铜锭铸造过程内部缩孔疏松缺陷控制技术应用及试验

Application and Test of Internal Shrinkage Defect Control Technology in Copper Ingot Casting Process

  • 摘要: 铜合金材料在现代工业体系中占据基础性地位,大截面铜锭在连续铸造阶段极易受热力学与动力学因素干扰,在凝固末端形成内部缩孔与微观疏松缺陷。系统研究该类缺陷的形成机理与防控措施,具有重要工程实用价值。该文基于某高强高导铜连铸项目实际运行数据,深度剖析熔体温度场、流场及溶质分布对固液相变过程的干预机制。围绕结晶器换热效率、二冷区冷却水通量时空分配、凝固末端补缩通道形貌等关键工艺参数,定量解析各参数对铸锭中心致密化程度的影响规律。通过引入电磁搅拌非线性调控、动态轻压下实施窗口界定以及气水雾化自适应寻优等靶向控制策略,重构了铜锭凝固过程的边界条件。物理模拟与现场工业试验结果表明:优化方案有效阻断了枝晶搭桥现象,重塑了等轴晶网络结构,大幅降低了宏观缩孔与微观疏松的发生概率,提升了铸锭内部质量的稳定性。

     

    Abstract: Copper alloys serve as fundamental materials in modern industry. Large-section copper ingots are susceptible to thermodynamic and dynamic disturbances during continuous casting, resulting in internal shrinkage cavities and micro-porosity at the final solidification zone. Systematic research on the formation mechanism and prevention of such defects is of great practical engineering significance. Based on production data from a continuous casting project of high-strength and high-conductivity copper, this paper thoroughly analyzes how the melt temperature field, flow field and solute distribution affect solid-liquid phase transformation. Focusing on critical technological parameters including mold heat exchange efficiency, spatiotemporal distribution of cooling water flux in the secondary cooling zone and feeding channel morphology at solidification terminal, the quantitative relationship between these parameters and central densification of ingots is clarified. Targeted control technologies including nonlinear regulation of electromagnetic stirring, determination of operating window for dynamic soft reduction and adaptive optimization of air-water atomization are adopted to reconstruct the boundary conditions for copper ingot solidification. Physical simulations and industrial trials verify that the optimized process inhibits dendrite bridging, facilitates the formation of equiaxed grain network, drastically reduces the generation of macroscopic shrinkage and micro-porosity, and improves the internal quality stability of cast ingots.

     

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