With the development of science and technology, the field of material science continues to make breakthroughs, titanium-magnesium aluminum alloy as a high-performance material, has been widely used. And magnetic polishing as an advanced surface treatment technology, its research has important practical significance. This paper will focus on the magnetic polishing of titanium-magnesium aluminum alloy to discuss, in order to provide reference for the relevant fields.
I. Characteristics of titanium-magnesium aluminum alloy
Titanium-magnesium aluminum alloy is a new type of structural material with high strength, good toughness, excellent corrosion resistance and superior welding performance. It is mainly composed of titanium, magnesium, aluminum three elements, through the optimization of the proportion of alloying elements, you can make it has different performance characteristics, widely used in aerospace, automobile manufacturing, medical equipment and other fields.
Second, the magnetic polishing technology overview
Magnetic polishing technology is an efficient and environmentally friendly surface treatment technology that utilizes magnetic abrasive particles to polish the surface of the workpiece under the action of magnetic field. The technology has the following advantages:
- high efficiency: magnetic polishing process, magnetic abrasive particles in the magnetic field under the action of high-speed friction on the surface of the workpiece, so as to achieve rapid polishing.
- environmental protection: magnetic polishing process, magnetic abrasive grain can be reused, reducing the abrasive grain waste on the environment.
- Precise: magnetic polishing can realize the accurate polishing of the local area of the workpiece, improve the dimensional accuracy and surface quality of the workpiece.
- Flexible: magnetic polishing can be adjusted according to the need for magnetic abrasive particle size, hardness and shape and other parameters to adapt to different polishing requirements.
Third, the magnetic polishing process of titanium magnesium aluminum alloy
- Preparation before polishing: Before magnetic polishing, it is necessary to clean the titanium magnesium aluminum alloy workpiece to remove the surface oil, oxide and other impurities. In addition, it is also necessary to carry out appropriate pretreatment of the workpiece, such as cutting, grinding and so on, in order to meet the requirements of magnetic polishing.
- Choose suitable magnetic abrasive grains: According to the material and polishing requirements of titanium magnesium aluminum alloy, choose suitable magnetic abrasive grains. Usually, higher hardness magnetic abrasive grains are suitable for hard materials, while lower hardness magnetic abrasive grains are suitable for soft materials.
- Configuration of polishing fluid: polishing fluid is an important part of the magnetic polishing process, which not only plays a cooling and lubricating effect, but also improves the cutting performance of magnetic abrasive grains. According to the material of titanium-magnesium-aluminum alloy and polishing requirements, configure the appropriate polishing liquid.
- Polishing process: Put the pre-treated titanium-magnesium aluminum alloy workpiece into the magnetic field, adjust the polishing speed, pressure and magnetic abrasive particle size and other parameters, and carry out polishing. In the polishing process, it is necessary to add polishing liquid continuously to ensure the polishing effect.
- Post-polishing treatment: After polishing is completed, the workpiece needs to be cleaned to remove the magnetic abrasive particles on the surface and the polishing solution. In addition, the workpiece can also be subjected to subsequent processing, such as heat treatment, plating, etc., in order to improve its performance.
Fourth, the advantages of magnetic polishing technology in the application of titanium magnesium aluminum alloy
- improve surface quality: magnetic polishing technology can effectively remove microscopic defects, scratches, etc. on the surface of titanium-magnesium aluminum alloy workpiece and improve its surface quality.
- Improvement of dimensional accuracy: Magnetic polishing technology can realize accurate polishing of local areas of the workpiece and improve the dimensional accuracy and consistency of the workpiece.
- improve corrosion resistance: magnetic polishing technology can remove the oxide skin and dirt on the surface of the workpiece, make the surface of titanium-magnesium aluminum alloy smoother, so as to improve its corrosion resistance.
- improve welding performance: magnetic polishing technology can improve the welding performance of titanium-magnesium aluminum alloy, reduce the welding process of porosity, cracks and other defects.
In short, the magnetic polishing technology of titanium-magnesium aluminum alloy has a wide range of application prospects. Through the continuous optimization of the magnetic polishing process, the performance of titanium magnesium aluminum alloy can be further improved to meet the demand for its high-performance materials in different fields.