JPH0570910A - Production of soft aluminum alloy material for welded structure - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To produce a soft Al-Zn-Mg alloy material for a welded structure having excellent cold workability. CONSTITUTION:An Al alloy contg. 3-8% Zn, 0.5-3.0% Mg, 0.01-0.5% Cu and one or more among 0.005-0.30% Ti, 0.05-0.7% Mn, 0.01-0.5% Cr, 0.05-0.30% Zr and 0.01-0.15% V is hot worked, held under heating at 180-320 deg.C for 0.5-24hr and cooled to room temp. to obtain an Al-Zn-Mg alloy for a welded structure having excellent cold workability and hardly undergoing a change with the lapse of time due to aging at room temp.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

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BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a method for producing an Al--Zn--Mg based alloy soft material for welded structure which is excellent in cold workability.

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2. Description of the Related Art A typical Al-Zn-Mg alloy for welded structure is JIS-7N01 alloy, which is annealed under the conditions of heating up to 415 ° C. and then cooling in a furnace, or 4
It is recommended to heat and hold at 10 to 430 ° C. for 2 hours, cool in air, reheat to about 330 ° C., hold at this temperature for about 4 hours, and then cool to room temperature.

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However, in the former case, the solute component forms a supersaturated solid solution even if the cooling condition is furnace cooling,
When left at room temperature after cooling, age hardening occurs and the cold workability of the soft material deteriorates. The latter requires heat treatment twice, which is complicated. The present invention improves these points.

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The present invention provides Zn: 3-8.
%, Mg: 0.5 to 3.0%, Cu: 0.01 to 0.5
%, And Ti: 0.005 to 0.30%, M
n: 0.05 to 0.7%, Cr: 0.01 to 0.5%,
Zr: 0.05 to 0.30%, V: 0.01 to 0.15
%, And an Al alloy containing the balance Al and impurities after hot working using a normal manufacturing process and after heating and holding at a temperature of 180 to 320 ° C. for 0.5 to 24 hours as a softening treatment. A method for manufacturing an aluminum alloy soft material for a welded structure, characterized by cooling to room temperature.

In the present invention, the softening treatment after hot working is set within the above range to precipitate the alloy components by one heat treatment to reduce the amount of solid solution in the matrix phase, and the precipitation thereof. By agglomerating and coarsening the particles, the deformation resistance in the cold is reduced, and the age hardening upon standing at room temperature is suppressed.

The reasons for limiting the alloy composition are as follows. Zn: Increases strength at room temperature. T less than 3%
No high strength can be obtained with 4 or T6 material, and stress corrosion cracking tends to occur when the strength exceeds 8%. Mg: Increases strength at room temperature. If it is less than 0.5%, high strength cannot be obtained from the T4 or T6 material, and if it exceeds 3%, the hot workability is deteriorated and stress corrosion cracking tends to occur.

Cu: Improves stress corrosion cracking resistance. 0.0
If it is less than 1%, the effect is small, and if it exceeds 0.5%, the improving effect is saturated and the weldability is deteriorated. Ti: Effective for refining the cast structure and preventing ingot cracking during casting. If less than 0.005%, there is no effect, and
If it exceeds 30%, a huge intermetallic compound crystallizes out, which is not preferable. Mn, Cr, Zr, V: These elements are effective in refining crystal grains. Coarsening of crystal grains causes rough skin during cold working such as bending. It also improves stress corrosion cracking resistance. If the addition amount is less than the respective lower limit value, this effect is small. If the addition amount is more than the lower limit value, a huge crystallized substance is generally formed during DC casting which is generally used industrially, which is not preferable.

Impurities mean Fe and Si in this case. The material applied to the softening treatment of the present invention is limited to a hot rolled material such as a hot rolled material and a hot extruded material. The reason is that the soft material is required to be in a recovered or recrystallized state in view of the metal structure, and the material after hot working has this structure.

The purpose of the softening treatment of the present invention is to precipitate, agglomerate and coarsen the solid solution components (mainly Zn and Mg) in the matrix in the form of particles. If the precipitation is insufficient, the matrix phase is solidified and strengthened by the solid solution component, and the deformation resistance during cold working increases. In addition, for example, when it is stored as an inventory at room temperature for a long time, aging precipitation increases the yield strength and tensile strength, and decreases the elongation. Furthermore, the precipitated particles are reduced to 0.0% due to aggregation / coarsening in order to reduce deformation resistance.
It must be adjusted to the range of 1-10 μm. Therefore, the heating and holding conditions during the softening treatment must be set to 0.5 to 24 hours at a temperature of 180 to 320 ° C. 180 ° C
If it is less than the above, solid solution components cannot be sufficiently precipitated unless it is held for a long time, which is economically ineffective. 32
If the temperature exceeds 0 ° C, the alloy components will be re-dissolved, and even if the temperature is reduced to 30 ° C / h or less, the precipitation of the supersaturated solid solution components will be insufficient, so that the tensile strength immediately after softening will be reduced. Even if the strength is low, when it is left at room temperature after cooling, age hardening occurs, so that the tensile strength increases. If the holding time is less than 0.5 h, precipitation and aggregation coarsening of alloy components cannot be achieved. In addition, holding for more than 24 hours is not economically advantageous, and causes excessive grain boundary precipitation to reduce ductility.

When the heating temperature range is over 250 ° C. to 320 ° C., the cooling rate is preferably 30 ° C./h. The amount corresponding to the difference between the solid solution limit of the alloy element in this temperature range and the solid solution limit in the temperature range of 250 ° C. or less becomes supersaturated when the cooling rate is high to form a solid solution. This can lead to age hardening at room temperature. 250 below 30 ℃ / h
If it is cooled to a temperature range of ℃ or less, the supersaturated component can be sufficiently precipitated, so that there is no problem. Also, 250 ℃
From the heating and holding temperature below, regardless of the cooling rate,
Age hardening at room temperature is not a problem.

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[Example] The alloy shown in Table 1 was 30 mm (thickness) x 200 m
Ingot in m (width) x 200 mm (length), 460 ° C x 12
The homogenization treatment of h was performed. This ingot was hot-rolled at 450 ° C. to obtain a plate having a thickness of 2 mm. This hot-rolled sheet was annealed under the conditions shown in Table 2 and various evaluations were performed.

In Table 3, as a measure of cold workability, those having mechanical properties immediately after the softening treatment having a tensile strength of 250 MPa or less and an elongation of 20% or more are judged as pass (O). .. In addition, in order to investigate how the mechanical properties change due to room temperature aging during storage, 9
The mechanical properties of the material left for 0 days were investigated. Those that did not increase by 15 MPa or more as compared with the tensile strength immediately after softening were judged as pass (O). The strength of the softened material after T6 treatment was investigated on the assumption that it will be used in a region where strength is required for a welded structure. T6 condition is 4
After holding at 60 ° C. for 1 hour, it was cooled with water and tempered at 120 ° C. for 24 hours. It was judged that the sample had a tensile strength of 350 MPa or more as a pass (O). Next, a stress corrosion cracking test of T6 material was conducted. Sequentially to JIS8711
While using a No. B test piece under a load of 196 MPa, 3.5
Alternating dipping was carried out for 30 days in an aqueous solution of NaCl. Three
A specimen that did not crack after the completion of the test for 0 days was regarded as a pass (O).

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[Table 1] Note: wt%, residual Al and impurities

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[Table 2]

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[Table 3]

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EFFECTS OF THE INVENTION According to the present invention, it is possible to produce a welded structural alloy that reduces the cold deformation resistance and suppresses the age hardening when left at room temperature by a single heat treatment.

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. Zn: 3-8% (weight basis, the same applies hereinafter), Mg: 0.5-3.0%, Cu: 0.01-0.
5% and Ti: 0.005 to 0.30%,
Mn: 0.05-0.7%, Cr: 0.01-0.5
%, Zr: 0.05-0.30%, V: 0.01-0.
After hot working an Al alloy containing one or more of 15% and the balance Al and impurities using a normal manufacturing process,
0.5 to 24 at a temperature of 180 to 320 ° C. as a softening treatment
A method for manufacturing an aluminum alloy soft material for a welded structure, which comprises cooling to room temperature after heating and holding for a time.