EP0507411A1 - Aluminiumblech und Verfahren zu seiner Herstellung - Google Patents

Aluminiumblech und Verfahren zu seiner Herstellung Download PDF

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EP0507411A1
EP0507411A1 EP92200925A EP92200925A EP0507411A1 EP 0507411 A1 EP0507411 A1 EP 0507411A1 EP 92200925 A EP92200925 A EP 92200925A EP 92200925 A EP92200925 A EP 92200925A EP 0507411 A1 EP0507411 A1 EP 0507411A1
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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
    • C22F1/047—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 of alloys with magnesium as the next major constituent
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  • the invention relates to a method for the manufacture of soft, deformable SSF aluminium sheet having a composition belonging to the known AA 5000 series of Al-Mg alloys with a Mg content of over 0.8% Mg, and to sheet of this type.
  • the sheet is suitable for deforming purposes such as, for example, the manufacture of bodywork parts for cars by pressing.
  • 'soft' in relation to the aluminium sheet of the type described above, 'soft' is understood to describe the supply condition of the sheet.
  • the supply condition 'soft' relates to the condition following recrystallisation annealing, which may sometimes be followed by a light post-treatment such as flattening.
  • the material In its 'soft' condition, the material is ready for shaping by deformation involving curvature in two planes.
  • 'sheet' is understood to be not only sheets obtained by cutting off, but also strip-shaped sheet still on coils until cut off.
  • 'SSF' S tretcher S train F ree
  • S tretcher S train F ree S tretcher S train F ree
  • Lüder lines are also known in steel. For this reason, deformation steel is usually temper rolled. This is not customary with aluminium because this cold work-hardening reduces deformability to a significant degree.
  • Al-Mg alloys of the 5000 series are very susceptible to Lüder lines.
  • the conventional way to make material unsusceptible to type A Lüder lines is to ensure that the grain size of the material is greater than 50 ⁇ m at finished gauge. With a grain size of over 50 ⁇ m the risk of type A Lüder lines is then low. This is achieved by recrystallization annealing at a gauge greater than the finished gauge, so-called intermediate annealing. Thereafter, in a second cold rolling stage the material is brought to finished gauge with a precisely determined reduction in the range of 15 to 20% and is again recrystallization annealed, so-called final annealing. If reduced more the grain size is smaller than 50 ⁇ m and Lüder lines occur.
  • US-A-4151013 describes AA 5000 Al-Mg alloy SSF sheet.
  • the document discusses the disadvantages and failure of a process for dealing with type A lines involving annealing at 500°C (or 300°C) then quenching in cold water and finally lightly rolling or roller-levelling.
  • the new process proposed by the document includes a brief annealing followed by a slight but significant stretching, of about 0.5%.
  • the annealing is said to involve quenching at rates slower than a cold-water quench.
  • the details of the specific process of continuous annealing described imply that a very rapid heating rate during annealing was not used.
  • the grain size of this product is not mentioned.
  • GB-A-2024861 describes an Al-Mg alloy SSF sheet having a content of Zn (0.5 to 2.0%) which places it outside the AA 5000 series.
  • the sheet has grain size of less than 50 ⁇ m. Comparative tests in this document suggest that a AA 5000 sheets having a grain size of less than 50 ⁇ m are not SSF.
  • EP-A-259700 proposes that, after a T4 solution heat treatment and straightening of Al-Mg alloy containing 2 to 6% Mg, a post-heat-treatment involving rapid heating and cooling is performed; this post-heat-treatment is an artificial ageing, not a recrystallization heat treatment.
  • the alloy is of the so-called heat-treatable type.
  • the alloys of the present invention are not suitable for T4 treatment.
  • US-A-4021271 describes a different kind of aluminium product containing 2-9% Mg, and also containing 0.75-5% aluminide-forming transition elements such as Fe, Co, Ni, whose function is cause formation of fine aluminide particles in casting.
  • aluminide-forming transition elements such as Fe, Co, Ni, whose function is cause formation of fine aluminide particles in casting.
  • the cold-worked structure recrystallizes to give an ultra-fine structure with an average grain size of less than 15 ⁇ m.
  • Continuous and batch annealing is mentioned, but not heating or cooling rates are given.
  • the present invention excludes aluminium products of this kind in which aluminide-forming elements are present in order to achieve a fine grain size.
  • the object of the present invention is to provide an improved SSF Al-Mg sheet material and an improved method for its manufacture.
  • the invention in one aspect is set out in claim 1.
  • the grain size of the sheet after recrystallization annealing at finished gauge is less than 40 ⁇ m.
  • the grain size is understood to be the average grain diameter according to ASTM E 112.
  • the aluminium sheet is recrystallization annealed at finished gauge in a continuous annealing furnace with a heating rate in the heating section of the continuous annealing furnace of over 50°C/s and preferably of over 80°C/s, whereafter the sheet is rapidly quenched.
  • the aluminium sheet is warmed up homogeneously in the continuous annealing furnace by means of inductive heating.
  • the sheet is recrystallization annealed solely at finished thickness.
  • continuously annealed material made by the method of the invention does not display Lüder lines on cold plastic deformation.
  • continuously annealed material would not be Stretcher Strain Free on account of the small grain size which is obtained in continuous annealing.
  • the invention also provides soft, recrystallization-annealed, deformable SSF aluminium sheet as set out in claim 8.
  • the invention has many advantages. First of all the deformability of the sheet in accordance with the invention is excellent and the elastic limit is high. As a result of the small grain size the material does not display any orange-peel effect on deformation, so that in the deformed zones a very smooth surface appearance is obtained. Secondly, because of the very short annealing time at the surface of the sheet, practically no oxide layer forms on the sheet so that no discolorations occur and fewer problems arise during pressing. Also, in the case of continuous annealing after cold rolling, the rolling oil gives far less problems because no spots are left as a result of partial combustion. When there is no intermediate annealing, energy consumption is much lower and the throughput time of the product much shorter.
  • the method of production of sheet of the invention is generally in accordance with conventional principles, except as specified, for aluminium alloy sheet of this type, which is hot-rolled to a suitable thickness for the subsequent cold-rolling.
  • AA 5051 A material is a material from the AAA 5000 series containing 1.8% Mg, and standardized in DIN as AlMg 1.8.
  • Fe + Ni + Co is less than 0.50%.
  • the material was cold rolled with 75% reduction from an initial thickness of 4 mm to a final thickness of 1 mm.
  • the heating rate in the batch method was 40°C/hour, and for the continuously annealed samples (C and D) 80°C/s.
  • the heating temperatures and holding times were 1 hour at 400°C in the batch annealing and 1 to 15 seconds at 440°C in the continuous annealing.
  • the quenching was by water with a cooling rate of 400 °C/s (in the invention, a minimum cooling rate in the quenching of 200°C/s is preferred).
  • Figures 1A to 1D show the transition from the elastic to the plastic part of the stress/strain graphs of the samples A to D.
  • Sample B a material manufactured in accordance with the state of the art, does not have any horizontal plateau. However, horizontal plateaux were also not found with samples C and D, which embody the invention. Sample D which was not subjected to intermediate annealing is the best embodiment of the invention.
  • the grain size of sample B is greater than 50 ⁇ m, while the grain size of samples C and D is smaller than 50 ⁇ m.

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FR2731018A1 (fr) * 1995-02-24 1996-08-30 Pechiney Rhenalu Tole pour construction soudee en alliage almgmn a resistance mecanique amelioree
WO1998001593A1 (en) * 1996-07-08 1998-01-15 Alcan International Limited Process for producing aluminum alloy can body stock
NL1004154C2 (nl) * 1996-09-30 1998-04-06 Arend Anne Mollee Aluminium-magnesiumlegering.
US6093266A (en) * 1996-09-30 2000-07-25 Mollee; Arend Anne Wheel body
EP1466992A1 (de) * 2003-04-08 2004-10-13 Hydro Aluminium Deutschland GmbH Flächiges, gewalztes Halbzeug aus einer Aluminiumlegierung
FR3007041A1 (fr) * 2013-06-17 2014-12-19 Constellium Singen Gmbh Tole ou bande pour baguette decorative de vehicule automobile
EP3350355A4 (de) * 2015-09-18 2019-03-27 Norsk Hydro ASA Verfahren zur herstellung von extrudierten profilen, die mit hochglänzenden oberflächen anodisiert werden können, während die profile aus aushärtbarer, nach kaltumformung rekristallisierbarer aluminiumlegierung, zum beispiel eine 6xxx- oder eine 7xxx-legierung, extrudiert werden
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GB2024861A (en) * 1978-07-05 1980-01-16 Alusuisse Method fo manufacture of aluminium alloy sheets containingmagnesium and zine
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EP0909828A3 (de) * 1995-02-24 1999-06-16 Pechiney Rhenalu Erzeugnis für geschweisste Bauteile aus AlMgMn Legierung mit verbesserte mechanische Eigenschaften
FR2731018A1 (fr) * 1995-02-24 1996-08-30 Pechiney Rhenalu Tole pour construction soudee en alliage almgmn a resistance mecanique amelioree
FR2731019A1 (fr) * 1995-02-24 1996-08-30 Pechiney Rhenalu Produit pour construction soudee en alliage almgmn a resistance mecanique amelioree
AU690433C (en) * 1995-02-24 2002-06-06 Constellium France Product for obtaining welded almgmn alloy structures with improved mechanical resistance
WO1996026299A1 (fr) * 1995-02-24 1996-08-29 Pechiney Rhenalu PRODUIT POUR CONSTRUCTION SOUDEE EN ALLIAGE AlMgMn A RESISTANCE MECANIQUE AMELIOREE
AU690433B2 (en) * 1995-02-24 1998-04-23 Constellium France Product for obtaining welded almgmn alloy structures with improved mechanical resistance
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US6093266A (en) * 1996-09-30 2000-07-25 Mollee; Arend Anne Wheel body
NL1004154C2 (nl) * 1996-09-30 1998-04-06 Arend Anne Mollee Aluminium-magnesiumlegering.
WO2004090184A1 (de) * 2003-04-08 2004-10-21 Hydro Aluminium Deutschland Gmbh Flächiges, gewalztes halbzeug aus einer aluminiumlegierung
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