Process for producing a turbine rotor

Information

  • Patent Grant
  • 10138733
  • Patent Number
    10,138,733
  • Date Filed
    Tuesday, October 22, 2013
    10 years ago
  • Date Issued
    Tuesday, November 27, 2018
    5 years ago
Abstract
A process for producing a turbine rotor (1), which has, as joining partners, a turbine wheel (2) made of TiAl and a shaft (3) produced from steel, with the following process steps: providing the turbine wheel (2); providing a solder; providing the shaft (3); and connecting the turbine wheel (2) and the shaft (3) by electron beam soldering by means of an electron beam (5).
Description
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
Field of the Invention

The invention relates to a process for producing a turbine rotor and also to a turbine rotor, produced by the process according to the invention.


Description of the Related Art

DE 697 24 730 T2 discloses a process for producing a turbine rotor, in which a turbine wheel and a steel shaft are connected to one another by a soldering operation. For this purpose, the turbine wheel and the shaft are heated by high-frequency induction heating, in an atmosphere of inert gas or reduction gas, to a temperature which is higher than the melting temperature of the solder metal, but does not exceed the melting temperature by 100° C. The turbine wheel and the shaft are held at this temperature in order to be able to make the connection by the soldering operation.


However, this known process has the disadvantage of a relatively high technical outlay.


In the light of this, it is an object of the present invention to provide a process for connecting a turbine wheel preferably consisting of TiAl and a shaft formed from steel which requires a lower technical outlay. Furthermore, it is an object to provide a turbine rotor as per the preamble of claim 6 which has a simple construction and makes it possible to achieve a secure connection between the turbine wheel and the shaft.


BRIEF SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

According to the invention, it is possible to achieve a defined diffusion zone in the turbine wheel and on the shaft (steel shaft) when connecting the turbine wheel and shaft by the electron beam soldering. For this purpose, the introduction of heat into the respective material of the turbine wheel or of the shaft is precisely controlled.


The electron beam/solder beam (EB beam) is preferably divided in such a way that it alternately moves over the respective temperature windows on each of the joining partners (turbine wheel/steel shaft).


In this respect, the joining partners are preferably turned uniformly at a defined rotational speed at the same time during the introduction of heat.


In a particularly preferred embodiment, the connection process is carried out in the process chamber of an EB machine in vacuo.


BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE SEVERAL VIEWS OF THE DRAWINGS

Further details, advantages and features of the present invention become apparent from the following description of an exemplary embodiment with reference to the drawing.





The only FIGURE of the drawing shows a schematically greatly simplified illustration of a turbine rotor 1, which can be the turbine rotor of an exhaust-gas turbocharger. The turbine rotor 1 accordingly has a turbine wheel 2, which is preferably produced from titanium aluminide.





DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

As the FIGURE shows, the turbine wheel 2 is connected to a shaft, preferably a steel shaft, e.g. made of construction steel or a martensitic steel. For this purpose, the turbine rotor 1 has a connection device 8, which is in the form of an electron beam solder joint. The connection device 8 can additionally be provided with a selectable joint geometry, e.g. with a journal on a joining partner and, on the other joining partner, a recess for the insertion of the journal.


The solder joint 8 is in this case arranged between the back side 4 of the turbine wheel 2 and an end face 4′ of the shaft 3, as is apparent in detail from the illustration in the FIGURE.


For illustrating the process according to the invention for producing the turbine rotor 1, an electron beam soldering machine 6 is shown by a dot-dashed line, having a process chamber 7 in vacuo. It is therefore possible to carry out the electron beam soldering process symbolized by the arrow 5 in vacuo, in which case the EB beam 5 can be divided in such a way that it alternately moves over the respective temperature windows of the joining partners 2, 3.


As mentioned in the introduction, the joining partners formed by the turbine wheel 2 and the shaft 3 are subjected to defined uniform turning during the soldering operation.


In addition to the above written disclosure of the invention, reference is hereby explicitly made to the drawing, to supplement said written disclosure.


LIST OF REFERENCE SIGNS




  • 1 Turbine rotor


  • 2 Turbine wheel


  • 3 Shaft


  • 4 Back of the turbine wheel


  • 4′ End face of the shaft 3


  • 5 EB beam


  • 6 EB machine


  • 7 Vacuum chamber


  • 8 Connection device (solder joint)


Claims
  • 1. A process for producing a turbine rotor (1), which has, as joining partners, a turbine wheel (2) made of TiAl and a shaft (3) produced from steel, with the following process steps: providing the turbine wheel (2);providing a solder;providing the shaft (3);determining a TiAl soldering temperature window having a lower end at which the solder will melt and an upper temperature which is the maximum process temperature of TiAl;determining a steel soldering temperature window having a lower end at which the solder will melt and an upper temperature which is the maximum process temperature of steel;contacting the turbine wheel (2) to the shaft (3) with said solder between turbine wheel (2) and shaft (3); andmoving an electron beam (5) alternately over the TiAl turbine wheel (2) and the steel shaft (3) to raise the temperature of the TiAl turbine wheel (2) at the solder to within the TiAl soldering temperature window and simultaneously raise the temperature of the steel shaft (3) at the solder to within the steel soldering temperature window, wherein the joining partners (2, 3) are turned at the same time during said soldering.
  • 2. The process as claimed in claim 1, wherein the vacuum is generated in a process chamber (7) of an EB machine (6).
  • 3. The process as claimed in claim 1, wherein the electron beam soldering is carried out with a copper based solder.
  • 4. The process as claimed in claim 1, wherein the electron beam soldering is carried out with a titanium based solder.
Priority Claims (1)
Number Date Country Kind
10 2012 021 581 Nov 2012 DE national
PCT Information
Filing Document Filing Date Country Kind
PCT/US2013/066014 10/22/2013 WO 00
Publishing Document Publishing Date Country Kind
WO2014/070509 5/8/2014 WO A
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Entry
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Related Publications (1)
Number Date Country
20150275672 A1 Oct 2015 US