Title:
【発明の名称】金属の半溶融射出成形方法及びその装置
Document Type and Number:
Japanese Patent JP3370278
Kind Code:
B2
Abstract:
In a semi-molten metal injection molding method of producing a thin molded product by injecting a semi-molten metal M of a magnesium alloy, in a semi-melting state, into a cavity of a mold through a product gate, characterized in that it is made possible to obtain a high-quality thin molded product by maintaining satisfactory fluidity of the semi-molten metal M. A grain size of the solid fraction in the melt M is set to not more than 0.13 times the average thickness of the product portion of the thin molded product and a molten metal velocity at the product gate is set to not less than 30 m/s and, moreover, a solid fraction Fs (%) of the semi-molten metal M and a grain size D ( mu m) of the solid phase of the semi-molten metal M are set so as to define the relationship Fs x D = 1500. In this method, a thin product is molded by injecting a semi-molten molten metal into a mold cavity with narrow space corresponding to thickness in the thin product. The melt is in a solid-liquid mixture state at a temperature not higher than the liquidus temperature of metal or alloy. The diameter of solid grains in the melt is set to not more than 0.13 times the average thickness of the product portion corresponding to the cavity. The solid grains having diameters larger than 0.13 times the average thickness causes the melt to significantly reduce in fluidity, thus making the molded product porous. The grains in the melt to be injected can be easily decreased by employing shorter cycle time for molding. Therefore, the thin product having high quality can easily be molded by such a simple injection molding method. The term "thin product " used in this specification is defined as a molded article whose thickness is not more than 1.5 mm in 50% or more of the product portion area, or a molded article wherein the volume of the product portion in mm<3> divided by the surface area (in mm<2> ) on both sides in the direction of thickness is not more than 0.75.
Inventors:
Kazuo Sakamoto
Yasutoshi Ishida
Yukio Yamamoto
Yasutoshi Ishida
Yukio Yamamoto
Application Number:
JP18916298A
Publication Date:
January 27, 2003
Filing Date:
July 03, 1998
Export Citation:
Assignee:
Mazda Corporation Inc
International Classes:
B22D18/00; B22D17/00; B22D17/22; C22C1/02; (IPC1-7): B22D17/00; B22D17/22; C22C1/02
Domestic Patent References:
JP999353A |
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
Hiroshi Maeda (2 outside)