The invention discloses a liquid-state near-net forming method and device for a continuous carbon
fiber enhanced aluminum-based
composite material, namely a vacuum-assisted pressure-adjusting and infiltration
casting method and device. The method comprises four procedures of
smelting an
alloy and pre-heating fibers, carrying out vacuum-assisted pressure-adjusting and infiltration, condensing at a
high pressure and cooling rapidly. The device is composed of an
alloy smelting device, a vacuum-assisted pressure-adjusting and infiltration device and a
casting rapid cooling device. The liquid-state near-net forming method and device have the characteristics that (1) low-
oxygen and temperature-controllable pre-heating of
nickel-plated
carbon fibers is realized; (2) low-pressure infiltration and high-pressure condensation of the aluminum-based
composite material are realized; (3) the control of a
cooling speed in the condensation of a
composite material casting is realized. According to the liquid-state near-net forming method and device for the continuous carbon
fiber enhanced aluminum-based composite material, oxidization and burning loss caused by pre-heating the
carbon fibers, prefabricated body deformation in the infiltration process and interface reaction problems in the
condensation process of the composite material are solved. The liquid-state near-net forming of the continuous carbon
fiber enhanced aluminum-based composite material can be realized and the prepared composite material has the advantages of dense tissues, few interface reactions, high mechanical properties and the like.