Method for manufacturing machine component, and rotary machine equipped with impeller manufactured by means of this method

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9644482-B2
Application number	US-201214123269-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Dec 20, 2012
Priority date	Dec 22, 2011
Publication date	May 9, 2017
Grant date	May 9, 2017

Abstract

A method for manufacturing a machine component includes a process of estimating post-heat-treatment strength for the intermediate form of a base material after a certain mechanical working process is performed, and a process of comparing the estimated strength with reference strength required for a final form. According to a result of the comparison, heat treatment of the base material is performed after one of the mechanical working processes is performed.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A method for manufacturing a machine component, in which a base material is subjected to a plurality of mechanical working processes and heat treatment processes and is processed into a final form, the method comprising:
a process of calculating and estimating post-heat-treatment strength for an intermediate form of the base material after one of the mechanical working processes is performed; and
a process of comparing the estimated strength with reference strength required for the final form,
wherein, based on a result of the comparison, heat treatment is performed after the one of the mechanical working processes is performed.

2. The method for manufacturing the machine component according to claim 1 , wherein finishing is performed after the heat treatment process.

3. The method for manufacturing the machine component according to claim 1 , wherein the comparing process includes adjusting a thickness of the base material when the estimated strength does not meet the reference strength required for the final form.

4. The method for manufacturing the machine component according to claim 3 , wherein the comparing process includes making the base material in a cylindrical form, in the center of which an opening is formed, when the estimated strength does not meet the reference strength required for the final form.

5. The method for manufacturing the machine component according to claim 4 , wherein the comparing process includes forming a cover profile on an outer surface of the base material formed in the cylindrical form when the estimated strength does not meet the reference strength required for the final form.

6. The method for manufacturing the machine component according to claim 5 , wherein the comparing process includes forming flow paths in the base material on which the cover profile is formed when the estimated strength does not meet the reference strength required for the final form.

7. The method for manufacturing the machine component according to claim 2 , wherein the comparing process includes adjusting a thickness of the base material when the estimated strength does not meet the reference strength required for the final form.

8. The method for manufacturing the machine component according to claim 7 , wherein the comparing process includes making the base material in a cylindrical form, in the center of which an opening is formed, when the estimated strength does not meet the reference strength required for the final form.

9. The method for manufacturing the machine component according to claim 8 , wherein the comparing process includes forming a cover profile on an outer surface of the base material formed in the cylindrical form when the estimated strength does not meet the reference strength required for the final form.

10. The method for manufacturing the machine component according to claim 9 , wherein the comparing process includes forming flow paths in the base material on which the cover profile is formed when the estimated strength does not meet the reference strength required for the final form.

Assignees

• Mitsubishi Heavy Ind Ltd

Inventors

• OKAYASU Shimpei
• Kitamoto Hiroko
• Kawanishi Daisuke
• Takagi Hiroki
• Yagi Nobuyori

Classifications

• F05D2230/10

  by removing material · CPC title

• F05D2230/40

  Heat treatment · CPC title

• F04D29/281

  for fans or blowers · CPC title

• Y10T29/49764

  with testing or indicating · CPC title

• B23P15/006

  turbine wheels · CPC title