CN116875847A - Nickel-plated Al-Fe-Mg alloy conductor material for automobile wire harness and preparation method thereof - Google Patents

Nickel-plated Al-Fe-Mg alloy conductor material for automobile wire harness and preparation method thereof Download PDF

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CN116875847A
CN116875847A CN202310051023.4A CN202310051023A CN116875847A CN 116875847 A CN116875847 A CN 116875847A CN 202310051023 A CN202310051023 A CN 202310051023A CN 116875847 A CN116875847 A CN 116875847A
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Abstract

The application discloses a nickel-plated Al-Fe-Mg alloy conductor material for an automobile wire harness and a preparation method thereof. And then the nickel-plated aluminum alloy wire blank is subjected to wire bundling, extrusion insulation, cabling and extrusion sheath coating to form the nickel-plated aluminum alloy cable which is used in the field of new energy automobiles. The nickel-plated aluminum alloy conductor material greatly improves the hardness, wear resistance, toughness and corrosion resistance of the existing aluminum alloy material, particularly, a copper-aluminum transition terminal is not needed, the connection safety and reliability can be greatly improved in a direct cold press connection or welding mode with the existing tin-plated copper terminal, the automobile is lighter, and the whole cost of the new energy automobile is reduced.

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Nickel-plated Al-Fe-Mg alloy conductor material for automobile wire harness and preparation method thereof
Technical Field
The application relates to the technical field of aluminum alloy, in particular to a nickel-plated Al-Fe-Mg alloy conductor material for an automobile wire harness and a preparation method thereof. Background
The existing aluminum alloy cable technology cannot meet the requirements of development in various fields such as new energy, and particularly aluminum alloy conductor materials cannot meet the installation and connection requirements in more fields, the existing connection and installation technology is designed for copper materials, the aluminum alloy materials cannot be directly connected with an existing copper connection terminal, the existing copper-aluminum transition terminal technology can solve the problem of partial copper-aluminum transition connection, but for many application occasions, copper-aluminum transition terminals cannot be adopted. The connection scheme is changed, the system engineering is realized for the whole vehicle design, the safety and the reliability of the whole vehicle can be influenced due to unreasonable design, so that the conductor technology taking the aluminum alloy as the base material is developed, the connection scheme is suitable for the mature connection scheme of the existing automobile wire harness, the connection scheme is a great subject faced by the development of the aluminum alloy automobile wire harness, and if the connection scheme is good, the connection scheme is a great historical breakthrough for the application of the aluminum alloy conductor material to the automobile.
Disclosure of Invention
Aiming at the defects existing in the prior art, the application aims to provide the nickel-plated Al-Fe-Mg alloy conductor material for the automobile wire harness and the preparation method thereof, which greatly improve the hardness, the wear resistance and the toughness of the existing aluminum alloy conductor material, particularly the corrosion resistance, do not need copper-aluminum transition terminals, and can be directly pressed or welded with the existing tin-plated copper terminals, thereby greatly improving the safety and the reliability of connection, reducing the manufacturing cost of the whole automobile and enabling the new energy automobile to be lighter.
In order to achieve the above object, the present application is realized by the following technical scheme: the nickel-plated Al-Fe-Mg alloy for the automobile wire harness consists of an aluminum alloy and a nickel-plated layer plated on the aluminum alloy, wherein the aluminum alloy consists of the following components in percentage by weight: fe:0.01 to 8.0 percent; mg: 0.01-6.0%, ni: 1-50%; the balance of Al and impurities; the thickness of the nickel plating layer is not less than 100nm.
Preferably, the aluminum alloy further contains 0.01 to 6.0 wt% of Cu.
Preferably, the aluminum alloy further contains 0.01 to 15 wt% Zn.
Preferably, the aluminum alloy further contains 0.1 to 40 wt% of C.
The preparation method of the nickel-plated Al-Fe-Mg alloy conductor material for the automobile wire harness comprises the following steps:
1. the aluminum alloy material is manufactured into an aluminum alloy rod through smelting, casting and rolling procedures, and then is drawn into an aluminum alloy wire.
2. Chemical degreasing of the surface of an aluminum alloy wire blank, hot water washing, cold water washing, strong alkali etching, water washing, light emitting, water washing, zinc soaking, water washing, nickel plating, water washing, drying, inspection and nickel plating of the aluminum alloy wire blank.
Preferably, the zinc dipping process comprises the following steps:
200-280 g/L of KOH, 20-30 g/L of ZnO, 60-80 g/L of potassium sodium tartrate and FeCl 3 20~26g/L,KNO 3 10-15 g/L, temperature: the room temperature is kept for 10-15 min.
The zinc impregnation is the key point of the process of the application, and the quality of the zinc impregnation layer directly influences the quality of the nickel plating layer. The zinc impregnation function is as follows: (1) removing the exposed surface layer, (2) making the relative potential of the aluminum alloy conductor surface higher.
When in preparation, znO is firstly mixed into paste and added into sodium hydroxide solution, and is continuously stirred, otherwise Zn (OH) is easy to form 2 And 3, adding 3-valence Fe ions can improve the binding force between the coating and the matrix. The added potassium sodium tartrate can form a complex with 3-valent Fe ions to prevent the 3-valent Fe ions from forming Fe (OH) 3 And (5) precipitation. KNO (KNO) 3 The oxidation-reduction reaction can be promoted. Because the electrode potential of Zn is close to that of A1, the deposition speed of Zn is slow, the leaching time is too short, and a zinc layer cannot be deposited; the zinc layer is re-dissolved for too long, so that it is important to control the zinc dipping time, if the quality of the primary zinc dipping layer is poor, 100ml/L HNO can be used 3 And (5) removing the solution.
In order to enhance the binding force between the nickel plating layer and the aluminum substrate, a bright nickel plating process or a dark nickel plating process can be selected.
Preferably, the bright nickel electroplating process comprises the following steps:
NiSO 4 400~600 g/L,NiCl 2 100~150 /L,H 3 BO 4 80-120 g/L saccharin 6-10 g/L, 1.4-butynediol 3-5 g/L coumarin 1-2 g/L, sodium dodecyl sulfate 5-15 g/L, pH 3.8-4.6 g/L, D k 6-10A/dm, the temperature is 45-55 ℃ and the time is 50-55 min.
As an effective effect, the process for electroplating the dark nickel comprises the following steps:
NiSO 4 300~350 g/L,KCl 30~45 g/L,Na 2 SO 4 75~85 g/L,D k 4-8A/dm, the temperature is 20-35 ℃ and the time is 40-45 min.
After zinc impregnation of the aluminum workpiece, nickel is plated as soon as possible, and in order to prevent the zinc impregnation layer from being dissolved in the nickel plating solution, the aluminum substrate is charged into the nickel plating solution. The bright plating layer can be directly plated by electroplating bright nickel, the plating layer is fine, but the internal stress of the plating layer is large, the plating layer cannot be too thick, or else the plating layer is easy to peel.
The plating layer obtained by electroplating the dark nickel has fine crystallization, good toughness, smaller internal stress and better corrosion resistance than bright nickel.
Preferably, the nickel-plated aluminum alloy material can be manufactured into 5-class or 6-class circular conductors and is used for automobile wire harness conductor cores.
The nickel-plated Al-Fe-Mg alloy and the automobile wire harness prepared by the nickel-plated Al-Fe-Mg alloy have the following beneficial effects:
1. the nickel-plated Al-Fe-Mg alloy conductor material provided by the application has good conductivity, tensile property and fatigue resistance, the conductivity is more than or equal to 60% IACS, the elongation at break is more than or equal to 15%, the tensile strength is more than or equal to 100MPa, and the number of fatigue bending times at 90 degrees is more than or equal to 25.
2. According to the nickel-plated Al-Fe-Mg alloy conductor material, through carrying out chemical degreasing on the surface of an aluminum alloy wire blank, hot water washing, cold water washing, strong alkali etching, water washing, light emitting, water washing, zinc immersing, water washing, nickel plating, water washing, drying, inspection and nickel plating of the aluminum alloy wire blank, a whole set of nickel plating working procedures are carried out, the prepared nickel-plated Al-Fe-Mg alloy conductor wire core has excellent corrosion resistance, the corrosion resistance is greatly superior to that of a nickel-plated aluminum alloy, the corrosion rate is less than or equal to 0.05mm/a under the conditions of carrying out atmosphere corrosion test and electrolyte corrosion test according to GB 10124 "metal material laboratory uniform corrosion full immersion test method", the test period is 360 hours, the corrosion rate is less than or equal to 0.05mm/a, the stability is good in salt fog and saline, and the automobile wire harness prepared by adopting the nickel-plated Al-Fe-Mg alloy conductor material has stronger corrosion resistance.
3. According to the nickel-plated aluminum alloy cable for the automobile wire harness, provided by the application, the hardness, the wear resistance and the toughness of the existing aluminum alloy material are greatly improved through the technology of the surface nickel plating layer.
4. The alloy automobile wire harness prepared from the nickel-plated Al-Fe-Mg alloy conductor material can be directly connected with a copper terminal, so that the problems of instability caused by connection of a copper-aluminum transition terminal and incompatibility with a wiring terminal or an insert are avoided. The nickel-plated Al-Fe-Mg alloy aluminum alloy automobile wire harness can be directly in cold compression joint with a copper terminal, and according to national standard GB/T9327 ' rated voltage 35kV (um=40.5 kV) and below ' compression joint type and mechanical connection fitting test method and requirement for power cable conductors ', through 1000 times of thermal cycle experiments, the installation connection is stable and reliable, the risk of corrosion easily caused by exposure of conductors at joint positions is avoided, and the service life of the cable is prolonged.
5. The nickel-plated aluminum alloy conductor solves the problem of weldability of aluminum alloy, can adopt a tin-plated copper terminal connection mode to directly connect at high temperature, and is safe and reliable.
Detailed Description
The application is further described in connection with the following detailed description, in order to make the technical means, the creation characteristics, the achievement of the purpose and the effect of the application easy to understand.
The specific implementation mode adopts the following technical scheme: the nickel-plated Al-Fe-Mg alloy for the automobile wire harness consists of an aluminum alloy and a nickel-plated layer plated on the aluminum alloy, wherein the aluminum alloy consists of the following components in percentage by weight: fe:0.01 to 8.0 percent; mg: 0.01-6.0%, ni: 1-50%; the balance of Al and impurities; the thickness of the nickel plating layer is not less than 100nm.
For matrix aluminum in the aluminum alloy, pure aluminum of industrial Al99.70 can be adopted, so that the aluminum alloy prepared by the method has the advantages of sufficient raw material supply, low cost, convenient purchase and the like; meanwhile, the aluminum base can also adopt refined aluminum or high-purity aluminum as a matrix alloy, and the aluminum base has higher quality than the common aluminum base material, and the processed product has more advantages in the aspects of electrical property and mechanical property.
In the application, aluminum is used as a matrix, and various trace alloy elements are added to improve the performance of the aluminum alloy and improve the mechanical strength, tensile property, tensile strength, yield property, heat resistance and creep resistance of the aluminum alloy.
The nickel-plated Al-Fe-Mg alloy material is manufactured into an aluminum alloy rod through smelting, casting and rolling procedures, and then the aluminum alloy rod is manufactured into an aluminum alloy wire.
It is noted that the nickel plating layer has a thickness of 1 μm to 100 μm.
The aluminum alloy also comprises 0.01-6.0 wt% of Cu; also comprises 0.01-15 wt% of Zn; further comprises 0.1 to 40 wt% of C.
In order to prepare the nickel-plated Al-Fe-Mg alloy material, the application also provides a nickel-plating process flow, which comprises the following steps: the method comprises the steps of chemical oil removal of the surface of the aluminum alloy wire blank, hot water washing, cold water washing, strong alkali etching, water washing, light emitting, water washing, zinc dipping, water washing, nickel plating, water washing, drying, inspection and nickel plating of the aluminum alloy wire blank.
The zinc dipping process comprises the following steps:
200-280 g/L of KOH, 20-30 g/L of ZnO, 60-80 g/L of potassium sodium tartrate and FeCl 3 20~26g/L,KNO 3 10-15 g/L, temperature: the room temperature is kept for 10-15 min.
In order to enhance the binding force between the nickel plating layer and the aluminum substrate, a bright nickel plating process or a dark nickel plating process can be selected.
If the bright nickel electroplating process is adopted, the bright nickel electroplating process is as follows:
NiSO 4 400~600 g/L,NiCl 2 100~150 /L,H 3 BO 4 80 to 120 g/L, 6 to 10g/L saccharin, 3 to 5 g/L1.4-butynediol, 1 to 2g/L coumarin,5 to 15 percent of sodium dodecyl sulfate, g/L, pH value of 3.8 to 4.6 g/L and D k 6-10A/dm, the temperature is 45-55 ℃ and the time is 50-55 min.
If the process of plating the dark nickel is adopted, the process of plating the dark nickel is as follows:
NiSO 4 300~350 g/L,KCl 30~45 g/L,Na 2 SO 4 75~85 g/L,D k 4-8A/dm, the temperature is 20-35 ℃ and the time is 40-45 min.
After zinc impregnation of the aluminum workpiece, nickel is plated as soon as possible, and in order to prevent the zinc impregnation layer from being dissolved in the nickel plating solution, the aluminum substrate is charged into the nickel plating solution. The bright plating layer can be directly plated by electroplating bright nickel, the plating layer is fine, but the internal stress of the plating layer is large, the plating layer cannot be too thick, or else the plating layer is easy to peel.
The plating layer obtained by electroplating the dark nickel has fine crystallization, good toughness, smaller internal stress and better corrosion resistance than the bright nickel.
The nickel-plated aluminum alloy material prepared by the procedures can be manufactured into 5-class or 6-class round conductors for automobile wire harnesses.
Example 1
(1) Putting an aluminum alloy ingot into a smelting furnace, manufacturing an aluminum alloy rod through smelting, casting and rolling procedures, and manufacturing the aluminum alloy rod into an aluminum alloy wire;
(2) Electroplating a nickel layer with the thickness of 0.1 mu m on the surface of the aluminum alloy wire rod obtained in the step (1), wherein the nickel plating process flow of the surface of the aluminum alloy wire rod is as follows:
chemical degreasing of the surface of an aluminum alloy wire blank, hot water washing, cold water washing, strong alkali etching, water washing, light emitting, water washing, zinc soaking, water washing, nickel plating, water washing, drying, inspection and nickel plating of the aluminum alloy wire blank. The composition of the nickel-plated aluminum alloy is listed in table 1:
(3) The zinc dipping process conditions in the step (2) are as follows:
KOH 200g/L, znO 20g/L, potassium sodium tartrate 60g/L, feCl 3 20g/L,KNO 3 10g/L, at room temperature, for 10min.
(4) The bright nickel electroplating process in the step (2) comprises the following steps:
NiSO 4 400g/L,NiCl 2 100 /L,H 3 BO 4 80g/L saccharin 6g/L, 1.4-butynediol 3g/L, coumarin 1g/L, sodium dodecyl sulfate 5g/L, pH 3.8g/L, D k 6A/dm at 45℃for 50 min.
The aluminum alloy prepared according to the above method and the aluminum alloy performance after the nickel plating process were tested, and the results are shown in table 2.
Example 2
(1) Putting an aluminum alloy ingot into a smelting furnace, manufacturing an aluminum alloy rod through smelting, casting and rolling procedures, and manufacturing the aluminum alloy rod into an aluminum alloy wire;
(2) Electroplating a layer of nickel with the thickness of 1 mu m on the surface of the aluminum alloy wire obtained in the step (1), wherein the nickel plating process flow of the surface of the aluminum alloy wire is as follows:
chemical degreasing of the surface of an aluminum alloy wire blank, hot water washing, cold water washing, strong alkali etching, water washing, light emitting, water washing, zinc soaking, water washing, nickel plating, water washing, drying, inspection and nickel plating of the aluminum alloy wire blank. The composition of the nickel-plated aluminum alloy is listed in table 1:
(3) The zinc dipping process conditions in the step (2) are as follows:
280g/L of KOH, 30g/L of ZnO, 80g/L of potassium sodium tartrate and FeCl 3 26g/L,KNO 3 15g/L, and the time is 15min at room temperature.
(4) The bright nickel electroplating process in the step (2) comprises the following steps:
NiSO 4 600 g/L,NiCl 2 150 /L,H 3 BO 4 120 g/L saccharin 10g/L, 1.4-butynediol 5g/L, coumarin 2g/L, sodium dodecyl sulfate 15g/L, pH 4.6 g/L, D k 10A/dm, temperature 55 ℃ and time 55min.
The aluminum alloy prepared according to the above method and the aluminum alloy performance after the nickel plating process were tested, and the results are shown in table 2.
Example 3
(1) Putting an aluminum alloy ingot into a smelting furnace, manufacturing an aluminum alloy rod through smelting, casting and rolling procedures, and manufacturing the aluminum alloy rod into an aluminum alloy wire;
(2) Electroplating a layer of nickel with the thickness of 100 mu m on the surface of the aluminum alloy wire obtained in the step (1), wherein the nickel plating process flow of the surface of the aluminum alloy wire is as follows:
chemical degreasing of the surface of an aluminum alloy wire blank, hot water washing, cold water washing, strong alkali etching, water washing, light emitting, water washing, zinc soaking, water washing, nickel plating, water washing, drying, inspection and nickel plating of the aluminum alloy wire blank. The composition of the nickel-plated aluminum alloy is listed in table 1:
(3) The zinc dipping process conditions in the step (2) are as follows:
KOH 240g/L, znO 25g/L, potassium sodium tartrate 70g/L, feCl 3 24g/L,KNO 3 13g/L, at room temperature, for 12min.
(4) The bright nickel electroplating process in the step (2) comprises the following steps:
NiSO 4 500g/L,NiCl 2 140/L,H 3 BO 4 100g/L saccharin 8g/L, 1.4-butynediol 4g/L, coumarin 1.5g/L, sodium dodecyl sulfate 10g/L, pH 4.0g/L, D k 7A/dm, temperature 50℃and time 52min.
The aluminum alloy prepared according to the above method and the aluminum alloy performance after the nickel plating process were tested, and the results are shown in table 2.
Example 4
(1) Putting an aluminum alloy ingot into a smelting furnace, manufacturing an aluminum alloy rod through smelting, casting and rolling procedures, and manufacturing the aluminum alloy rod into an aluminum alloy wire;
(2) Electroplating a layer of nickel with the thickness of 10 mu m on the surface of the aluminum alloy wire obtained in the step (1), wherein the nickel plating process flow of the surface of the aluminum alloy wire is as follows:
chemical degreasing of the surface of an aluminum alloy wire blank, hot water washing, cold water washing, strong alkali etching, water washing, light emitting, water washing, zinc soaking, water washing, nickel plating, water washing, drying, inspection and nickel plating of the aluminum alloy wire blank. The composition of the nickel-plated aluminum alloy is listed in table 1:
(3) The zinc dipping process conditions in the step (2) are as follows:
270g/L KOH, 28g/L ZnO, 78g/L sodium potassium tartrate and FeCl 3 25g/L,KNO 3 14g/L, at room temperatureThe time was 14min.
(4) The bright nickel electroplating process in the step (2) comprises the following steps:
NiSO 4 450g/L,NiCl 2 120L,H 3 BO 4 90g/L saccharin 7.6g/L, 1.4-butynediol 3.5g/L, coumarin 1.4g/L, sodium dodecyl sulfate 8.8g/L, pH 4.0g/L, D k 7A/dm, 48 ℃ and 52min.
The aluminum alloy prepared according to the above method and the aluminum alloy performance after the nickel plating process were tested, and the results are shown in table 2.
Example 5
(1) Putting an aluminum alloy ingot into a smelting furnace, manufacturing an aluminum alloy rod through smelting, casting and rolling procedures, and manufacturing the aluminum alloy rod into an aluminum alloy wire;
(2) Electroplating a layer of nickel with the thickness of 80 mu m on the surface of the aluminum alloy wire rod obtained in the step (1), wherein the nickel plating process flow of the surface of the aluminum alloy wire rod is as follows:
chemical degreasing of the surface of an aluminum alloy wire blank, hot water washing, cold water washing, strong alkali etching, water washing, light emitting, water washing, zinc soaking, water washing, nickel plating, water washing, drying, inspection and nickel plating of the aluminum alloy wire blank. The composition of the nickel-plated aluminum alloy is listed in table 1:
(3) The zinc dipping process conditions in the step (2) are as follows:
KOH 240g/L, znO 24g/L, potassium sodium tartrate 65g/L, feCl 3 23g/L,KNO 3 12g/L, at room temperature, for 12min.
(4) The bright nickel electroplating process in the step (2) comprises the following steps:
NiSO 4 550g/L,NiCl 2 145 /L,H 3 BO 4 110 g/L saccharin 9.4g/L, 1.4-butynediol 4.5g/L, coumarin 1.7g/L, sodium dodecyl sulfate 15g/L, pH 4.4g/L, D k 9A/dm, temperature 52 ℃, time 55min.
The aluminum alloy prepared according to the above method and the aluminum alloy performance after the nickel plating process were tested, and the results are shown in table 2.
Example 6
(1) Putting an aluminum alloy ingot into a smelting furnace, manufacturing an aluminum alloy rod through smelting, casting and rolling procedures, and manufacturing the aluminum alloy rod into an aluminum alloy wire;
(2) Electroplating a layer of nickel with the thickness of 180 mu m on the surface of the aluminum alloy wire rod obtained in the step (1), wherein the nickel plating process flow of the surface of the aluminum alloy wire rod is as follows:
chemical degreasing of the surface of an aluminum alloy wire blank, hot water washing, cold water washing, strong alkali etching, water washing, light emitting, water washing, zinc soaking, water washing, dark nickel plating, water washing, drying, inspection and nickel plating of the aluminum alloy wire blank. The composition of the nickel-plated aluminum alloy is listed in table 1:
(3) The zinc dipping process conditions in the step (2) are as follows:
KOH 200g/L, znO 20g/L, potassium sodium tartrate 65g/L and FeCl 3 21g/L,KNO 3 10g/L, at room temperature, for 10min.
(4) The process for electroplating the dark nickel in the step (2) comprises the following steps:
NiSO 4 300g/L,KCl 30g/L,Na 2 SO 4 75g/L,D k 4A/dm, temperature 20 ℃ and time 40 min.
The aluminum alloy prepared according to the above method and the aluminum alloy performance after the nickel plating process were tested, and the results are shown in table 2.
Example 7
(1) Putting an aluminum alloy ingot into a smelting furnace, manufacturing an aluminum alloy rod through smelting, casting and rolling procedures, and manufacturing the aluminum alloy rod into an aluminum alloy wire;
(2) Electroplating a layer of nickel with the thickness of 400 mu m on the surface of the aluminum alloy wire rod obtained in the step (1), wherein the nickel plating process flow of the surface of the aluminum alloy wire rod is as follows:
chemical degreasing of the surface of an aluminum alloy wire blank, hot water washing, cold water washing, strong alkali etching, water washing, light emitting, water washing, zinc soaking, water washing, dark nickel plating, water washing, drying, inspection and nickel plating of the aluminum alloy wire blank. The composition of the nickel-plated aluminum alloy is listed in table 1:
(3) The zinc dipping process conditions in the step (2) are as follows:
280g/L of KOH, 30g/L of ZnO, 80g/L of potassium sodium tartrate,FeCl 3 26g/L,KNO 3 15g/L, and the time is 13min at room temperature.
(4) The process for electroplating the dark nickel in the step (2) comprises the following steps:
NiSO 4 350 g/L,KCl 45g/L,Na 2 SO 4 85g/L,D k 8A/dm at 35℃for 45min.
The aluminum alloy prepared according to the above method and the aluminum alloy performance after the nickel plating process were tested, and the results are shown in table 2.
Example 8
(1) Putting an aluminum alloy ingot into a smelting furnace, manufacturing an aluminum alloy rod through smelting, casting and rolling procedures, and manufacturing the aluminum alloy rod into an aluminum alloy wire;
(2) Electroplating a layer of nickel with the thickness of 200 mu m on the surface of the aluminum alloy wire rod obtained in the step (1), wherein the nickel plating process flow of the surface of the aluminum alloy wire rod is as follows:
chemical degreasing of the surface of an aluminum alloy wire blank, hot water washing, cold water washing, strong alkali etching, water washing, light emitting, water washing, zinc soaking, water washing, dark nickel plating, water washing, drying, inspection and nickel plating of the aluminum alloy wire blank. The composition of the nickel-plated aluminum alloy is listed in table 1:
(3) The zinc dipping process conditions in the step (2) are as follows:
KOH 260g/L, znO 26g/L, potassium sodium tartrate 75g/L, feCl 3 24g/L,KNO 3 14g/L, and 15min at room temperature.
(4) The process for electroplating the dark nickel in the step (2) comprises the following steps:
NiSO 4 330g/L,KCl 42g/L,Na 2 SO 4 78 g/L,D k 6A/dm at 28℃for 45min.
The aluminum alloy prepared according to the above method and the aluminum alloy performance after the nickel plating process were tested, and the results are shown in table 2.
Example 9
(1) Putting an aluminum alloy ingot into a smelting furnace, manufacturing an aluminum alloy rod through smelting, casting and rolling procedures, and manufacturing the aluminum alloy rod into an aluminum alloy wire;
(2) Electroplating a layer of nickel with the thickness of 5 mu m on the surface of the aluminum alloy wire rod obtained in the step (1), wherein the nickel plating process flow of the surface of the aluminum alloy wire rod is as follows:
chemical degreasing of the surface of an aluminum alloy wire blank, hot water washing, cold water washing, strong alkali etching, water washing, light emitting, water washing, zinc soaking, water washing, dark nickel plating, water washing, drying, inspection and nickel plating of the aluminum alloy wire blank. The composition of the nickel-plated aluminum alloy is listed in table 1:
(3) The zinc dipping process conditions in the step (2) are as follows:
KOH 235g/L, znO 23g/L, potassium sodium tartrate 68g/L and FeCl 3 24g/L,KNO 3 13g/L, at room temperature, for 12min.
(4) The process for electroplating the dark nickel in the step (2) comprises the following steps:
NiSO 4 · 6H 2 O 345g/L,NaCl 40 g/L,Na 2 SO 4 83g/L,D k 8A/dm at 30℃for 45min.
The aluminum alloy prepared according to the above method and the aluminum alloy performance after the nickel plating process were tested, and the results are shown in table 2.
Example 10
(1) Putting an aluminum alloy ingot into a smelting furnace, manufacturing an aluminum alloy rod through smelting, casting and rolling procedures, and manufacturing the aluminum alloy rod into an aluminum alloy wire;
(2) Electroplating a layer of nickel with the thickness of 650 mu m on the surface of the aluminum alloy wire obtained in the step (1), wherein the nickel plating process flow of the surface of the aluminum alloy wire is as follows:
chemical degreasing of the surface of an aluminum alloy wire blank, hot water washing, cold water washing, strong alkali etching, water washing, light emitting, water washing, zinc soaking, water washing, dark nickel plating, water washing, drying, inspection and nickel plating of the aluminum alloy wire blank. The composition of the nickel-plated aluminum alloy is listed in table 1:
(3) The zinc dipping process conditions in the step (2) are as follows:
270g/L KOH, 28g/L ZnO, 80g/L sodium potassium tartrate and FeCl 3 25g/L,KNO 3 15g/L, and the time is 15min at room temperature.
(4) The process for electroplating the dark nickel in the step (2) comprises the following steps:
NiSO 4 335g/L,KCl 36g/L,Na 2 SO 4 80g/L,D k 7A/dm at 30deg.C for 44 min.
The aluminum alloy prepared according to the above method and the aluminum alloy performance after the nickel plating process were tested, and the results are shown in table 2.
Table 1 shows the composition (wt%) of the nickel-plated aluminum alloy prepared in the examples
Group of Fe Mg Ni Cu Zn C Al and impurities
Example 1 0.01 0.01 1 0.10 0.01 0.1 Allowance of
Example 2 1.10 1.0 6.6 1.10 2.10 5.8 Allowance of
Example 3 1.5 1.2 9 0.20 3 8.4 Allowance of
Example 4 2.1 1.8 12.5 1.10 4.1 9.6 Allowance of
Example 5 3 2.8 18.2 0.35 6 40 Allowance of
Example 6 3.8 3.5 24.1 0.55 7 30 Allowance of
Example 7 4.5 4 28 0.75 9.2 22 Allowance of
Example 8 6 4.2 36.6 0.80 11.8 12.2 Allowance of
Example 9 7.5 6 45.2 0.95 15 5 Allowance of
Example 10 8 5 50 1.05 12 2 Allowance of
Table 2 shows the Performance test data of Nickel-plated aluminum alloy prepared in examples
Group of conductivity/IACS Elongation at break/% Tensile strength/MPa 90 degree fatigue bending/times Corrosion rate/mm/a 1000 thermal cycle experiments
Example 1 61.3% 18 118 25 0.041 By passing through
Example 2 62.0% 16 102 26 0.050 By passing through
Example 3 61.8% 15 115 29 0.040 By passing through
Example 4 62.3% 19 110 27 0.045 By passing through
Example 5 62.3% 22 130 30 0.034 By passing through
Example 6 63.2% 20 126 27 0.032 By passing through
Example 7 62.8% 25 127 32 0.035 By passing through
Example 8 61.8% 24 121 24 0.035 By passing through
Example 9 61.6% 27 108 25 0.026 By passing through
Example 10 62.6% 18 119 29 0.028 By passing through
Table 3 Performance test data of non-Nickel-plated aluminum alloy prepared in comparative example
Group of conductivity/IACS Elongation at break/% Tensile strength/MPa 90 degree fatigue bending/times Corrosion rate/mm/a 1000 thermal cycle experiments
Example 1 61.3% 18 118 25 0.150 Failed to pass
Example 2 62.0% 16 102 26 0.189 Failed to pass
Example 3 61.8% 15 115 29 0.127 Failed to pass
Example 4 62.3% 19 110 27 0.178 Failed to pass
Example 5 62.3% 22 130 30 0.180 Failed to pass
Example 6 63.2% 20 126 27 0.219 Failed to pass
Example 7 62.8% 25 127 32 0.108 Failed to pass
Example 8 61.8% 24 121 24 0.226 Failed to pass
Example 9 61.6% 27 108 25 0.128 Failed to pass
Example 10 62.6% 18 119 29 0.246 Failed to pass
As a result of comparison of examples, it was found that the examples were carried out with nickel plating treatment on aluminum alloy conductor materials, while the comparative examples were not carried out with nickel plating treatment, there was no substantial difference in electric properties, tensile strength, elongation at break and fatigue bending property at 90 degrees, but the aluminum alloy without nickel plating treatment was significantly inferior to the nickel-plated aluminum alloy materials in corrosion resistance and connection property with copper terminals, and the corrosion rate of the nickel-plated aluminum alloy was +.0.05 mm/a, and after connection with copper terminals, it was able to pass 1000 thermal cycle tests. The nickel-plated aluminum alloy and the tin-plated copper terminal can realize high-temperature welding.
The foregoing has shown and described the basic principles and main features of the present application and the advantages of the present application. It will be understood by those skilled in the art that the present application is not limited to the embodiments described above, and that the above embodiments and descriptions are merely illustrative of the principles of the present application, and various changes and modifications may be made without departing from the spirit and scope of the application, which is defined in the appended claims. The scope of the application is defined by the appended claims and equivalents thereof.

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1. The nickel-plated Al-Fe-Mg alloy for the automobile wire harness is characterized by comprising an aluminum alloy and a nickel-plated layer plated on the aluminum alloy, wherein the aluminum alloy comprises the following components in percentage by weight: fe:0.01 to 8.0 percent; mg: 0.01-6.0%, ni: 1-50%; the balance of Al and impurities; the thickness of the nickel plating layer is not less than 100nm.
2. The nickel-plated Al-Fe-Mg alloy for an automotive wire harness according to claim 1, further comprising 0.01 to 6.0 wt% Cu.
3. The nickel-plated Al-Fe-Mg alloy for an automotive wire harness according to claim 1, further comprising 0.01 to 15 wt% Zn.
4. The nickel-plated Al-Fe-Mg alloy for an automotive wire harness according to claim 1, further comprising 0.1 to 40 wt% of C.
5. The preparation method of the nickel-plated Al-Fe-Mg alloy conductor material for the automobile wire harness is characterized by comprising the following steps of:
(1) The aluminum alloy material is manufactured into an aluminum alloy rod through smelting, casting and rolling procedures, and then is drawn into an aluminum alloy wire;
(2) Chemical degreasing of the surface of an aluminum alloy wire blank, hot water washing, cold water washing, strong alkali etching, water washing, light emitting, water washing, zinc soaking, water washing, nickel plating, water washing, drying, inspection and nickel plating of the aluminum alloy wire blank.
6. The method for preparing a nickel-plated Al-Fe-Mg alloy conductor material for an automobile wire harness according to claim 5, wherein the zinc dipping process is as follows:
200-280 g/L of KOH, 20-30 g/L of ZnO, 60-80 g/L of potassium sodium tartrate and FeCl 3 20~26g/L,KNO 3 10-15 g/L, temperature: the room temperature is kept for 10-15 min.
7. The method for producing a nickel-plated Al-Fe-Mg alloy conductor material for an automotive wire harness according to claim 5, characterized in that a bright nickel plating process or a dark nickel plating process is selected for enhancing the binding force between the nickel plating layer and the aluminum substrate; the bright nickel electroplating process comprises the following steps:
NiSO 4 400~600 g/L,NiCl 2 100~150 /L,H 3 BO 4 80-120 g/L saccharin 6-10 g/L, 1.4-butynediol 3-5 g/L coumarin 1-2 g/L, sodium dodecyl sulfate 5-15 g/L, pH 3.8-4.6 g/L, D k 6-10A/dm, the temperature is 45-55 ℃ and the time is 50-55 min.
8. The method for preparing the nickel-plated Al-Fe-Mg alloy conductor material for the automobile wire harness, according to claim 7, wherein the process for electroplating the dark nickel is as follows:
NiSO 4 300~350 g/L,KCl 30~45 g/L,Na 2 SO 4 75~85 g/L,D k 4-8A/dm, the temperature is 20-35 ℃ and the time is 40-45 min.
9. The method for preparing the nickel-plated Al-Fe-Mg alloy conductor material for the automobile wire harness, which is characterized in that the nickel-plated aluminum alloy material is manufactured into 5-class or 6-class round conductors and is used for the conductor core of the automobile wire harness.
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