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• • C—CHEMISTRY; METALLURGY
  • C22—METALLURGY; FERROUS OR NON-FERROUS ALLOYS; TREATMENT OF ALLOYS OR NON-FERROUS METALS
  • C22F—CHANGING THE PHYSICAL STRUCTURE OF NON-FERROUS METALS AND NON-FERROUS ALLOYS
  • C22F1/00—Changing the physical structure of non-ferrous metals or alloys by heat treatment or by hot or cold working
  • C22F1/04—Changing the physical structure of non-ferrous metals or alloys by heat treatment or by hot or cold working of aluminium or alloys based thereon

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• the present invention relates to a process for manufacturing sheets of hypoeutectic aluminum-iron alloys, intended more particularly for the production of light dishes, flexible pipes, plugs and for all applications requiring said sheet of mechanical characteristics which favor stamping. , folding and stiffness.
• hypoeutectic aluminum-iron alloys are understood here to mean those which contain less than 1.7% of iron.
• Such alloys are known in particular from French patent FR No. 1,438,096 which protects a product suitable for the production of metal sheets with a thickness of less than 76 ⁇ m, characterized in that it contains from 0.6 to 1.2 % iron, the rest being aluminum.
• Such a sheet is obtained by conventional semi-continuous casting followed by cold rolling and has interesting mechanical characteristics, namely a tensile breaking strength of the order of 80 MPa and an elongation of 7%.
• the Applicant has directed its research towards alloys with a composition which is quite far from eutectic and contains at most 1.3% iron.
• Those skilled in the art know that, under these conditions, solidification begins with the appearance of so-called primary aluminum crystals in the form of dentrites and ends with an eutectic deposit composed of intermetallics of Al n Fe which separates the grains from each other. This leads to a heterogeneous structure quite different from the homogeneous structure obtained in the case of a eutectic composition.
• the French patent, n ° ' 1.438 096 shows by means of curves, the variations of the mechanical characteristics, such as the tensile breaking strength and the elongation, in as a function of the rate of thickness reduction that the metal undergoes during rolling.
• This rate also called hardening rate, corresponding to the formula x 100, in which E represents the thickness before rolling and e, the final thickness.
• the hypoeutectic Al n Fe has a significantly better elongation characteristic than that of the conventional alloys 1100 and 5005. This property means that, as the patent teaches: "the alloy s' adapts better to thin sheet manufacturing operations and makes the product obtained superior for packaging applications, for which better mechanical strength would be ineffective if it were accompanied by a significant loss of elongation ".
• the metal hardens or better hardens, that is to say that it gradually loses all capacity for plastic elongation while acquiring greater strength. It can then be heated to a temperature close to 400 ° C. and thus carry out an annealing known as recrystallization, operation during which the mechanical characteristics change considerably and are oriented towards a reduction in the breaking load and an increase in elongation. Admittedly, this significantly improves the elongation, but more often than not, the resistance has become insufficient.
• the metal bath is treated with a refiner, it is poured semi-continuously in an ingot mold or continuously between cylinders, it is cold rolled and annealed between 380 ° C and 430 ° C, this process being characterized in that '.
• the refiner is added in such a quantity that it generates a pouring structure in which the grains have a maximum dimension of less than 100 ⁇ m and the spacing between dendrite arms is between 8 and 30 ⁇ m and in that the rolling is 'performs according to a thickness reduction rate between 98 and 99.8%.
• the method according to the invention consists in implementing the conventional steps in metallurgy, of refining of the alloy in the liquid state, of casting, of rolling, of final annealing. It can be noted, however, that the method applies indifferently to a product cast semi-continuously using ingot molds or type 3C cylinder casting machines, provided that the refining parameters and. hardening are adapted to the type of casting so as to lead to the same final structure.
• the process is first characterized by the addition of a refiner in quantity such that it generates a pouring structure in which the grains have a maximum dimension of less than 100 ⁇ m.
• This refining can be obtained by means of any general agent used in aluminum metallurgy and, in particular, products based on boron and titanium such as, for example, AT5B.
• alloy compositions which move as far as possible from the eutectic zone, but nevertheless retaining sufficient iron to benefit from the particular properties of this element and, in particular, from its action as an agent for blocking recrystallization.
• a content of between 1.1 and 1.3% of iron is preferred.
• the alloy is avoided from being poured into a cylinder machine of the HUNTER type because the solidification speed is too high and leads to dendrites which are too fine less than 5 ⁇ m.
• the 3C machine turns out to be particularly advantageous in the process of the invention because it gives rise to the formation of dendrites which are still sufficiently large so that the zones with and without eutectic can be clearly distinguished on the structure.
• the method is also characterized in that the cold rolling, applied directly to the casting structure, is carried out according to a thickness reduction rate of between 98 and 99.8%.
• the process also includes an annealing between 380 and 430 ° C after laninage at a rate of temperature rise and of a duration such that the desired semi-recrystallized structure is developed and which is then composed of recrystallized grains of smaller diameter at 30 ⁇ m and generally between 5 and 15 ⁇ m, isolated in a restored matrix with sub-grains of 1 to 2 ⁇ m.
• the semi-recrystallized structure thus obtained seems mainly due to a dispersion in the distribution of the distances between the intermetallic particles allowing both recrystallization when this distance is large and blocking of recrystallization when this distance is small.
• the low volume occupied by the recrystallized grains seems essential because it provides the alloy with a significant improvement in ductility while the structure of the sub-grains still allows a high elastic limit to be retained.
• alloy sheet an advantageous compromise between its characteristics, which is particularly favorable for subsequent processing operations such as stamping for example.
• the invention can be illustrated by means of the following examples which give the results of mechanical characteristics obtained with sheets of 100 ⁇ m thickness, produced according to the claimed process.
• the structure of the cast product was composed of primary aluminum grains having a maximum dimension less than 150 ⁇ m separated from each other by eutectic zones of Al n Fe.
• the plate was cold rolled at a thickness reduction rate of 99.8% so as to give a sheet 100 ⁇ m thick which was annealed at 420 ° C for 30 hours.
• the final structure of this sheet had 30% of its volume in the recrystallized state and its mechanical characteristics were as follows: compromise of values particularly favorable to the preparation of dishes obtained by stamping.
• the structure of the cast product included primary aluminum grains of dimensions between 30 and 80 ⁇ m separated from each other by eutectic zones of Al n Fe.
• the sheet was cold rolled at a thickness reduction rate of 99% so as to form a sheet of thickness 80 ⁇ m which was annealed at 400 ° C for 30 hours.
• the sheet had a final structure recrystallized at 20% and its mechanical characteristics were as follows: characteristics which made it possible to use this sheet for the preparation of deep-drawn dishes, with a practically zero rate of reject.
• the present invention finds its application in the aluminum industry whenever it is desired to obtain sheets with a thickness of between 50 and 150 ⁇ m having a pair of optimum values with regard to the tensile breaking load. and elongation.

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