Aluminum alloy conductor wire, aluminum alloy stranded wire, coated wire, wire harness and method of manufacturing aluminum alloy conductor wire

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9875822-B2
Application number	US-201615353375-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Nov 16, 2016
Priority date	May 26, 2014
Publication date	Jan 23, 2018
Grant date	Jan 23, 2018

Abstract

An aluminum alloy conductor wire has a composition comprising Mg: 0.1-1.0 mass %, Si: 0.1-1.20 mass %, Fe: 0.01-1.40 mass %, Ti: 0-0.100 mass %, B: 0-0.030 mass %, Cu: 0-1.00 mass %, Ag: 0-0.50 mass %, Au: 0-0.50 mass %, Mn: 0-1.00 mass %, Cr: 0-1.00 mass %, Zr: 0-0.50 mass %, Hf: 0-0.50 mass %, V: 0-0.50 mass %, Sc: 0-0.50 mass %, Co: 0-0.50 mass %, Ni: 0-0.50 mass %, and the balance: Al and inevitable impurities, where Ti, B, Cu, Ag, Au, Mn, Cr, Zr, Hf, V, Sc, Co and Ni are arbitrary additive components of which at least one component may be contained or none of the components may be contained. A density of a compound having a particle size of 0.5-5.0 μm and containing Fe is 1 to 300 particles/10000 μm 2 .

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. An aluminum alloy conductor wire having a composition comprising Mg: 0.1 mass % to 1.0 mass %, Si: 0.1 mass % to 1.20 mass %, Fe: 0.01 mass % to 1.40 mass %, Ti:
0 mass % to 0.100 mass %, B: 0 mass % to 0.030 mass %, Cu: 0 mass % to 1.00 mass %, Ag: 0 mass % to 0.50 mass %, Au: 0 mass % to 0.50 mass %, Mn: 0 mass % to 1.00 mass %, Cr: 0 mass % to 1.00 mass %, Zr: 0 mass % to 0.50 mass %, Hf: 0 mass % to 0.50 mass %, V: 0 mass % to 0.50 mass %, Sc: 0 mass % to 0.50 mass %, Co: 0 mass % to 0.50 mass %, Ni: 0 mass % to 0.50 mass %, and the balance: Al and inevitable impurities, where Ti, B, Cu, Ag, Au, Mn, Cr, Zr, Hf, V, Sc, Co and Ni are arbitrary additive components of which at least one component may be contained or none of the components may be contained,
a density of a compound having a particle size of 0.5 to 5.0 μm and containing Fe being 1 to 300 particles/10000 μm 2.

2. The aluminum alloy conductor wire according to claim 1 , wherein the composition contains at least one selected from a group comprising Ti: 0.001 mass % to 0.100 mass % and B: 0.001 mass % to 0.030 mass %.

3. The aluminum alloy conductor wire according to claim 1 , wherein the composition contains at least one selected from a group comprising Cu: 0.01 mass % to 1.00 mass %, Ag: 0.01 mass % to 0.50 mass %, Au: 0.01 mass % to 0.50 mass %, Mn: 0.01 mass % to 1.00 mass %, Cr: 0.01 mass % to 1.00 mass %, Zr: 0.01 mass % to 0.50 mass %, Hf: 0.01 mass % to 0.50 mass %, V: 0.01 mass % to 0.50 mass %, Sc: 0.01 mass % to 0.50 mass %, Co: 0.01 mass % to 0.50 mass %, and Ni: 0.01 mass % to 0.50 mass %.

4. The aluminum alloy conductor wire according to claim 1 , wherein the composition contains Ni: 0.01 mass % to 0.50 mass %.

5. The aluminum alloy conductor wire according to claim 1 , wherein a total of contents of Fe, Ti, B, Cu, Ag, Au, Mn, Cr, Zr, Hf, V, Sc, Co, and Ni is 0.01 mass % to 2.00 mass %.

6. The aluminum alloy conductor wire according to claim 1 , wherein the aluminum alloy conductor wire is an aluminum alloy wire having a diameter of 0.1 mm to 1.5 mm.

7. An aluminum alloy stranded wire comprising a plurality of aluminum alloy conductor wires as claimed in claim 6 which are stranded together.

8. A coated wire comprising a coating layer at an outer periphery of one of the aluminum alloy conductor wire as claimed in claim 6 and an aluminum alloy stranded wire comprising a plurality of aluminum alloy conductor wires which are stranded together.

9. A wire harness comprising:
a coated wire including a coating layer at an outer periphery of one of an aluminum alloy conductor wire and an aluminum alloy stranded wire, the aluminum alloy stranded wire comprising a plurality of the aluminum alloy conductor wires which are stranded together; and
a terminal fitted at an end portion of the coated wire, the coating layer being removed from the end portion,
wherein the aluminum alloy conductor wire has a composition comprising Mg: 0.1 mass % to 1.0 mass %, Si: 0.1 mass % to 1.20 mass %, Fe: 0.01 mass % to 1.40 mass %, Ti: 0 mass % to 0.100 mass %, B: 0 mass % to 0.030 mass %, Cu: 0 mass % to 1.00 mass %, Ag: 0 mass % to 0.50 mass %, Au: 0 mass % to 0.50 mass %, Mn: 0 mass % to 1.00 mass %, Cr: 0 mass % to 1.00 mass %, Zr: 0 mass % to 0.50 mass %, Hf: 0 mass % to 0.50 mass %, V: 0 mass % to 0.50 mass %, Sc: 0 mass % to 0.50 mass %, Co: 0 mass % to 0.50 mass %, Ni: 0 mass % to 0.50 mass %, and the balance: Al and inevitable impurities, where Ti, B, Cu, Ag, Au, Mn, Cr, Zr, Hf, V, Sc, Co and Ni are arbitrary additive components of which at least one component may be contained or none of the components may be contained, and
a density of a compound having a particle size of 0.5 to 5.0 μm and containing Fe is 1 to 300 particles/10000 μm 2.

10. A method of manufacturing an aluminum alloy conductor wire having a composition comprising Mg: 0.1 mass % to 1.0 mass %, Si: 0.1 mass % to 1.20 mass %, Fe: 0.01 mass % to 1.40 mass %, Ti: 0 mass % to 0.100 mass %, B: 0 mass % to 0.030 mass %, Cu: 0 mass % to 1.00 mass %, Ag: 0 mass % to 0.50 mass %, Au: 0 mass % to 0.50 mass %, Mn: 0 mass % to 1.00 mass %, Cr: 0 mass % to 1.00 mass %, Zr: 0 mass % to 0.50 mass %, Hf: 0 mass % to 0.50 mass %, V: 0 mass % to 0.50 mass %, Sc: 0 mass % to 0.50 mass %, Co: 0 mass % to 0.50 mass %, Ni: 0 mass % to 0.50 mass %, and the balance: Al and inevitable impurities, where Ti, B, Cu, Ag, Au, Mn, Cr, Zr, Hf, V, Sc, Co and Ni are arbitrary additive components of which at least one component may be contained or none of the components may be contained, a density of a compound having a particle size of 0.5 to 5.0 μm and containing Fe being 1 to 300 particles/10000 μm 2 ,
the method comprising: forming a rough drawing wire through hot working subsequent to melting and casting, and thereafter carrying out processes including at least a wire drawing process, a solution heat treatment process and an aging heat treatment process,
wherein a cooling rate during the casting is 0.1° C./s to 5° C./s.

11. A method of manufacturing an aluminum alloy conductor wire having a composition comprising Mg: 0.1 mass % to 1.0 mass %, Si: 0.1 mass % to 1.20 mass %, Fe: 0.01 mass % to 1.40 mass %, Ti: 0 mass % to 0.100 mass %, B: 0 mass % to 0.030 mass %, Cu: 0 mass % to 1.00 mass %, Ag: 0 mass % to 0.50 mass %, Au: 0 mass % to 0.50 mass%, Mn: 0 mass % to 1.00 mass %, Cr: 0 mass % to 1.00 mass %, Zr: 0 mass % to 0.50 mass %, Hf: 0 mass % to 0.50 mass %, V: 0 mass % to 0.50 mass %, Sc: 0 mass % to 0.50 mass %, Co: 0 mass % to 0.50 mass %, Ni: 0 mass % to 0.50 mass %, and the balance: Al and inevitable impurities, where Ti, B, Cu, Ag, Au, Mn, Cr, Zr, Hf, V, Sc, Co and Ni are arbitrary additive components of which at least one component may be contained or none of the components may be contained, a density of a compound having a particle size of 0.5 to 5.0 μm and containing Fe being 1 to 300 particles/10000 μm 2 ,
the method comprising: forming a rough drawing wire through hot working subsequent to melting and casting, and thereafter carrying out processes including at least a wire drawing process, a solution heat treatment process and an aging heat treatment process,
wherein a cooling rate during the casting has a value greater than 5° C./s, and a temperature increasing rate during the solution heat treatment is less than or equal to 20° C./s between room temperature and 550° C.

Assignees

• Furukawa Electric Co Ltd
• Furukawa Automotive Systems Inc

Inventors

• Yoshida Sho
• Matsuo Ryosuke
• Sekiya Shigeki
• Mitose Kengo

Classifications

• H01B1/02

  mainly consisting of metals or alloys · CPC title

• H01B7/00

  Insulated conductors or cables characterised by their form · CPC title

• H01B13/00

  Apparatus or processes specially adapted for manufacturing conductors or cables · CPC title

• B60R16/0207

  Wire harnesses · CPC title

• H01B7/0045

  Cable-harnesses · CPC title