IP Library Granted Patent US 9,987,780
Granted Patent B2
US 9,987,780 · App. 14/418,354 · Granted Jun 5, 2018

Plastic-metal composite material and manufacturing method thereof

Inventors: Shaohua Zhang (Dongguan, CN); Yuhua Lai (Dongguan, CN)
Assignee: GUANGDONG JANUS INTELLIGENT GROUP CORPORATION LIMITED
B29C45/14B22F3/225B29C59/002B22F2998/10B29C45/14778B29C2045/14327B29C2045/14868B29K2705/00Y10T428/24347
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Patent No.
US 9,987,780
App. No.
14/418,354
Granted
Jun 5, 2018
Kind
B2
Abstract

Disclosed are a plastic-metal composite material and a manufacturing method thereof. The method including: S1. injection molding: subjecting a mixture of a metal powder and a binder to injection molding to form a metal structural member of a preset shape; S2. degreasing and sintering: subjecting the metal structural member to degreasing and sintering to remove the binder, to form 0.5-2 μm micron-sized micropores on a surface of the metal structural member; S3. nanocrystallization: on the basis of the micron-sized micropores, forming 20-40 nm nano-sized micropores by etching with a chemical etching reagent; and S4. injection molding: placing the metal structural member filled with a chemical reagent in an injection mold for injection molding to be integrated with a plastic. The composite material is a product manufactured according to the method. The application solves the problem that the metal structural member is difficult to be molded.

Claims (17)

1. A manufacturing method of a plastic-metal composite material, wherein the composite material comprises a plastic and a metal, the method comprising:

S1. metal powder injection molding: subjecting a mixture of a metal powder and a binder to injection molding on an injection molding machine to form a metal structural member of a preset shape;

S2. metal structural member degreasing and sintering: subjecting the metal structural member to degreasing and sintering to remove the binder, so as to form 0.5-2 μm micron-sized micropores on a surface of the metal structural member;

S3. nanocrystallization of the micron-sized micropores: on the basis of the micron-sized micropores, forming 20-40 nm nano-sized micropores by etching with a chemical etching reagent; and

S4. injection molding with a mold: placing the metal structural member filled with a chemical reagent in an injection mold for injection molding and the plastic entering the nano-sized micropores.

2. The manufacturing method according to claim 1 , between Step S3 and Step S4, further comprising:

S300. reagent filling: filling the chemical reagent in the micropores on the surface of the metal structural member, to form a stable connection through a chemical reaction between the chemical reagent and the plastic.

3. The manufacturing method according to claim 1 , between Step S2 and Step S3, further comprising:

S200. cleaning: cleaning the metal structural member after degreasing and sintering to remove dirt and grease on the surface of the metal structural member.

4. The manufacturing method according to claim 1 , wherein the chemical reagent in Step S4 is one of an aqueous solution an organic solution, whose solute contains a functional group capable of forming a chemical bond through one of an esterification reaction, condensation polymerization, a substitution reaction and an addition reaction with the plastic.

5. The manufacturing method according to claim 4 , wherein components of the plastic comprise at least one of polyphenylene sulfide (PPS), polybutylene terapthaltate (PBT), and polyamide (PA), the solute is at least one of a small-molecule compound containing an amino functional group and an ester small-molecule compound, and the molecular weight of the small-molecule compound is less than 1,000, the molecular weight of the ester small-molecule compound is less than 1,000.

6. The manufacturing method according to claim 1 , wherein the metal is one of an aluminum alloy, a magnesium alloy, stainless steel, a zinc alloy and a titanium alloy.

7. The manufacturing method according to claim 2 , between Step S2 and Step S3, further comprising:

S200. cleaning: cleaning the metal structural member after degreasing and sintering to remove dirt and grease on the surface of the metal structural member.

8. The manufacturing method according to claim 4 , wherein components of the plastic comprise polycarbonate (PC), and the solute is a chemical crosslinking agent.

9. The manufacturing method according to claim 4 , wherein

the plastic is a plastic containing an amide structure, the solute is an alkene monomer compound, and the molecular weight of the alkene monomer compound is less than 1,000.

Assignments (2)
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Mar 13, 2018
From: JANUS (DONGGUAN) PRECISION COMPONENTS CO., LTD.
To: GUANGDONG JANUS INTELLIGENT GROUP CORPORATION LIMITED
Reel/Frame 045570/0987 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jan 29, 2015
From: ZHANG, SHAOHUA; LAI, YUHUA
To: JANUS (DONGGUAN) PRECISION COMPONENTS CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 034847/0514 →
Priority Claims (1)
CN 2013 1 0231734 · Jun 9, 2013 · national
Continuity (1)
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