US10351939B2 · US · B2
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Publication number | US-10351939-B2 |
| Application number | US-201514658891-A |
| Country | US |
| Kind code | B2 |
| Filing date | Mar 16, 2015 |
| Priority date | Sep 16, 2012 |
| Publication date | Jul 16, 2019 |
| Grant date | Jul 16, 2019 |
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A Cu—Al—Mn-based alloy having superelastic characteristics and having a recrystallized texture substantially formed of a β single phase, in which 70% or more of crystal grains is within a range of 0° to 50° in a deviation angle from <001> orientation of a crystalline orientation measured in a working direction by electron back-scatter diffraction patterning.
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The invention claimed is: 1. A Cu—Al—Mn-based alloy having a composition consisting of 3 to 10% by mass of Al; 5 to 20% by mass of Mn; 0.001 to 10% by mass in total of at least one element selected from the group consisting of Co, Fe, Ti, V, Cr, Si, Nb, Mo, W, Sn, Mg, P, Be, Sb, Cd, As, Zr, Zn, B, C, Ag and misch metal; and 0 to 1% by mass of Ni, with the balance being Cu and unavoidable impurities, having superelastic characteristics, and having a recrystallized texture substantially formed of a β single phase, wherein 70% or more of crystal grains is within a range of 20° to 50° in a deviation angle from <001> orientation of a crystalline orientation measured in a working direction by electron back-scatter diffraction patterning, wherein 50% or more of the crystal grains is within a range of 0° to 20° in a deviation angle from <101> orientation of the crystalline orientation measured in the working direction, and wherein the Cu—Al—Mn-based alloy does not have any bamboo texture. 2. A wire formable from the Cu—Al—Mn-based alloy according to claim 1 . 3. A sheet formable from the Cu—Al—Mn-based alloy according to claim 1 . 4. A Cu—Al—Mn-based alloy producible by the method of producing a Cu—Mn—Al-based alloy having a composition consisting of 3 to 10% by mass of Al; 5 to 20% by mass of Mn; 0.001 to 10% by mass in total of at least one element selected from the group consisting of Co, Fe, Ti, V, Cr, Si, Nb, Mo, W, Sn, Mg, P, Be, Sb, Cd, As, Zr, Zn, B, C, Ag and misch metal; and 1% by mass or less of Ni, with the balance being Cu and unavoidable impurities, through [Step 1] to [Step 5]: melting and casting [Step 1] an alloy material which gives the composition; subjecting to hot working [Step 2]; carrying out at least one each in this order: intermediate annealing at 400° C. to 600° C. for 1 minute to 120 minutes [Step 3] and cold working at a working ratio of 30% or higher [Step 4]; and then carrying out heat treatment [Step 5], wherein the heat treatment [Step 5] contains steps of a heat treatment of: heating the alloy from room temperature to a temperature range for obtaining a β single phase at a rate of temperature raise of 0.2° C./min to 20° C./min, and maintaining the alloy at the heating temperature; and then quenching, wherein 70% or more of crystal grains is within a range of 20° to 50° in a deviation angle from <001> orientation of a crystalline orientation measured in a working direction by electron back-scatter diffraction patterning, wherein 50% or more of the crystal grains is within a range of 0° to 20° in a deviation angle from <101> orientation of the crystalline orientation measured in the working direction, wherein the Cu—Al—Mn-based alloy does not have any bamboo texture, and wherein the heat treatment [Step 5] is carried out one time only.
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