PIPE EMBEDDED STRUCTURE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME
A pipe embedded structure includes: a pipe made of a metal or an alloy, and having a periphery forming a circular shape; a base material made of a metal or an alloy, including a recessed portion having an inner wall on which a part of the periphery abuts and in which the pipe is fitted; and a deposited layer formed by accelerating powder formed of a metal or an alloy together with a gas in a state where the pipe is fitted into the recessed portion, and spraying and depositing the powder on surfaces of the pipe and the base material while maintaining a solid phase state of the powder, wherein a ratio h/R of a protruding amount h by which the pipe protrudes from the surface of the base material and a curvature R of the periphery is not smaller than 0.3 and not greater than 0.7.
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The present invention relates to a pipe embedded structure in which a pipe is embedded in a metal member, the pipe circulating a temperature adjustment medium, such as a cooling gas or cooling water, and a method of manufacturing the pipe embedded structure.
BACKGROUNDStructures (hereinafter, referred to as pipe embedded structures) in which a pipe, which circulates a fluid is embedded in a metal member are used in various uses, such as a process of manufacturing products including semiconductors, liquid crystal display devices, and optical disks. For example, a pipe embedded structure in which a heating medium (coolant) is circulated in the pipe is used as a temperature adjustment device (cold plate, or the like) that adjusts (cools or heats) the temperature of a substrate (for example, see Patent Literature 1). Further, a pipe embedded structure in which a gas containing a predetermined constituent is circulated in a passage is sometimes used as a shower plate that supplies the gas to a substrate.
Such pipe embedded structures are conventionally manufactured such that the pipe that circulates a fluid, and the metal member in which a recessed portion having a shape corresponding to the pipe is formed by drilling or the like are separately made, and the pipe is fitted into the recessed portion in the metal member.
Further, in recent years, a technology of embedding a pipe in a metal member by a so-called cold spray method has been proposed, the cold spray method being to spray metal powder on a base material while maintaining a solid phase state of the metal powder, and to deposit the metal on the base material, thereby to form a structure (for example, see Patent Literature 2).
CITATION LIST Patent Literature
- Patent Literature 1: Japanese Laid-open Patent Publication No. 2009-13497
- Patent Literature 2: Japanese Laid-open Patent Publication No. 2011-238705
In the pipe embedded structures, if a gap exists between the pipe and the metal member, the thermal resistance becomes large, and the thermal conductivity and the thermal uniformity between the fluid circulated in the pipe and the metal member are deteriorated. Further, a foreign body may enter the gap therebetween, or the pipe may be shaky in the recessed portion due to the gap. However, it is difficult to bond them adhering to each other by only the method of simply fitting the pipe in the recessed portion, which is provided in the metal member, so as not to cause the gap between an inner wall of the recessed portion and an external wall of the pipe.
On this point, with the cold spray method, a dense metal coating film can be deposited around the pipe. Therefore, a structure having excellent thermal conductivity can be made. However, even in this case, adhesive properties of the metal coating film to the pipe may be deteriorated because a local gap is caused around the pipe, depending on a condition, such as the shape of the pipe or an angle at which the metal powder is sprayed on the pipe and the base material.
The present invention has been made in view of the foregoing, and an objective is to provide a pipe embedded structure with improved adhesive properties between a pipe that forms a passage and a metal member, and a method of manufacturing the pipe embedded structure.
Solution to ProblemTo solve the above-described problem and achieve the object, a pipe embedded structure according to the present invention includes: a pipe made of a metal or an alloy, and having a periphery forming a circular shape in a transverse section; a base material made of a metal or an alloy, including a recessed portion having an inner wall on which a part of the periphery abuts and in which the pipe is fitted; and a deposited layer formed by accelerating powder formed of a metal or an alloy together with a gas in a state where the pipe is fitted into the recessed portion, and spraying and depositing the powder on surfaces of the pipe and the base material while maintaining a solid phase state of the powder, wherein a ratio h/R of a protruding amount h by which the pipe protrudes from the surface of the base material and a curvature R of the periphery is not smaller than 0.3 and not greater than 0.7.
In the above-described pipe embedded structure, in the transverse section of the pipe, a clearance of the recessed portion and the pipe is not smaller than 0 mm and not greater than 0.05 mm.
In the above-described pipe embedded structure, the pipe is formed of stainless steel, a copper alloy, a nickel alloy, tantalum, niobium, titanium, aluminum, or an aluminum alloy.
In the above-described pipe embedded structure, the base material is formed of copper, a copper alloy, aluminum, or an aluminum alloy.
In the above-described pipe embedded structure, the powder is formed of copper or aluminum.
A method of manufacturing a pipe embedded structure according to the present invention includes: a base material forming step of forming, in a base material made of a metal or an alloy, a recessed portion having an inner wall on which a part of a periphery of a pipe abuts, the pipe being made of a metal or an alloy and having the periphery forming a circular shape in a transverse section; and a deposited layer forming step of forming a deposited layer by fitting the pipe into the recessed portion, accelerating powder formed of a metal or an alloy together with a gas, and spraying and depositing the powder on surfaces of the pipe and the base material while maintaining a solid phase state of the powder, wherein the base material forming step causes a ratio h/R of a protruding amount h by which the pipe protrudes from the surface of the base material and a curvature R of the periphery to be not smaller than 0.3 and not greater than 0.7.
In the above-described method of manufacturing a pipe embedded structure, the base material forming step causes a clearance of a width of the recessed portion in the transverse section of the pipe and an outer diameter of the pipe to be not smaller than 0 mm and not greater than 0.05 mm.
Advantageous Effects of InventionAccording to the present invention, the recessed portion having the ratio h/R not smaller than 0.3 and not greater than 0.7 is formed on the base material, the ratio h/R being a ratio of the protruding amount h of the pipe that forms a passage from the base material, and the curvature R of the periphery of the pipe, the pipe is fitted into the recessed portion, and the deposited layer is formed on the surfaces of the pipe and the base material by a so-called cold spray method. Therefore, a dense deposited layer can be formed around the pipe that protrudes from the base material, and the adhesive properties between the pipe and the metal member can be improved.
Hereinafter, embodiments for implementing the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. Note that the present invention is not limited by the following embodiments. Further, the drawings referred in the following description merely schematically illustrate the shape, the size, and the positional relationship to the extent that the content of the present invention can be understood. That is, the present invention is not limited only by the shape, the size, and the positional relationship exemplarily illustrated in the drawings.
EmbodimentThe pipe 10 is a pipe having a tube shaped cross section with an outer diameter p and a curvature R of the periphery. Note that the thickness of the pipe 10 is appropriately determined according to the use or the material.
The shape of the pipe 10 in a length direction (a direction into which the fluid is circulated) is not especially limited, and the planar shape of the pipe 10 as viewed from above of the pipe embedded structure 1 can be various shapes, such as a linear shape, a spiral shape or a meandering shape.
The material of the pipe 10 is selected according to the fluid to be circulated in the pipe 10 or the use of the pipe embedded structure 1. For example, when a liquid or a gas having corrosion properties is circulated, a metal or an alloy having corrosion resistance, such as stainless steel, a copper alloy, a nickel alloy, tantalum, niobium, or titanium, is used. Further, when city water or sea water is circulated as cooling water, a material having favorable thermal conductivity, such as stainless steel, of the above-described materials, is used. Meanwhile, when process cooling water (PCW), an organic solvent, an inert gas, or the like is circulated, the corrosion resistance is not essential, and aluminum or an aluminum alloy having excellent thermal conductivity can be used.
The base material 11 is a bulk material formed of a metal or a metal alloy having favorable thermal conductivity, such as copper, a copper alloy, aluminum, or an aluminum alloy. The recessed portion 11a is formed such that an upper surface 11b of the base material 11 is drilled in a groove manner. Note that the planar shape of the recessed portion 11a on the upper surface 11b corresponds to the planar shape of the pipe 10.
The recessed portion 11a has an inner wall on which a part of the periphery of the pipe 10 abuts. The transverse section shape of the inner wall of the recessed portion 11a is an arc shape along the periphery of the pipe 10. The depth d of the recessed portion 11a is defined such that a ratio h/R of a height (hereinafter, referred to as protruding amount) h by which the pipe 10 protrudes from the upper surface 11b, and the curvature R of the periphery of the pipe 10 becomes not smaller than 0.3 and not greater than 0.7. Further, the width of the recessed portion 11a has a maximum value w (w≅φ) at a height corresponding to the curvature R, based on a deepest portion of the recessed portion 11a, and the recessed portion 11a opens from the height to an upper portion while maintaining the maximum value w. Further, a clearance w−φ of the recessed portion 11a and the pipe 10 falls within a range from 0 to 0.05 mm, both inclusive.
The deposited layer 12 is formed by a so-called cold spray method. Here, the cold spray method is a coating film forming method, which accelerates powder made of a metal or an alloy together with a gas, and sprays the powder with the gas on a surface of a base (the pipe 10 and the base material 11 in the present embodiment) while maintaining a solid phase state of the powder, thereby to deposit the powder. The deposited layer 12 formed by the cold spray method does not have phase transformation, and oxidization is suppressed. Therefore, the deposited layer 12 has high thermal conductivity. Further, when the powder collides with the base or the coating film deposited on the base before, plastic deformation is caused between the powder and the base, and anchor effect can be obtained. In addition, oxide coating films of both sides are destroyed and metallic bond by newly formed surfaces is caused. Therefore, the adhesive strength of the powder with the base becomes strong, and a coating film with suppressed thermal resistance can be formed.
Such a deposited layer 12 is formed of a metal or an alloy having favorable thermal conductivity, such as copper or aluminum.
Next, a method of manufacturing the pipe embedded structure 1 will be described.
First, in process S1, the groove-shaped recessed portion 11a is formed on a surface of a bulk material 13 made of a metal or an alloy by drilling, and the base material 11 is made, as illustrated in
Next, in process S2, the pipe 10 is fitted into the recessed portion 11a, as illustrated in
Further, in process S3, the deposited layer 12 is formed on the surfaces of the pipe 10 and the base material 11 by the cold spray method, as illustrated in
As the compressed gas, helium, nitrogen, oxygen, or the like is used. The compressed gas supplied to the gas heater 21 is 50° C. or more, for example, and is heated to a temperature in a range lower than a melting point of the powder 28, and is then supplied to the spray gun 23. The heating temperature of the compressed gas is favorably 300 to 900° C. Meanwhile, the compressed gas supplied to the powder supply device 22 supplies the powder 28 in the powder supply device 22 to the spray gun 23 such that the amount of the powder 28 becomes a predetermined discharge amount.
The heated compressed gas is caused to form ultrasonic flow (about 340 m/s or more) by the gas nozzle 24 having a widening shape from an inlet toward an outlet. The gas pressure of the compressed gas at this time is favorably about 1 to 5 MPa. By adjusting the pressure of the compressed gas to the range, the adhesive strength of the powder (coating film) with respect to the base 27 can be improved. More favorably, the processing is performed at a pressure of about 2 to 4 MPa. The powder 28 supplied to the spray gun 23 is accelerated by being put into the ultrasonic flow of the compressed gas, collides with the base 27 at a high speed while remaining in the solid phase state, and is deposited on the base 27. Note that the cold spray device is not limited to the cold spray device 20 illustrated in
In such a cold spray device 20, as the base 27, the base material 11 obtained such that the pipe 10 is fitted into the recessed portion 11a is arranged, and the coating film is formed on the surfaces of the pipe 10 and the base material 11. At this time, the powder 28 enters regions 14 between vicinities of upper ends of the recessed portion 11a and the pipe 10, and forms the coating film.
As described above, by forming the deposited layer 12 to have a desired thickness, the pipe embedded structure 1 illustrated in
Next, the relationship between the transverse section of the pipe 10 and the recessed portion 11a provided in the base material 11 will be described.
In the cold spray method, typically, the powder 28, which is jetted through the gas nozzle 24 into one direction, is caused to collide with the base 27, and the coating film is formed. Therefore, the coating film cannot be formed on a shaded portion with respect to the jetting direction of the powder 28. Further, formation of the coating film becomes more difficult as a forming surface of the coating film becomes closer to parallel to the jetting direction of the powder 28. Therefore, the inventors of the present application have diligently performed experiments in order to obtain conditions for forming a dense and uniform deposited layer 12 at side portions of the pipe 10, that is, in the vicinities of interfaces between the pipe 10 and the base material 11 when the deposited layer 12 is formed by the cold spray method.
As a result, the inventors of the present application have found out that, when manufacturing the pipe embedded structure 1 in which the pipe 10 having a periphery that forms a circular shape in a transverse section is embedded, the inventors can form the dense and uniform deposited layer 12 adhering to the pipe 10 and the base material 11 by providing the recessed portion 11a that satisfies following conditions (1) and (2) to the base material 11.
(1) The radio h/R of the protruding amount h by which the pipe 10 protrudes from the surface of the base material 11, and the curvature R of the periphery of the pipe 10 is caused to be from 0.3 to 0.7, both inclusive.
(2) The clearance Δ of the recessed portion 11a and the pipe 10 is caused to be from 0 to 0.05 mm, both inclusive.
According to the present embodiment, the recessed portion defined by the above-described conditions is formed in the base material, the pipe is fitted into the recessed portion, and the deposited layer is formed by the cold spray method, whereby the dense and uniform deposited layer adhering to the pipe and the base material can be formed around the pipe. Therefore, when the pipe embedded structure having the adhesive properties improved as described above is used as a temperature adjustment device or a shower plate, temperature adjustment efficiency can be improved by the favorable thermal conductivity and thermal uniformity. Note that, in this case, it is favorable to use the deposited layer 12 side as a thermal conduction surface.
ExampleHereinafter, examples and comparative examples will be described with reference to
First, first and second examples and first and second comparative examples will be described.
Samples were made with following materials and conditions in the first and second examples and the first and second comparative examples.
The base material: a copper alloy plate having 40 mm×40 mm and the thickness of 10 mm
The pipe: a copper alloy having the outer diameter φ=6 mm and the curvature R of the periphery=3 mm
The material of the deposited layer: copper powder having an average particle diameter of 26.18 μm
The clearance of the recessed portion provided in the base material and the pipe: Δ=0 mm
First ExampleThe ratio h/R was 0.67. As a result, the dense and uniform deposited layer 12 having a sufficient thickness at the side portions of the pipe 10 was able to be formed, as illustrated in
The ratio h/R was 0.33. As a result, the dense and uniform deposited layer 12 having a sufficient thickness at the side portions of the pipe 10 was able to be formed, as illustrated in
The ratio h/R was 1 (the protruding amount h=the curvature R), that is, the recessed portion 11a having a depth corresponding to half of the outer diameter φ of the pipe 10 was formed in the base material 11, and just half of the pipe 10 was housed in the recessed portion 11a. In this case, as illustrated in
The ratio h/R was 0 (the protruding amount h=0), that is, the recessed portion 11a having a depth corresponding to the outer diameter p of the pipe 10 was formed in the base material 11, and the entire pipe 10 was housed in the recessed portion 11a. In this case, as illustrated in
Next, third and fourth examples and a third comparative example will be described.
In the third and fourth examples and the third comparative example, samples were made with following materials and conditions.
The base material: the copper alloy plate having 40 mm×40 mm and the thickness of 10 mm
The pipe: a copper alloy having the outer diameter φ=6 mm and the curvature R of the periphery=3 mm
The material of the deposited layer: copper powder having an average particle diameter of 26.18 μm
The ratio h/R=0.5
Third ExampleThe clearance Δ was 0 mm. As a result, a dense and uniform deposited layer 12 smoothly continuous with a region on the pipe 10 and a region on the base material 11 was able to be formed, as illustrated in
The clearance Δ was 0.05 mm. As a result, a dense and uniform deposited layer 12 smoothly continuous with a region on the pipe 10 and a region on the base material 11 was able to be formed, although interface lines of surfaces were observed between the region on the pipe 10 and the region on the base material 11, as illustrated in
The clearance Δ was 0.10 mm. In this case, cracking was observed between a region on the pipe 10 and a region on the base material 11, as illustrated in
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- 1 Pipe embedded structure
- 10 Pipe
- 11 Base material
- 11a Recessed portion
- 11b Upper surface
- 12 Deposited layer
- 13 Bulk material
- 14 Regions
- 20 Cold spray device
- 21 Gas heater
- 22 Powder supply device
- 23 Spray gun
- 24 Gas nozzle
- 25 and 26 Valve
- 27 Base
- 28 Powder
Claims
1. A pipe embedded structure comprising:
- a pipe made of a metal or an alloy, and having a periphery forming a circular shape in a transverse section;
- a base material made of a metal or an alloy, comprising a recessed portion having an inner wall on which a part of the periphery abuts and in which the pipe is fitted; and
- a deposited layer formed by accelerating powder formed of a metal or an alloy together with a gas in a state where the pipe is fitted into the recessed portion, and spraying and depositing the powder on surfaces of the pipe and the base material while maintaining a solid phase state of the powder, wherein
- a ratio h/R of a protruding amount h by which the pipe protrudes from the surface of the base material and a curvature R of the periphery is not smaller than 0.3 and not greater than 0.7.
2. The pipe embedded structure according to claim 1, wherein, in the transverse section of the pipe, a clearance of the recessed portion and the pipe is not smaller than 0 mm and not greater than 0.05 mm.
3. The pipe embedded structure according to claim 1, wherein the pipe is formed of stainless steel, a copper alloy, a nickel alloy, tantalum, niobium, titanium, aluminum, or an aluminum alloy.
4. The pipe embedded structure according to claim 1, wherein the base material is formed of copper, a copper alloy, aluminum, or an aluminum alloy.
5. The pipe embedded structure according to claim 4, wherein the powder is formed of copper or aluminum.
6. A method of manufacturing a pipe embedded structure, the method comprising:
- a base material forming step of forming, in a base material made of a metal or an alloy, a recessed portion having an inner wall on which a part of a periphery of a pipe abuts, the pipe being made of a metal or an alloy and having the periphery forming a circular shape in a transverse section; and
- a deposited layer forming step of forming a deposited layer by fitting the pipe into the recessed portion, accelerating powder formed of a metal or an alloy together with a gas, and spraying and depositing the powder on surfaces of the pipe and the base material while maintaining a solid phase state of the powder, wherein
- the base material forming step causes a ratio h/R of a protruding amount h by which the pipe protrudes from the surface of the base material and a curvature R of the periphery to be not smaller than 0.3 and not greater than 0.7.
7. The method of manufacturing a pipe embedded structure according to claim 6, wherein the base material forming step causes a clearance of a width of the recessed portion in the transverse section of the pipe and an outer diameter of the pipe to be not smaller than 0 mm and not greater than 0.05 mm.
8. The pipe embedded structure according to claim 2, wherein the pipe is formed of stainless steel, a copper alloy, a nickel alloy, tantalum, niobium, titanium, aluminum, or an aluminum alloy.
9. The pipe embedded structure according to claim 2, wherein the base material is formed of copper, a copper alloy, aluminum, or an aluminum alloy.
10. The pipe embedded structure according to claim 3, wherein the base material is formed of copper, a copper alloy, aluminum, or an aluminum alloy.
11. The pipe embedded structure according to claim 8, wherein the base material is formed of copper, a copper alloy, aluminum, or an aluminum alloy.
12. The pipe embedded structure according to claim 9, wherein the powder is formed of copper or aluminum.
13. The pipe embedded structure according to claim 10, wherein the powder is formed of copper or aluminum.
14. The pipe embedded structure according to claim 11, wherein the powder is formed of copper or aluminum.
Type: Application
Filed: Jul 1, 2013
Publication Date: Jul 16, 2015
Applicant: NHK Spring Co., Ltd. (Yokohama-shi)
Inventors: Shogo Mori (Kanagawa), Yuichiro Yamauchi (Kanagawa), Masaru Akabayashi (Kanagawa)
Application Number: 14/409,725