高强度聚焦超声辅助电解加工TC4钛合金声热效应影响研究

Research on the acoustic-thermal effects of high-intensity focused ultrasound-assisted electrochemical machining of TC4 titanium alloy

  • 摘要: 针对TC4钛合金的自钝性难加工特性,文章提出了一种高强度聚焦超声(high-intensity focused ultrasound, HIFU)辅助电解加工新工艺。为探究HIFU声热效应对辅助电解加工TC4钛合金的影响作用,首先,基于COMSOL Multiphysics有限元软件构建聚焦超声场温度模型,分析焦点区域瞬态温升特性;其次,采用 K型针状热电偶与贴片式热电偶对焦点温升进行实测;最后,通过进行常规电解加工、电解液升温(热辅助)常规电解加工以及高强度聚焦超声辅助电解加工三种工艺的TC4钛合金加工对比试验。结果表明,聚焦超声焦点处的仿真温升约为50 ℃,且表现出明显的强聚焦特性;实际测量中焦点区域温升达70 ℃,红外热成像也显示出相似的强聚焦分布趋势,仿真与实验的温度变化趋势高度一致。此外,HIFU辅助电解加工显著提高了加工效率,常规电解加工(electrochemical machining, ECM)加工获得的微孔直径为1 000 μm,而高强度聚焦超声辅助条件下微孔直径减小至500 μm,表明聚焦超声的声热效应能够有效抑制TC4钛合金的钝化特性,解决其自钝化而导致的难加工问题。

     

    Abstract: To address the challenging machinability of TC4 titanium alloy caused by its self-passivation characteristic, this study proposes a novel high-intensity focused ultrasound (HIFU)-assisted electrochemical machining process. Experiments were conducted using COMSOL Multiphysics finite element software to establish a temperature model of the focused ultrasonic field and simulate the temperature rise characteristics of the focal region over time. Meanwhile, K-type needle thermocouples and surface-mounted thermocouples were employed to experimentally measure the temperature rise at the focal point. A comparison of the experimental results from three processes-conventional electrochemical machining, thermally assisted conventional electrochemical machining (with elevated electrolyte temperature), and HIFU-assisted electrochemical machining-revealed that the simulated temperature rise at the focal point of the focused ultrasound was approximately 50 ℃ with clear strong-focusing behavior. The actual measured temperature rise in the focal region reached 70 ℃, and infrared thermography also showed a similar strongly focused distribution trend. The temperature variation trends observed in simulation and experiment were highly consistent. Furthermore, HIFU-assisted electrochemical machining significantly improved machining efficiency, the micro-hole diameter obtained by conventional ECM was 1000 μm, while under HIFU assistance, it was reduced to 500 μm, indicating that the acoustothermal effect of focused ultrasound markedly enhances the electrochemical machining process.

     

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