Strength evaluating method for aluminum die cast part, aluminum die cast part, and defect detecting method for the same

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9383343-B2
Application number	US-201113581185-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Oct 28, 2011
Priority date	Feb 28, 2011
Publication date	Jul 5, 2016
Grant date	Jul 5, 2016

Abstract

There is provided an aluminum die cast part strength evaluating method is provided for correctly evaluating strength of an actual aluminum die cast part. Strength of the actual aluminum die cast part will be correctly evaluated by conducting ultrasonic inspection of a predetermined range of a high stress region of an aluminum die cast part, which is found out through stress analysis beforehand, for an internal defect, and evaluating that the aluminum die cast part has a predetermined strength if the maximum internal defect area within the predetermined range is equal to or less than a predetermined value. Moreover, an actual aluminum die cast part with a predetermined strength will be evaluated correctly by: evaluating strength using the aluminum die cast part strength evaluating method and setting the maximum-possible internal defect area within the predetermined range of the high stress region to 0.8 mm 2 or less.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A method for detecting a defect of an aluminum die cast part, the method comprising:
adjusting beforehand both outputs of an image obtained through ultrasonic inspection and an image obtained through X-ray computed tomography, so that defect areas corresponding to the same defect in the both images agree with each other;
conducting ultrasonic inspection for internal defect in a predetermined range of an aluminum die cast part;
obtaining an internal defect area through image analysis of an internal defect detected through the ultrasonic inspection over the predetermined range;
calculating a sum total of internal defect areas detected through the ultrasonic inspection over the predetermined range as a sum total of ultrasonic inspected defect areas;
conducting X-ray computed tomography over a predetermined range of the aluminum die cast part for an internal defect;
obtaining an internal defect area through image analysis of the internal defect detected through X-ray computed tomography over the predetermined range;
calculating a sum total of internal defect areas detected through X-ray computed tomography of the predetermined range as a sum total of X-ray computed tomography defect areas;
subtracting the sum total of X-ray computed tomography defect areas from sum total of the ultrasonic inspected defect areas; and
calculating a sum total of cold flakes areas within a predetermined range of the aluminum die cast part.

2. A method for detecting a defect of an aluminum die cast part according to claim 1 , wherein for finding a sum total of internal defect areas obtained through ultrasonic inspection and a sum total of internal defect areas obtained through X-ray computed tomography, a sum total of defect areas, each being equal to or greater than a predetermined area, is calculated.

3. A method for detecting a defect of an aluminum die cast part according to claim 1 , wherein for finding a sum total of internal defect areas obtained through ultrasonic inspection and a sum total of internal defect areas obtained through X-ray computed tomography, a histogram for the number of internal defects within a predetermined defect area range is created.

4. A method for detecting a defect of an aluminum die cast part according to claim 2 , wherein for finding a sum total of internal defect areas obtained through ultrasonic inspection and a sum total of internal defect areas obtained through X-ray computed tomography, a histogram for the number of internal defects within a predetermined defect area range is created.

Assignees

• Mitsumura Munetaka
• Okita Shigeru
• Nsk Ltd

Inventors

• Mitsumura Munetaka
• Okita Shigeru

Classifications

• G01N23/046

  using tomography, e.g. computed tomography [CT] · CPC title

• G01N29/07

  by measuring propagation velocity or propagation time of acoustic waves · CPC title

• G01N3/20

  by applying steady bending forces (G01N3/26, G01N3/28 take precedence) · CPC title

• C22C21/00

  Alloys based on aluminium · CPC title

• G01N2223/419

  computed tomograph · CPC title