
Uma abantu abaningi bezwa 'impahla yokuphonsa i-wax elahlekile', bafanekisela umugqa ocwebezelayo, ozishintshayo ngokugcwele kukhathalogi. Iqiniso limbi kakhulu, lihlukene kakhudlwana, futhi ubungcweti bangempela busekwazini ukuhlanganisa lezo zingcezu zibe inqubo esebenza ngempela usuku nosuku. Akukhona nje ngomjovo we-wax noma isithando somlilo; kumayelana nezinto ezingabonakali phakathi—i-autoclave edonsa amanzi edinga ijika elicindezelayo elifanele, noma i-slurry mixer umklamo wayo wokugwedla ungenza noma uphule igobolondo lakho. Ugibe ovamile ukutshala imali ngokweqile emshinini owodwa 'weqhawe' kuyilapho ungawanaki amasistimu asekelayo awusekelayo. Ngibone izitolo ezinesithando somlilo esincibilikisa i-vacuum yesimanje zidonsa kanzima ngenxa yokuthi isikhungo sazo sokushisa ngaphambi kwesikhathi asikwazanga ukuthola isikhunta ezingeni lokushisa elingashintshi. Uhlu lwemishini luyi-symphony, hhayi isenzo sodwa.
Ake siqale ngomjovo we-wax. Kubonakala kuqondile: ncibilikisa i-wax, faka isikhunta. Kodwa udeveli usezindabeni. Umfutho wamanzi wesistimu ye-hydraulic, izinga lokushisa ebhodweni le-wax, ngisho nezinga lokushisa elizungezile ekamelweni-konke kuthinta ukuzinza kwe-dimensional. Isitolo engaya kuso sasithola ukushuba kodonga okungahambelani kumavane ayinkimbinkimbi asemkhathini. Kuvela ukuthi, oneminyaka engama-20 ubudala impahla yokuphonsa i-wax elahlekile-umjovo owenziwe ngesandla-awunakho ukubamba ukucindezela okunembile. Sifake kabusha i-valve yokulawula ukucindezela kwedijithali. Inkinga ixazululiwe, ngengxenye yezindleko zomshini omusha. Kwesinye isikhathi, kumayelana nokuthuthukiswa okuhlakaniphile, hhayi ukushintshwa kwe-wholesale.
Bese kuza ukwakha igobolondo. I-slurry mixer ne-stucco sander yinhliziyo lapha. Abaningi bakhetha izixube ezigwedla ezishibhile, ezingekho eshalofini. Iphutha elikhulu. Ukuze uthole i-viscosity ye-slurry engaguquki, udinga i-mixer eyenza ukugeleza kwe-laminar, hhayi i-vortex evalela umoya. Sakufunda lokhu kabuhlungu eminyakeni edlule, silwa namabhamuza egobolondo. Manje, sicacisa ama-mixers anama-angled, ama-scalloped paddles. Isicelo se-stucco singobunye ubuciko obucashile. Ama-sander ombhede ane-fluidized ajwayelekile, kodwa kuma-cores amakhulu noma asindayo, i-sander yemvula inikeza ukumboza okungcono. Yilezi zinketho, ngokusekelwe engxenyeni yejometri, ehlukanisa igobolondo elihle nelingenasici.
Isithando somlilo esincibilikayo yilapho yonke into ifinyelela umvuthwandaba. Kungakhathaliseki ukuthi i-vacuum induction melting (VIM) yama-superalloy noma ukuncibilika komoya okulula kokungenabala, i-crucible iqhawe lakho elingacushiwe. Ukusebenzisa ibanga elingalungile le-zirconia-graphite crucible enama-alloys asebenzayo njengensimbi engagqwali equkethe i-titanium kungaholela ekuthathweni kwekhabhoni okubi. Ngikhumbula iqoqo lemizimba yama-valve yesitshalo samakhemikhali esihlulekile ukuhlaziya i-spectrographic. Umlandu? I-crucible 'yenhloso evamile'. I impahla yokuphonsa i-wax elahlekile kwakuhle; ukukhetha okusebenzisekayo bekungalungile. Yingakho ulwazi lomphakeli lubalulekile. Inkampani efana I-Qingdao Qiangsenyuan Technology (QSY), ngeminyaka yabo engamashumi amathathu ukutshala imali kanye nokwenza imishini, bekuzoqonda ngokwemvelo lokhu kusebenzisana kwezinto ezibonakalayo. Akuyona nje imishini egijimayo; balawula inqubo yamakhemikhali neyokushisa.
I-Dewaxing. Iningi licabanga ngakho njenge-autoclave ye-steam elula. Kodwa ukwanda kwe-wax ngokushesha kungaqhekeza amagobolondo. Okwesimanje impahla yokuphonsa i-wax elahlekile ukuze kukhishwe i-waxing kusebenzisa umfutho ophezulu, isitimu esigcwele esinamarempu alawulwayo akhuphukayo. Sake sazama ukunciphisa isikhathi somjikelezo ngokunyusa ingcindezi ngokushesha okukhulu. Umphumela? Isihlahla sonke sama-turbine blades saqhekeka ngokuzwakalayo—isifundo esibizayo. Manje, siphatha ijika le-dewaxing ngenhlonipho enkulu njengejika elincibilikayo.
Ukukhipha igobolondo nokusikwa. Lena ingxenye enonya. Amatafula adlidlizayo, izando zomoya—kuwumsebenzi onomsindo, owubhuqu. Izinto zokusebenza lapha zidinga ukumangeleka, kodwa futhi zenzelwe ukunciphisa ingxenye yomonakalo. Isidlidlizi esingashuniwe kahle singathwebula ukusakaza okuthambile emasangweni abo. Sidizayine isistimu ye-jig ebamba isihlahla ngenkathi sidlidliza, sihlukanisa izindawo zokucindezeleka. Yilezi zinto ezincane, ezenziwe ngokwezifiso, ezivame ukwakhiwa endlini, ezithuthukisa isivuno ngendlela emangalisayo. Yilapho isitolo esihlanganisiwe CNC imishini amandla, njenge-QSY, anomkhawulo. Bangakwazi ukwenza i-prototype ngokushesha futhi bashicilele lezi zisombululo zokubamba ngokwezifiso ngokwabo, bavale iluphu phakathi kokusakaza nokucubungula ngemuva.
I-alloy yakho ichaza isithando somlilo sakho, ilula futhi ilula. Ukuthela ama-alloys asekelwe ku-cobalt noma asekelwe ku-nickel? Cishe usendaweni ye-VIM ukuze ulawule ukufakwa kwe-oxide futhi uzuze ukushisa okuphezulu okudingekayo. Kodwa i-VIM akuyona nje ingxenye eyodwa impahla yokuphonsa i-wax elahlekile; iwuhlelo: amaphampu evacuum, ukunikezwa kwamandla kagesi, amanzi okupholisa, kanye nendlela yokuthela elawulwayo. Umehluko phakathi kokusebenza okuhle nokukhulu kwe-VIM ngokuvamile ulele ekugcinweni kwepompo ye-vacuum kanye nokulawulwa kwezinga lokuvuza. Ukuvuza okunensayo kungenza incibilike ibe yi-oxidize ngaphambi kokuthi ukwazi.
Ezinsimbi zekhabhoni kanye namamaki amaningi angenabala, ukuncibilika komoya esithandweni esitshekile kungase kwanele. Lapha, ukugxila kushintshela ekulawuleni umoya (ngokuvamile i-nitrogen noma i-argon blanket) nokususwa kwe-slag. Inketho yolayini oyinqaba iba bucayi—ikhemistri ehlukile yesisekelo esiqhathaniswa nama-slags ane-acidic. Yilolu lwazi olujulile lwempahla olwazisa ukukhethwa nokusebenza kwemishini. Amandla asohlwini lomphakeli, njengomsebenzi we-QSY nawo ama-alloys akhethekile, isignali eqondile yezinga nobunkimbinkimbi bemishini yabo yokuncibilika nokuphatha.
Azikho izinto ezisebenza ngokwazo. Irobhothi elingcono kakhulu lokuhlanganisa i-wax elizihambelayo alinamsebenzi uma u-opharetha engayiqondi indlela yokuhlela izindlela zokushisela zamajiyometri amasango ahlukene. Ngikholelwa ku-automation lapho kubalwa khona—njengamarobhothi acwilisa udaka ukuze afane—kodwa hhayi yonke indawo. Kwesinye isikhathi, umdwebi onekhono one-wax welder kanye neso elibukhali angahlanganisa isihlahla esiyinkimbinkimbi ngokushesha nangempumelelo kunokuchitha amahora ekuhlelweni kwerobhothi. Okubalulekile ukwazi ukuthi yiziphi izixhumanisi kuchungechunge ukuze zizenze ngokuzenzakalela.
Ukuhlolwa kwangempela kwe impahla yokuphonsa i-wax elahlekile yindlela ephatha ngayo okungalindelekile. Amandla alokozayo ngesikhathi sokuncibilika, inqwaba e-slurry ene-pH evaliwe, ukwakheka okusha kwe-wax. Izinto zokusebenza kumele zibe namandla futhi, ngokufanelekile, zibe nokubhala ngaphezulu mathupha. Ngibone ulayini ozenzakalelayo wehla amahora amaningi ngoba inzwa yehlulekile. Isitolo esinezinto ezindala, ezisetshenziswa kancane? Bayidlula inzwa baqede ukugijima. Ubuchwepheshe kufanele bunike amandla, hhayi ukugqilaza, inqubo.
Okokugcina, kuwumbono omfushane ukubuka okokusebenza kokulingisa kuzodwa. Ingxenye yabalingisi ivamise ukuba yisimo esimaholoholo. Yilapho ubudlelwano bokukhanda kungena khona. Ingabe inqubo yokulingisa ikhiqiza izindawo zedatha ezingaguquki zokulungiswa kwe-CNC? Ingabe into esele yegobolondo kulula ukuyisusa? Izinketho zezisetshenziswa ku-Foundry zithinta ngokuqondile isitolo somshini ezansi nomfula. Umhlinzeki odidiyelwe ngempela, ophatha kokubili ukubunjwa kwegobolondo futhi CNC imishini ngaphansi kophahla olulodwa, ilungiselela lonke lolu hambo. Baqondanisa amapharamitha abo okusakaza kanye nemiklamo yesango ukuze banciphise isikhathi somshini nokuguga kwamathuluzi. Lowo umbono ophelele—imishini isebenza okokugcina, okufakwe ngomshini, hhayi nje ukuma okulingisi.
Ngakho lapho uhlola impahla yokuphonsa i-wax elahlekile, kungaba okokuthenga noma lapho uhlola umphakeli, bheka ngale kwezindawo ezicwebezelayo. Buza mayelana namajika e-dewaxing, isilawuli se-slurry, ukuphathwa kwe-crucible, nokuthi baluphatha kanjani uguquko lokwenza imishini. Izimpendulo zizokutshela okuningi kakhulu mayelana nekhono labo langempela kunanoma iyiphi incwajana eyake yakwazi. Kusemininingwaneni emincane, exhumene yenqubo lapho ikhwalithi isakazwa ngempela.
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