圧よりはかなり低い、減圧雰囲気で形成されるアークに対してもしばしば使用される。本発明明細書においても、減圧雰囲気中で形成されるアークで、そのアーク陰極点が陰極上の特定の位置に固定されず、動き回る性質を示すアークを、真空アークということとする。
【0007】
本発明の方法を図1の例で説明する。真空容器1内は真空排気ポンプ2により排気され減圧雰囲気が保持される。真空容器1内におかれた被熱処理材である金属部材5は、直流アーク電源3の負極側に電気的に接続され、アーク直流電源3の正極側に電気的に接続された陽極4との間で真空アークが点火される。金属部材5の表面には陰極点が形成され、表面上を動き回る。
【0008】
アーク形成雰囲気の圧力が10Torr以下の低い圧力になると真空アーク陰極点はエネルギー密度がきわめて高くなり、陰極表面上の広い範囲を動きまわる。陽極直下でなくとも広い領域が陰極点の運動範囲となる。陰極点が通過した表面は急熱された後急冷され、表面近傍には熱影響層が残る。金属部材を動かしたり陽極電極を動かしたりすることなしに広面積の熱処理が出来る。
【0009】
真空アークによる陰極点のエネルギー密度や運動領域の広さは真空アーク形成雰囲気の圧力により大きく影響されることは、例えば特公平7-63689 で述べられているようによく知られている。特公平7-63698 発明ではもっぱら真空アーク陰極点は金属部材の表面の浄化スケール除去、バリ取りなどの目的に用いられており、熱処理を目的とする発明ではない。目的が異なるため、陰極点の動作最適圧力領域も異なることが本発明者の実験研究より明らかになっている。
【0010】
熱処理効果を得るための陰極点動作雰囲気に関しては、雰囲気圧力が高すぎると陰極点のスポット形状が大きくなりエネルギー密度は低くなるとともに、陰極点の動きも緩慢になり、運動領域も狭くなり良好な熱処理が出来ない。雰囲気圧力がある程度より低くなると陰極近傍と陽極近傍での電圧降下に比べアーク柱空間での電圧降下量は無視可能になり、従ってアーク電極間の最短距離のところで形成される必要もなく、陰極点が陽極から遠く離れた点にも形成可能になる。
【0011】
実用的見地からは、本発明の実施のためには、雰囲気圧力は1Torr以下で0.1Torr以上の範囲にあることが好ましい。圧力が0.1Torr未満でも熱処理効果は変わらないが、経済的観点からみて、0.1Torr未満にする必要はない。これに対し、表面浄化の目的のための、特公平7-63689 発明においては、適正な浄化のための動作雰囲気圧力は、10Pa以下、すなわち7.6×10 -2 Torr以下とされ、本発明における適正領域とは異なり、さらに低い圧力領域でのアーク動作が要求されている。
【0012】
実効的にある厚みをもって熱処理効果を得ようとするには、陰極点の動きは早すぎても、遅すぎても良くない。陰極点の動きが速すぎる場合は、ごく表面の薄い層のみが加熱される。陰極点の動きが停止したりあるいは遅すぎる場合は、陰極点の周りの限られた範囲のみが加熱され続け、局部的に溶融し、被処理物は溶損する.従来の熱処理手段としての大気中アークを用いる方法では、上述したように、アークは陰極点の動きが緩慢あるいは静止するので、広い範囲の熱処理を行わせるためには、アーク装置を移動させるかあるいはまた、被処理物を移動運動させるかせねばならない。本発明の様に自動的な広範囲領域の処理は出来ない。
【0013】
陰極点の運動速度は圧力の他に表面の状態に強く影響されることも本発明者の研究より明らかになっている。被処理物表面が清浄な金属面であるときは、表面に形成される陰極点の運動速度はきわめて大きいが、表面が酸化されている場合は陰極点の運動速度は遅い。表面の酸化層の厚み大なるほど陰極点運動速度は小さくなる。表面を酸化物で覆われた金属部材を真空アーク処理することにより、酸化物の除去と熱処理が同時に行える。しかしながら、陰極点の移動速度は上述したように酸化膜の厚みに依存しているので、熱処理層の厚みは、スケールの厚みと独立には制御出来ないという問題がある。
【0014】
願発明は上記問題点を解決するための方法であり、熱処理層の厚みをスケール厚みとは独立に制御する方法に関し、酸化性ガスを真空容器内に導入し真空アーク発生雰囲気を酸化性にすることを特徴とする。真空アーク陰極点は上述したように、酸化膜で覆われていない金属表面上では動きが速く、不安定である。熱処理しようとする部材の表面にはじめから酸化層が存在しない場合、あるいは酸化膜がはじめに存在していても、真空アーク陰極点のクリーニング作用により、表面の酸化膜が大方除去され、全面にわたり清浄な金属表面がでてしまったあとは陰極点は不安定になりやすい。
【0015】
図1の真空容器1に取り付けられているガス導入バルブ7より酸素ガス、酸素を不活性ガスで希釈した酸素を含むガスまたは空気を導入し、圧力センサー6の値をみながらバルブの開度を調整し、雰囲気内の圧力を1Torr以下、0.5Torr以上に保ち、雰囲気を酸化性にする。0.5Torr未満では酸化性を確保することが難しくなる。この雰囲気で処理部材5を陰極として真空アーク処理をすると、アーク陰極点が通過して清浄な金属面が部材表面に現れたとしても、アーク陰極点通過部分は雰囲気酸素と反応し、すぐに酸化膜が再形成され、処理部材全面が清浄な金属面になることはない。したがってアークは常に酸化物上に形成され安定である。
【0016】
酸化層表面を探しながら動き回る陰極点は、したがって何度も同じ箇所に戻り、クリーニングと再酸化を繰り返すことになる。熱処理層が所定の厚みになるまで安定して真空アーク処理を続けることができる。最終的には全表面を清浄にしたい場合は、終了直前にガス導入バルブ7を閉じ、真空容器1内を非酸化性雰囲気として処理部材5を真空アーク処理して仕上げればよい。
【0017】
なお、本発明者らによる酸素ガスを供給しながら真空アーク陰極点を金属部材の表面に作用させることにより、特定元素を選択的に酸化あるいは蒸発させることを目的とした特開平07-075816発明がある。この特開平07-075816発明はもっぱら表面層の化学組成の変化を狙った発明であり、本発明とは目的が異なり、したがって適用材料も異なる。
【0018】
願発明の装置構成概念は図1に示されるとうりである。従来真空アークによる表面処理装置では、アーク電源と真空容器と真空排気機構および真空容器内に設置されたアーク電極およびガス導入リークバルブが装置構成の基本となる要素であった。本発明装置は従来装置に、酸化性ガス導入バルブと、雰囲気圧力制御機構を付加したことが特徴であり、圧力センサー6の出力信号が酸化性ガス導入バルブの開度を調整するためのバルブ制御機構8の入力となり、あらかじめ設定された値と比較され、バルブ制御機構内の論理回路により、圧力があらかじめ設定された範囲内に保持されるよう、バルブの開度を調整される。
【0019】
また、圧力調整法として、さらに排気系にバルブを追加して、このバルブの開度を同時に制御する機構を設けてもよい。このような自動調整のための論理回路および制御機構の構築、実現は公知の技術であるので具体的な詳細説明は省略する。
【0020】
【実施例】
(実施例1)
表面がスケールで覆われ、寸法100mm × 200mmで厚み15mmの鋼材を試料として、真空容器内に入れ、これを陰極として、真空アーク処理をした。処理条件および真空アーク処理後の表面層の硬度を測定して焼き入れ効果を測定した。実験条件および処理後の硬度測定結果を表1にまとめて示している。真空アーク処理によりいずれの試料の上表面は全面スケールが除去され金属面が現れていた。表面硬度も上昇も確認された。空気を導入し、雰囲気を酸化性として真空アーク処理を長く続けた試料では表面硬度がより高くなると共に焼き入れ厚みも厚くなっていることが確認された。
【0021】
【表1】

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【0022】
(実施例2)
ショットブラストにより表面が加工硬化した鋼材厚板試料を、真空アーク熱処理を行った。処理した材料の寸法は100mmx200mmで厚み15mmである。ショットブラスト処理を行っているので試料表面は金属色になっており、スケールは存在していない。この試料を真空容器内に入れ、これを陰極として、真空アーク処理をした。処理条件および真空アーク処理後の表面硬度を測定し、加工硬化除去の効果を表2に示す。
【0023】
試料番号5は無酸化雰囲気で処理したもので、100秒でアークが不安定化したので、その時点で処理を止めた。試料番号6は空気を導入しながらアーク処理をしたもので、200秒間の処理を続けたがアークの不安定がおこらなかった。空気導入したアーク処理により加工硬化表面層がなくなることが確認された。
【0024】
【表2】
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【0025】
【発明の効果】
真空アークを用い、金属部材の表面に陰極点を走らせることにより、広い金属表面の熱処理を行うことが出来た。さらに真空アーク雰囲気を酸化性にすることにより処理効果を高めたり、処理厚みを大にすることが出来た。
【図面の簡単な説明】
【図1】 本願発明に係る真空アークによる熱処理装置構成の概念図
【符号の説明】
1;真空容器
2;真空ポンプ
3;真空アーク用直流電源
4;真空アーク用陽極
5;熱処理を施す被処理部材
6;圧力センサー
7;リーク量が制御できる酸化性ガス導入バルブ
8;リークバルブ開度自動調整機構[0001]
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a method for heat-treating a metal surface layer, and is applied to the improvement of the properties of the metal surface layer by annealing, quenching, tempering and the like of the surface layer.
[0002]
[Prior art]
Metals are transformed by temperature, and the properties are often greatly changed before and after transformation. When rapidly cooled from a high temperature, a non-equilibrium state occurs, for example, the phase mixture becomes fine, the high-temperature phase is brought to a low temperature, or a new metastable phase appears. Since the properties of the metal change depending on the degree of such non-equilibrium, heating to an appropriate temperature and cooling at various speeds can produce various non-equilibrium and provide a wide range of applications that change material properties.
[0003]
On the other hand, it is also useful to cause homogenization or softening by heating the material in a non-homogeneous or non-equilibrium state to bring it closer to the equilibrium state or to eliminate the strain. These treatments are collectively referred to as heat treatment. As a conventional heating method for heat treatment, a method using a combustion flame burner, a high-frequency induction heating method, an atmospheric arc or laser heating method, or the like is employed.
[0004]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
In the case of using a heating means for heat treatment according to a conventional method, the heating area of the metal member is determined by the positional relationship between the heating means and the metal member, and it is not easy to heat a large area. In order to heat a large area, it is necessary to arrange a large number of heating means, move the heating means device, or move the metal member. The present invention makes it possible to heat-treat a wide area even if the relative positional relationship between the heating means and the metal member to be heated is determined, and an object of the invention is to efficiently perform the heat-treatment of the metal.
[0005]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
The means of the present invention for solving the above-mentioned problems includes a method for performing heat treatment on and near the surface of a metal member, wherein the metal member is electrically connected to the negative electrode side of a DC arc power source and contains oxygen gas or oxygen. Gas is introduced and vacuum arc treatment is performed in an oxidizing atmosphere of 1 Torr or less and 0.5 Torr or more . In order to realize this method, in a vacuum arc heat treatment apparatus having an arc power source, a vacuum vessel, an evacuation facility, and an arc electrode in the vacuum vessel, the metal member is used as a cathode, and from the oxidizing gas introduction mechanism and the pressure in the device, 1 Torr or less A metal heat treatment apparatus using a vacuum arc is used, which has a pressure control mechanism for controlling the opening and closing of the oxidizing gas introduction valve so as to be maintained within a pressure range of 0.5 Torr or more .
[0006]
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
The feature of the vacuum arc is that there are one or more cathode spots with extremely high energy density, and they move violently without being fixed at a fixed position. The term vacuum arc is not limited to arcs formed in a strict sense of vacuum, but is often used for arcs formed in a reduced pressure atmosphere that is well below atmospheric pressure. Also in the specification of the present invention, an arc formed in a reduced-pressure atmosphere and whose arc cathode spot is not fixed at a specific position on the cathode and shows a property of moving around is referred to as a vacuum arc.
[0007]
The method of the present invention will be described with reference to the example of FIG. The inside of the vacuum vessel 1 is evacuated by a vacuum exhaust pump 2 to maintain a reduced pressure atmosphere. A metal member 5, which is a material to be heat-treated in the vacuum vessel 1, is electrically connected to the negative electrode side of the DC arc power supply 3 and is connected to the anode 4 electrically connected to the positive electrode side of the arc DC power supply 3. In between, a vacuum arc is ignited. Cathode spots are formed on the surface of the metal member 5 and move around on the surface.
[0008]
When the pressure of the arc forming atmosphere becomes a low pressure of 10 Torr or less, the vacuum arc cathode spot has an extremely high energy density and moves over a wide range on the cathode surface. Even if it is not directly under the anode, a wide area is the movement range of the cathode spot. The surface through which the cathode spot has passed is rapidly heated and then rapidly cooled, and a heat-affected layer remains in the vicinity of the surface. Heat treatment of large area without move the anode electrode move the metallic member can be.
[0009]
It is well known that the energy density of the cathode spot by the vacuum arc and the width of the moving region are greatly influenced by the pressure of the vacuum arc forming atmosphere, as described in, for example, Japanese Patent Publication No. 7-63689. In the invention, the vacuum arc cathode spot is exclusively used for the purpose of removing the purification scale on the surface of the metal member, deburring, etc., and is not an invention for the purpose of heat treatment. It is clear from the experimental study by the present inventor that the operating pressure range of the cathode spot is different because the purpose is different.
[0010]
As for the cathode spot operating atmosphere for obtaining the heat treatment effect, if the atmospheric pressure is too high, the spot shape of the cathode spot becomes larger and the energy density becomes lower, the movement of the cathode spot becomes slow, the movement region becomes narrower, and it is good. Heat treatment is not possible. When the atmospheric pressure is lower than a certain level, the voltage drop in the arc column space is negligible compared to the voltage drop in the vicinity of the cathode and the anode, so it is not necessary to form at the shortest distance between the arc electrodes. Can be formed at a point far from the anode.
[0011]
From a practical point of view, the atmospheric pressure is preferably in the range of 1 Torr or less and 0.1 Torr or more for the practice of the present invention. Even if the pressure is less than 0.1 Torr, the heat treatment effect does not change, but it is not necessary to make it less than 0.1 Torr from the economical viewpoint. On the other hand, in the Japanese Patent Publication No. 7-63689 for the purpose of surface purification, the operating atmospheric pressure for proper purification is 10 Pa or less, that is, 7.6 × 10 −2 Torr or less. Unlike the proper region, the arc operation in a lower pressure region is required.
[0012]
In order to effectively obtain the heat treatment effect with a certain thickness, the movement of the cathode spot may be too early or too late. If the cathode spot moves too fast, only a very thin layer is heated. When the movement of the cathode spot stops or is too slow, only a limited area around the cathode spot continues to be heated and melts locally, and the workpiece is melted. In the conventional method using an atmospheric arc as a heat treatment means, as described above, the arc has a slow or static movement of the cathode spot. Therefore, in order to perform a wide range of heat treatment, the arc device is moved or In addition, the workpiece must be moved and moved. As in the present invention, automatic wide area processing is not possible.
[0013]
It has also become clear from the study of the present inventor that the moving speed of the cathode spot is strongly influenced by the surface condition in addition to the pressure. When the surface of the object to be processed is a clean metal surface, the movement speed of the cathode spot formed on the surface is extremely high, but when the surface is oxidized, the movement speed of the cathode spot is slow. As the thickness of the oxide layer on the surface increases, the cathode spot movement speed decreases. By subjecting the metal member whose surface is covered with oxide to vacuum arc treatment, removal of the oxide and heat treatment can be performed simultaneously. However, since the moving speed of the cathode spot depends on the thickness of the oxide film as described above, there is a problem that the thickness of the heat treatment layer cannot be controlled independently of the thickness of the scale.
[0014]
This gun onset Ming is a method for solving the above problems, a method of controlling the thickness of the heat-treated layer independently of the scale thickness, oxidizing a vacuum arc generated atmosphere by introducing an oxidizing gas into the vacuum chamber It is characterized by. As described above, the vacuum arc cathode spot moves quickly and is unstable on a metal surface not covered with an oxide film. When there is no oxide layer on the surface of the member to be heat-treated, or even if an oxide film is present at the beginning, the oxide film on the surface is largely removed by the cleaning action of the vacuum arc cathode spot, and the entire surface is clean. The cathode spot is likely to become unstable after the metal surface is exposed.
[0015]
An oxygen gas, a gas containing oxygen diluted with an inert gas or air is introduced from a gas introduction valve 7 attached to the vacuum vessel 1 in FIG. Adjust and keep the pressure in the atmosphere at 1 Torr or less and 0.5 Torr or more to make the atmosphere oxidizing. If it is less than 0.5 Torr, it becomes difficult to ensure oxidation. When vacuum arc treatment is performed using the treatment member 5 as a cathode in this atmosphere, even if the arc cathode spot passes and a clean metal surface appears on the member surface, the arc cathode spot passage portion reacts with atmospheric oxygen and immediately oxidizes. The film is re-formed, and the entire processing member does not become a clean metal surface. Therefore, the arc is always formed on the oxide and is stable.
[0016]
Thus, the cathode spot that moves around while searching for the surface of the oxide layer returns to the same location many times, and repeats cleaning and reoxidation. The vacuum arc treatment can be continued stably until the heat treatment layer has a predetermined thickness. Finally, when it is desired to clean the entire surface, the gas introduction valve 7 is closed just before the end, and the object to be treated 5 is finished by vacuum arc treatment with the inside of the vacuum vessel 1 as a non-oxidizing atmosphere.
[0017]
Incidentally, the invention disclosed in Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 07-075816 is intended to selectively oxidize or evaporate a specific element by applying a vacuum arc cathode spot to the surface of a metal member while supplying oxygen gas. is there. The invention disclosed in Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 07-075816 is an invention exclusively aimed at changing the chemical composition of the surface layer, and has a different purpose from that of the present invention, and therefore the applied material is also different.
[0018]
Device constructs of the present gun onset Ming is Tori shown in FIG. In a conventional surface treatment apparatus using a vacuum arc, an arc power source, a vacuum vessel, a vacuum exhaust mechanism, an arc electrode installed in the vacuum vessel, and a gas introduction leak valve are basic elements of the device configuration. The apparatus of the present invention is characterized in that an oxidizing gas introduction valve and an atmospheric pressure control mechanism are added to the conventional apparatus, and the valve control for adjusting the opening of the oxidizing gas introduction valve by the output signal of the pressure sensor 6. the input for mechanism 8, is compared with a preset value, the logic circuit in valves control mechanism, to be held within the pressure is preset, it is adjusting the opening of the valve.
[0019]
Further, as a pressure adjusting method, a valve may be added to the exhaust system, and a mechanism for simultaneously controlling the opening degree of the valve may be provided. Since the construction and implementation of such a logic circuit and control mechanism for automatic adjustment are well-known techniques, a detailed description thereof will be omitted.
[0020]
【Example】
(Example 1)
The surface was covered with a scale, and a steel material having a size of 100 mm × 200 mm and a thickness of 15 mm was used as a sample, and placed in a vacuum vessel, and this was used as a cathode, and vacuum arc treatment was performed. The quenching effect was measured by measuring the treatment conditions and the hardness of the surface layer after the vacuum arc treatment. Table 1 summarizes the experimental conditions and the hardness measurement results after the treatment. The whole surface scale was removed from the upper surface of any sample by the vacuum arc treatment, and the metal surface appeared. Both surface hardness and increase were confirmed. It was confirmed that in the sample in which air was introduced and the atmosphere was oxidizing and the vacuum arc treatment was continued for a long time, the surface hardness was higher and the quenching thickness was also increased.
[0021]
[Table 1]
Figure 0003667934
[0022]
(Example 2)
A steel plate sample whose surface was work-hardened by shot blasting was subjected to vacuum arc heat treatment. The dimensions of the treated material are 100 mm x 200 mm and the thickness is 15 mm. Since the shot blasting process is performed, the sample surface has a metallic color and no scale exists. This sample was put in a vacuum vessel, and this was used as a cathode and subjected to vacuum arc treatment. The processing conditions and the surface hardness after the vacuum arc treatment were measured, and the effect of work hardening removal is shown in Table 2.
[0023]
Sample No. 5 was processed in a non-oxidizing atmosphere, and the arc became unstable in 100 seconds, so the processing was stopped at that time. Sample No. 6 was subjected to arc treatment while introducing air. The treatment was continued for 200 seconds, but arc instability did not occur. It was confirmed that the work hardened surface layer disappeared by the arc treatment introduced with air.
[0024]
[Table 2]
Figure 0003667934
[0025]
【The invention's effect】
By using a vacuum arc and running a cathode spot on the surface of the metal member, it was possible to heat treat a wide metal surface. Furthermore, by making the vacuum arc atmosphere oxidizing, the treatment effect could be increased and the treatment thickness could be increased.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is a conceptual diagram of a heat treatment apparatus configuration using a vacuum arc according to the present invention.
DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1; Vacuum container 2; Vacuum pump 3; DC power supply 4 for vacuum arcs; Anode 5 for vacuum arcs; Degree adjustment mechanism

Claims (2)

金属部材の表面および表面近傍の熱処理を行う方法において、前記金属部材を直流アーク電源の負極側に電気的に接続し、酸素ガスあるいは酸素を含むガスを導入して、真空アーク処理を1Torr 以下 0.5Torr 以上の酸化性雰囲気内で行うことを特徴とする真空アークによる金属の熱処理方法。In the method of performing heat treatment on and near the surface of the metal member, the metal member is electrically connected to the negative electrode side of the DC arc power source, oxygen gas or a gas containing oxygen is introduced, and vacuum arc treatment is performed at 1 Torr or less 0.5 A method of heat-treating a metal by a vacuum arc, which is performed in an oxidizing atmosphere of Torr or higher . アーク電源と真空容器と真空排気設備および真空容器内にアーク電極を有する真空アーク熱処理装置において、金属部材を陰極とし、酸化性ガス導入機構と装置内圧力から、1Torr 以下 0.5Torr 以上の圧力範囲内に保持されるよう、酸化性ガス導入バルブの開閉を制御する圧力制御機構を有することを特徴とする真空アークによる金属の熱処理装置。In vacuum arc heat treatment equipment with arc power source, vacuum vessel, evacuation equipment and arc electrode in vacuum vessel, metal member is used as cathode, oxidizing gas introduction mechanism and pressure in equipment within pressure range of 1 Torr or less and 0.5 Torr or more And a pressure control mechanism for controlling the opening and closing of the oxidizing gas introduction valve so as to be held by the vacuum arc.
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