Method for producing aluminum alloy raw material, method for producing aluminum alloy ingot, method for producing aluminum alloy plate, method for producing aluminum alloy substrate for plating, method for producing aluminum alloy substrate for magnetic disk, method for producing magnetic disk, and magnetic disk

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2024417837-A1
Application number	US-202418819375-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	Aug 29, 2024
Priority date	Mar 2, 2022
Publication date	Dec 19, 2024
Grant date	—

Abstract

An example method for producing an aluminum alloy raw material, wherein in a separation step of reusing, as a recycled material, at least one of an intermediate material and a finished product each comprising an aluminum alloy disk and an underlayer, for at least part of an aluminum alloy material and heating the aluminum alloy material comprising the recycled material to separate the aluminum alloy disk and the underlayer, and the aluminum alloy material comprising the recycled material is heated and held at 480° C. or higher and 590° C. or lower for more than 1 hour.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1 . A method for producing an aluminum alloy raw material comprising a separation step of reusing, as a recycled material, at least one of an intermediate material and a finished product each comprising an aluminum alloy disk and an underlayer, for at least part of an aluminum alloy material and heating the aluminum alloy material comprising the recycled material to separate the aluminum alloy disk and the underlayer, wherein the aluminum alloy material comprising the recycled material is heated and held at 480° C. or higher and 590° C. or lower for more than 1 hour.

2 . The method for producing an aluminum alloy raw material according to claim 1 , wherein in the separation step, a cooling step of cooling the aluminum alloy material comprising the recycled material down to room temperature is carried out a plurality of times after heating.

3 . The method for producing an aluminum alloy raw material according to claim 2 , wherein in the cooling step, a cooling rate in a temperature range of 400° C. or higher and 450° C. or lower is 30° C./h or higher.

4 . The method for producing an aluminum alloy raw material according to claim 2 , wherein in the cooling step, a physical impact is further made on the aluminum alloy material comprising the recycled material.

5 . A method for producing an aluminum alloy ingot comprising a molten metal adjustment step of melting at least part of an aluminum alloy raw material obtained by the method according to claim 1 to adjust molten metal of an aluminum alloy, a molten metal heating-holding step of heating and holding the molten metal adjusted, and a casting step of casting the molten metal heated and held.

6 . The method for producing an aluminum alloy ingot according to claim 5 , wherein in the molten metal heating-holding step, a Ni content in the molten metal of an aluminum alloy is 2.5 mass % or less.

7 . A method for producing an aluminum alloy plate comprising a homogenization treatment step of optionally heat treating an aluminum alloy ingot obtained by the method according to claim 5 , a hot rolling step of hot rolling the aluminum alloy ingot optionally homogenized, and a cold rolling step of cold rolling a hot rolled plate obtained by the hot rolling.

8 . A method for producing an aluminum alloy substrate for plating comprising a processing step of processing an aluminum alloy plate obtained by the method according to claim 7 into an annular disk blank, a pressure annealing step of pressure flattening the annular disk blank, and a cutting/grinding work step of subjecting the annular disk blank pressure flattened to cutting work and grinding work.

9 . A method for producing an aluminum alloy substrate for a magnetic disk comprising a plating pretreatment step of subjecting an aluminum alloy substrate for plating obtained by the method according to claim 8 to degreasing, etching, and zincate treatment, and a base plating treatment step of subjecting a surface of the aluminum alloy substrate subjected to the plating pretreatment to electroless Ni—P plating treatment and polishing the surface subjected to the plating treatment.

10 . A method for producing a magnetic disk comprising a magnetism imparting step of allowing a magnetic body to adhere to a surface of an aluminum alloy substrate for a magnetic disk obtained by the method according to claim 9 to form a magnetic body layer.

11 . A magnetic disk obtained by the method according to claim 10 .

12 . A method for producing an aluminum alloy plate comprising:
a separation step of reusing, as a recycled material, at least one of an intermediate material and a finished product each comprising an aluminum alloy disk and an underlayer, for at least part of an aluminum alloy material and heating the aluminum alloy material comprising the recycled material to separate the aluminum alloy disk and the underlayer, a molten metal adjustment step of melting at least part of an aluminum alloy raw material obtained by the separation step to adjust molten metal of an aluminum alloy, a molten metal heating-holding step of heating and holding the molten metal adjusted, a casting step of casting the molten metal heated and held to make an aluminum alloy ingot, a homogenization treatment step of optionally heat treating the aluminum alloy ingot obtained, a hot rolling step of hot rolling the aluminum alloy ingot optionally homogenized, and a cold rolling step of cold rolling a hot rolled plate obtained by the hot rolling, wherein the aluminum alloy material comprising the recycled material is heated and held at 480° C. or higher and 590° C. or lower for more than 1 hour.

13 . A method for producing an aluminum alloy plate comprising:
a separation step of reusing, as a recycled material, at least one of an intermediate material and a finished product each comprising an aluminum alloy disk and an underlayer, for at least part of an aluminum alloy material and heating the aluminum alloy material comprising the recycled material to separate the aluminum alloy disk and the underlayer, a molten metal adjustment step of melting at least part of an aluminum alloy raw material obtained by the separation step to adjust molten metal of an aluminum alloy, a molten metal heating-holding step of heating and holding the molten metal adjusted, a casting step of casting the molten metal heated and held to make an aluminum alloy ingot, a homogenization treatment step of optionally heat treating the aluminum alloy ingot obtained, a hot rolling step of hot rolling the aluminum alloy ingot optionally homogenized, and a cold rolling step of cold rolling a hot rolled plate obtained by the hot rolling, wherein a separation ratio between the aluminum alloy disk and the underlayer after the separation step is 100% or more.

14 . A method for producing a magnetic disk comprising:
a processing step of processing an aluminum alloy plate obtained by the method according to claim 12 into an annular disk blank, a pressure annealing step of pressure flattening the annular disk blank, a cutting/grinding work step of subjecting the annular disk blank pressure flattened to cutting work and grinding work to make an aluminum alloy substrate for plating, a plating pretreatment step of subjecting the aluminum alloy substrate for plating obtained to degreasing, etching, and zincate treatment, a base plating treatment step of subjecting a surface of the aluminum alloy substrate subjected to the plating pretreatment to electroless Ni—P plating treatment and polishing the surface subjected to the plating treatment, and a magnetism imparting step of allowing a magnetic body to adhere to a surface of an aluminum alloy substrate for a magnetic disk obtained by the base plating treatment step to form a magnetic body layer.

15 . A method for producing a magnetic disk comprising:
a processing step of processing an aluminum alloy plate obtained by the method according to claim 13 into an annular disk blank, a pressure annealing step of pressure flattening the annular disk blank, a cutting/grinding work step of subjecting the annular disk blank pressure flattened to cutting work and grinding work to make an aluminum alloy substrate for plating, a plating pretreatment step of subjecting the aluminum alloy substrate for plating obtained to degreasing, etching, and zincate treatment, a base plating treatment step of subjecting a surface of the aluminum alloy substrate subjected to the plating pretreatment to electroless Ni—P plating treatment and polishing the surface subjected to the plating treatment, and a magneti

Assignees

• Uacj Corp
• Furukawa Electric Co Ltd

Inventors

• Kitawaki Kotaro
• Kokubun Yuma
• Sakamoto Ryo
• Hatakeyama Hideyuki

Classifications

• C23C18/1837

  Multistep pretreatment · CPC title

• C22B21/0069

  from scrap, skimmings or any secondary source aluminium, e.g. recovery of alloy constituents (C22B21/0046, C22B21/0053 and C22B21/0092 take precedence) · CPC title

• B32B15/017

  one layer being formed of aluminium or an aluminium alloy, another layer being formed of an alloy based on a non ferrous metal other than aluminium · CPC title

• C23C18/50

  with alloys based on iron, cobalt or nickel · CPC title

• C23C18/1637

  metallic substrate · CPC title