Disclosure of Invention
The invention aims to solve the defects in the prior art and provides a method for increasing the recrystallization temperature of an aluminum alloy.
A method of increasing the recrystallization temperature of an aluminum alloy, comprising the steps of:
step 1: melting pure aluminum and other metals, introducing Ar gas, removing an oxide layer and impurities on the surface of the melt by gently stirring after the pure aluminum and other metals are completely melted, then quickly casting the melt into a steel mould preheated to 200 ℃ to form an ingot, and performing water quenching after the ingot is shrunk;
step 2; solution treatment: placing the alloy cast ingot in an air furnace at 300 ℃ for heat preservation for 12 hours, then increasing the temperature to 470 ℃ for heat preservation for 12 hours, taking out the alloy cast ingot and then quenching the alloy cast ingot with water to room temperature;
and step 3: hot rolling: firstly, heating the alloy with the thickness of about 10mm after aging treatment at 500 ℃ for 15 minutes, then carrying out hot rolling at the rolling speed of about 200mm/s and the rolling reduction of about 2mm in each pass, heating the alloy plate again at 500 ℃ for 2 minutes after finishing the rolling of one pass so as to maintain the high-temperature state of the alloy, repeatedly rolling, and rolling the plate to the thickness of 4mm with the total rolling reduction rate of 60 percent;
step 4; cold rolling: rolling the alloy with the thickness of 4mm after hot rolling on a rolling mill at the room temperature at the speed of 100mm/s, wherein the reduction rate of each pass is 1mm, the thickness of the alloy is changed into 2mm after two passes of rolling, and the reduction rate of cold rolling is 50%;
and 5: keeping the temperature in a resistance furnace for 1-2 hours, and quenching the steel plate to room temperature by water after the steel plate is taken out of the furnace.
Further, the method of increasing the recrystallization temperature of an aluminum alloy as described above, the other metal being pure copper, pure zinc, pure copper or pure magnesium, and an intermediate alloy of Al-15 wt.% Zr, Al-2 wt.% Sc, and Al-60 wt.% Mn.
Further, in the method for increasing the recrystallization temperature of the aluminum alloy as described above, the rolling speed in step 3 is 200mm/s, and the reduction amount per pass is 2 mm.
Has the advantages that:
by adding dispersed phases, carrying out solid solution treatment and combining two-stage rolling, the recrystallization temperature of the alloy can be effectively improved, and recrystallization and grain growth in later annealing treatment are avoided, so that the mechanical property of the alloy is improved.
Detailed Description
In order to make the objects, technical solutions and advantages of the present invention more apparent, the technical solutions of the present invention are described below clearly and completely, and it is obvious that the described embodiments are some, not all embodiments of the present invention. All other embodiments, which can be derived by a person skilled in the art from the embodiments given herein without making any creative effort, shall fall within the protection scope of the present invention.
The experimental materials were pure aluminum (purity 99.99%), pure zinc (purity 99.99%), pure copper (purity 99.9%), pure magnesium (purity 99.9%), and master alloys of Al-15 wt.% Zr, Al-2 wt.% Sc, and Al-60 wt.% Mn.
Putting pure aluminum, pure copper and corresponding intermediate alloy into a resistance furnace for smelting at the smelting temperature of about 850 ℃, adding pure zinc and pure magnesium after the pure aluminum, the pure copper and the corresponding intermediate alloy are molten, then introducing Ar gas for 10min to remove air, removing an oxide layer and impurities on the surface of molten liquid by gently stirring after the pure aluminum, the pure copper and the corresponding intermediate alloy are completely molten, then quickly casting the molten liquid into a steel mold preheated to 200 ℃ to form an ingot, and performing water quenching after the ingot is contracted (about 5-10 seconds) to avoid a large amount of dispersed phases from being separated out during condensation. The components of the alloy prepared and smelted by adding the materials according to a certain proportion are shown in Table 1.
TABLE 1
Code number
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Zn
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Mg
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Cu
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Fe
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Mn
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Zr
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Sc
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Al
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7050
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6.15
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2.12
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2.06
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0.11
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-
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-
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-
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Balance of
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7050-Mn
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6.16
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2.19
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2.00
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0.05
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0.44
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-
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-
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Balance of
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7050-Sc
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6.43
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2.33
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2.10
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0.12
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-
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-
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0.23
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Balance of
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7050-Zr
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6.21
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2.23
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2.13
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0.13
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-
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0.23
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-
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Balance of
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7050-X
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6.16
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2.35
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2.11
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0.06
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0.44
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0.24
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0.24
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Balance of |
Solution treatment: firstly, placing the alloy ingot in an air furnace at 300 ℃ for heat preservation for 12 hours, then adjusting the temperature to 470 ℃ for heat preservation for 12 hours, taking out the alloy ingot and then quenching the alloy ingot with water to room temperature.
Hot rolling: firstly heating the alloy with the thickness of about 10mm after aging treatment at 500 ℃ for 15 minutes, then carrying out hot rolling at the rolling speed of about 200mm/s and the rolling reduction of about 2mm in each pass, heating the alloy plate again at 500 ℃ for 2 minutes after finishing the rolling of one pass so as to maintain the high-temperature state of the alloy, repeatedly rolling, and rolling the plate to the thickness of 4mm with the total rolling reduction of 60%.
Cold rolling: and (3) rolling the alloy with the thickness of about 4mm after hot rolling on a rolling mill at the room temperature at the speed of 100mm/s, wherein the reduction rate of each pass is 1mm, the thickness of the alloy is changed into 2mm after two passes of rolling, and the reduction rate of cold rolling is 50%.
Example 1
The experimental materials were pure aluminum (purity 99.99%), pure zinc (purity 99.99%), pure copper (purity 99.9%), and pure magnesium (purity 99.9%).
Putting pure aluminum and pure copper into a resistance furnace for smelting at the smelting temperature of about 850 ℃, adding pure zinc and pure magnesium after the pure aluminum and the pure copper are molten, then introducing Ar gas for 10min to remove air, removing an oxide layer and impurities on the surface of molten liquid by gently stirring after the pure aluminum and the pure copper are completely molten, then quickly casting the molten liquid into a steel mould preheated to 200 ℃ to form a 7050 alloy ingot, and performing water quenching after the ingot is contracted (about 5-10 seconds) to avoid a large amount of dispersed phases from being separated out during condensation.
Solution treatment: firstly, placing the alloy ingot in an air furnace at 300 ℃ for heat preservation for 12 hours, then adjusting the temperature to 470 ℃ for heat preservation for 12 hours, taking out the alloy ingot and then quenching the alloy ingot with water to room temperature.
Hot rolling: firstly heating the alloy with the thickness of about 10mm after aging treatment at 500 ℃ for 15 minutes, then carrying out hot rolling at the rolling speed of about 200mm/s and the rolling reduction of about 2mm in each pass, heating the alloy plate again at 500 ℃ for 2 minutes after finishing the rolling of one pass so as to maintain the high-temperature state of the alloy, repeatedly rolling, and rolling the plate to the thickness of 4mm with the total rolling reduction of 60%.
Cold rolling: and (3) rolling the alloy with the thickness of about 4mm after hot rolling on a rolling mill at the room temperature at the speed of 100mm/s, wherein the reduction rate of each pass is 1mm, the thickness of the alloy is changed into 2mm after two passes of rolling, and the reduction rate of cold rolling is 50%.
Annealing treatment: keeping the temperature in a resistance furnace for 1-2 hours at 400 ℃, 425 ℃, 450 ℃, 475 ℃, 500 ℃, 525 ℃ and 550 ℃, and quenching the steel plate to room temperature by water after the steel plate is taken out of the furnace. Microscopic structure observation shows that the 7050 alloy annealed at 450 ℃ has been completely recrystallized, and the crystal grains of the alloy annealed at 500 ℃ are seriously grown.
Example 2
The experimental materials were pure aluminum (purity 99.99%), pure zinc (purity 99.99%), pure copper (purity 99.9%), pure magnesium (purity 99.9%), and master alloy Al-60 wt.% Mn.
Putting pure aluminum, pure copper and Al-60 wt.% Mn into a resistance furnace for smelting at the smelting temperature of about 850 ℃, adding pure zinc and pure magnesium after the pure aluminum, the pure copper and the Al-60 wt.% Mn are molten, introducing Ar gas for 10min to remove air, removing an oxide layer and impurities on the surface of a molten liquid by gently stirring after the pure aluminum, the pure copper and the Al-60 wt.% Mn are completely molten, quickly casting the molten liquid into a steel mold preheated to 200 ℃ to form a 7050-Mn alloy ingot, and performing water quenching after the ingot is contracted (about 5-10 seconds) to avoid a large amount of dispersed phases from being separated out during condensation.
Solution treatment: firstly, placing the alloy ingot in an air furnace at 300 ℃ for heat preservation for 12 hours, then adjusting the temperature to 470 ℃ for heat preservation for 12 hours, taking out the alloy ingot and then quenching the alloy ingot with water to room temperature.
Hot rolling: firstly heating the alloy with the thickness of about 10mm after aging treatment at 500 ℃ for 15 minutes, then carrying out hot rolling at the rolling speed of about 200mm/s and the rolling reduction of about 2mm in each pass, heating the alloy plate again at 500 ℃ for 2 minutes after finishing the rolling of one pass so as to maintain the high-temperature state of the alloy, repeatedly rolling, and rolling the plate to the thickness of 4mm with the total rolling reduction of 60%.
Cold rolling: and (3) rolling the alloy with the thickness of about 4mm after hot rolling on a rolling mill at the room temperature at the speed of 100mm/s, wherein the reduction rate of each pass is 1mm, the thickness of the alloy is changed into 2mm after two passes of rolling, and the reduction rate of cold rolling is 50%.
Annealing treatment: keeping the temperature in a resistance furnace for 1-2 hours at 400 ℃, 425 ℃, 450 ℃, 475 ℃, 500 ℃, 525 ℃ and 550 ℃, and quenching the steel plate to room temperature by water after the steel plate is taken out of the furnace. The observation of the microstructure shows that the 7050-Mn alloy is completely recrystallized at 475 ℃ and the crystal grains do not grow up until 500 ℃.
Example 3
The experimental materials were pure aluminum (purity 99.99%), pure zinc (purity 99.99%), pure copper (purity 99.9%), pure magnesium (purity 99.9%), and master alloy Al-15 wt.% Zr.
Putting pure aluminum, pure copper and Al-15 wt.% Zr into a resistance furnace for smelting at the smelting temperature of about 850 ℃, adding pure zinc and pure magnesium after the pure aluminum, the pure copper and the Al-15 wt.% Zr are molten, then introducing Ar gas for 10min to remove air, removing an oxide layer and impurities on the surface of a molten liquid by gently stirring after the pure aluminum, the pure copper and the Al-15 wt.% Zr are completely molten, then quickly casting the molten liquid into a steel mould preheated to 200 ℃ to form a 7050-Zr alloy ingot, and performing water quenching after the ingot is contracted (about 5-10 seconds) to avoid a large amount of dispersed phases from being separated out during condensation.
Solution treatment: firstly, placing the alloy ingot in an air furnace at 300 ℃ for heat preservation for 12 hours, then adjusting the temperature to 470 ℃ for heat preservation for 12 hours, taking out the alloy ingot and then quenching the alloy ingot with water to room temperature.
Hot rolling: firstly heating the alloy with the thickness of about 10mm after aging treatment at 500 ℃ for 15 minutes, then carrying out hot rolling at the rolling speed of about 200mm/s and the rolling reduction of about 2mm in each pass, heating the alloy plate again at 500 ℃ for 2 minutes after finishing the rolling of one pass so as to maintain the high-temperature state of the alloy, repeatedly rolling, and rolling the plate to the thickness of 4mm with the total rolling reduction of 60%.
Cold rolling: and (3) rolling the alloy with the thickness of about 4mm after hot rolling on a rolling mill at the room temperature at the speed of 100mm/s, wherein the reduction rate of each pass is 1mm, the thickness of the alloy is changed into 2mm after two passes of rolling, and the reduction rate of cold rolling is 50%.
Annealing treatment: keeping the temperature in a resistance furnace for 1-2 hours at 400 ℃, 425 ℃, 450 ℃, 475 ℃, 500 ℃, 525 ℃ and 550 ℃, and quenching the steel plate to room temperature by water after the steel plate is taken out of the furnace. Microscopic observation shows that the 7050-Zr alloy is completely recrystallized at 475 ℃ and crystal grains do not grow until 500 ℃.
Example 4
The experimental materials were pure aluminum (purity 99.99%), pure zinc (purity 99.99%), pure copper (purity 99.9%), pure magnesium (purity 99.9%) and master alloy Al-2 wt.% Sc.
Putting pure aluminum, pure copper and Al-2 wt.% Sc into a resistance furnace for smelting at the smelting temperature of about 850 ℃, adding pure zinc and pure magnesium after the materials are molten, then introducing Ar gas for 10min to remove air, removing an oxide layer and impurities on the surface of a molten liquid by gently stirring after the materials are completely molten, then quickly casting the molten liquid into a steel mould preheated to 200 ℃ to form a 7050-Sc alloy ingot, and performing water quenching after the ingot is contracted (about 5-10 seconds) to avoid a large amount of dispersed phases from being separated out during condensation.
Solution treatment: firstly, placing the alloy ingot in an air furnace at 300 ℃ for heat preservation for 12 hours, then adjusting the temperature to 470 ℃ for heat preservation for 12 hours, taking out the alloy ingot and then quenching the alloy ingot with water to room temperature.
Hot rolling: firstly heating the alloy with the thickness of about 10mm after aging treatment at 500 ℃ for 15 minutes, then carrying out hot rolling at the rolling speed of about 200mm/s and the rolling reduction of about 2mm in each pass, heating the alloy plate again at 500 ℃ for 2 minutes after finishing the rolling of one pass so as to maintain the high-temperature state of the alloy, repeatedly rolling, and rolling the plate to the thickness of 4mm with the total rolling reduction of 60%.
Cold rolling: and (3) rolling the alloy with the thickness of about 4mm after hot rolling on a rolling mill at the room temperature at the speed of 100mm/s, wherein the reduction rate of each pass is 1mm, the thickness of the alloy is changed into 2mm after two passes of rolling, and the reduction rate of cold rolling is 50%.
Annealing treatment: keeping the temperature in a resistance furnace for 1-2 hours at 400 ℃, 425 ℃, 450 ℃, 475 ℃, 500 ℃, 525 ℃ and 550 ℃, and quenching the steel plate to room temperature by water after the steel plate is taken out of the furnace. Microscopic structure observation shows that the 7050-Sc alloy is completely recrystallized at 550 ℃, and the crystal grains do not grow.
Example 5
The experimental materials are pure aluminum (purity 99.99%), pure zinc (purity 99.99%), pure copper (purity 99.9%), pure magnesium (purity 99.9%), and intermediate alloys of Al-15 wt.% Zr, Al-2 wt.% Sc, and Al-60 wt.% Mn.
Putting pure aluminum, pure copper and an intermediate alloy into a resistance furnace for smelting at the smelting temperature of about 850 ℃, adding pure zinc and pure magnesium after the pure aluminum, the pure copper and the intermediate alloy are molten, then introducing Ar gas for 10min to remove air, removing an oxide layer and impurities on the surface of a molten liquid by gently stirring after the pure aluminum, the pure copper and the intermediate alloy are completely molten, then quickly casting the molten liquid into a steel mold preheated to 200 ℃ to form a 7050-X alloy ingot, and performing water quenching after the ingot is contracted (about 5-10 seconds) to avoid a large amount of dispersed phases from being separated out during condensation.
Solution treatment: firstly, placing the alloy ingot in an air furnace at 300 ℃ for heat preservation for 12 hours, then adjusting the temperature to 470 ℃ for heat preservation for 12 hours, taking out the alloy ingot and then quenching the alloy ingot with water to room temperature.
Hot rolling: firstly heating the alloy with the thickness of about 10mm after aging treatment at 500 ℃ for 15 minutes, then carrying out hot rolling at the rolling speed of about 200mm/s and the rolling reduction of about 2mm in each pass, heating the alloy plate again at 500 ℃ for 2 minutes after finishing the rolling of one pass so as to maintain the high-temperature state of the alloy, repeatedly rolling, and rolling the plate to the thickness of 4mm with the total rolling reduction of 60%.
Cold rolling: and (3) rolling the alloy with the thickness of about 4mm after hot rolling on a rolling mill at the room temperature at the speed of 100mm/s, wherein the reduction rate of each pass is 1mm, the thickness of the alloy is changed into 2mm after two passes of rolling, and the reduction rate of cold rolling is 50%.
Annealing treatment: keeping the temperature in a resistance furnace for 1-2 hours at 400 ℃, 425 ℃, 450 ℃, 475 ℃, 500 ℃, 525 ℃ and 550 ℃, and quenching the steel plate to room temperature by water after the steel plate is taken out of the furnace. Microscopic observation shows that 50% recrystallization of the 7050-X alloy occurs at 550 ℃, and the crystal grains do not grow.
Finally, it should be noted that: the above examples are only intended to illustrate the technical solution of the present invention, but not to limit it; although the present invention has been described in detail with reference to the foregoing embodiments, it will be understood by those of ordinary skill in the art that: the technical solutions described in the foregoing embodiments may still be modified, or some technical features may be equivalently replaced; and such modifications or substitutions do not depart from the spirit and scope of the corresponding technical solutions of the embodiments of the present invention.