JP2006144062A - Method for producing magnesium alloy sheet metal having fine crystal grain - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a method for producing a magnesium alloy sheet metal having fine crystal grains and whose cost performance is excellent. <P>SOLUTION: The method for producing a magnesium alloy sheet metal comprises a process where the molten metal of a magnesium alloy comprising, by mass, 1 to 6.5% Al, 0.2 to 2.0% Zn, 0.1 to 0.5% Mn, and the balance Mg with inevitable impurities is subjected to continuous casting-rolling so as to be a beltlike sheet with a sheet thickness of 3 to 10 mm, and the cast sheet is subjected to homogenizing treatment, is thereafter subjected to hot rolling, and is subsequently subjected to warm rolling. A part or the whole of the warm rolling is performed by different peripheral speed rolling at a draft of at least 15% or higher in which the peripheral speed ratio between upper and lower rolls is 1.1 to 1.8, thus a fine-grained structure with a mean particle diameter of ≤5 μm is obtained. The magnesium alloy sheet metal having a fine-grained structure, and suitable for applications requiring strength, ductility, superplasticity or the like can be easily and securely produced. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2006,JPO&NCIPI

Description

  The present invention relates to a method for producing a magnesium alloy sheet having a fine grain structure obtained by a shear deformation-added different speed rolling method of a magnesium alloy sheet.

  It is well known that the mechanical properties of magnesium alloys are strongly dependent on the crystal grain size, and that they have various excellent properties, such as the finer the crystal grains, the higher the strength and elongation, and the easier superplasticity appears. It has been. Conventionally, as a method for producing a magnesium alloy plate having a fine crystal grain structure, a thermomechanical processing method is often used. This method controls the dynamic recrystallization phenomenon during hot working, or the solid solution, precipitation phenomenon, recovery and recrystallization phenomenon of solute elements during the heat treatment during and / or after warm working. In many cases, the above-mentioned phenomena are comprehensively controlled to refine crystal grains. Recently, a strong strain processing method such as ECAP (Equal channel angular pressing) has been developed.

However, since the crystal structure of the magnesium alloy is a dense hexagonal crystal, plastic deformation at room temperature is difficult and cold workability is poor. Therefore, in the conventional manufacturing method from a thick slab, heating and hot or warm Since rolling is repeated, the limit of the crystal grain size of the magnesium alloy sheet obtained even when the heat treatment method is applied is about 10 μm. In addition, a strong strain processing method such as ECAP is still a laboratory level technique and cannot be applied as a mass production technique for magnesium alloy sheets.
Furthermore, in the conventional method described above, since heating and rolling for producing a magnesium alloy sheet having a predetermined thickness are repeated, a great amount of time and labor are required, which hinders improvement in productivity. This was also reflected in the manufacturing cost of the magnesium alloy sheet.

  The present invention has been made against the background of the above circumstances, and an object of the present invention is to provide a production method capable of efficiently producing a magnesium alloy thin plate having fine crystal grains.

  That is, in the method for producing a magnesium alloy thin plate having fine crystal grains of the present invention, the first invention is mass%, Al: 1 to 6.5%, Zn: 0.2 to 2.0%, Mn: Magnesium alloy molten metal containing 0.1 to 0.5%, the balance being Mg and inevitable impurities, is continuously cast and rolled into a strip with a plate thickness of 3 to 10 mm, and the cast plate is homogenized. And a step of warm rolling after hot rolling, and the roll peripheral speed ratio of the upper and lower rolls is 1.1 to 1.8 at a rolling reduction of at least 15% in part or all of the warm rolling. A fine grain structure having an average grain size of 5 μm or less is obtained by warm rolling by different peripheral speed rolling.

  Moreover, the manufacturing method of the magnesium alloy thin plate having fine crystal grains according to the second aspect of the present invention has an intermediate annealing step in the middle of the hot and warm rolling steps or in the middle of the warm rolling step in the first aspect. It is characterized by.

  As described above, according to the present invention, in mass%, Al: 1 to 6.5%, Zn: 0.2 to 2.0%, Mn: 0.1 to 0.5%, and the balance Has a process of continuously casting and rolling a molten magnesium alloy composed of Mg and inevitable impurities into a strip-shaped plate having a thickness of 3 to 10 mm, homogenizing the cast plate, and then hot rolling and then warm rolling. Then, a part or all of the warm rolling is warm-rolled by different circumferential speed rolling in which the roll circumferential speed ratio of the upper and lower rolls is 1.1 to 1.8 at a reduction ratio of at least 15% or more. Since a fine grain structure having an average particle diameter of 5 μm or less is obtained, a magnesium alloy thin plate having a fine grain structure having an average grain diameter of 5 μm or less can be easily and reliably produced by a conventional production method. Therefore, there is an effect that an aluminum alloy thin plate suitable for applications requiring strength, ductility, superplasticity, and the like can be obtained.

  Below, the manufacturing method of the magnesium alloy board (henceforth a "magnesium alloy board") which has the fine crystal grain of this invention is demonstrated.

  Al is preferably added in the range of 1 to 6.5%, and more preferably in the range of 2 to 4%. Al is positively added for the purpose of improving mechanical properties such as castability and strength, and corrosion resistance. However, if the amount of Al exceeds 6.5%, workability in the rolling process decreases. To do. Moreover, if the addition amount of Al is less than 1%, sufficient castability, strength and corrosion resistance cannot be obtained.

  Zn is preferably added in the range of 0.2 to 2.0%. Zn, like Al, contributes to improvement of mechanical properties such as castability and strength. However, if the added amount of Zn exceeds 2.0%, castability deteriorates. Further, if the added amount of Zn is less than 0.2%, the strength may decrease, and as a result, the press formability may decrease.

  Mn is preferably added in the range of 0.1 to 0.5%. Mn has an effect of alleviating the influence of elements that lower the corrosion resistance. That is, by adding Mn, the influence of Fe, which is an impurity element that lowers the corrosion resistance, can be mitigated, and by adding within the above range, the effect can be most exerted. If it exceeds 100%, a coarse intermetallic compound is produced during continuous casting and rolling, and the rollability deteriorates.

  Next, the manufacturing method of the magnesium alloy thin plate of the present invention, as shown in FIG. 1, continuously cast and rolls the molten magnesium alloy into a strip plate having a thickness of 3 to 10 mm by, for example, a twin roll method. Rolling speed ratio of upper and lower rolls at a reduction ratio of at least 15% or more in a part or all of the warm rolling process in the process of homogenizing, then hot rolling, and making the product sheet thickness by warm rolling It is characterized by warm rolling with a different peripheral speed rolling mill having a thickness of 1.1 to 1.8.

Continuous casting and rolling:
In this step, the molten magnesium alloy is supplied between, for example, a pair of water-cooled rolls and continuously cast and rolled into a thin strip. In the present invention, a highly efficient magnesium alloy sheet can be produced by a continuous casting and rolling process. As the present invention, a continuous casting and rolling method using twin rolls may be mentioned as a suitable method, but the present invention is not limited to a specific method. In the twin roll method, for example, molten magnesium alloy obtained in a melting furnace is supplied to a tundish, and the molten magnesium alloy supplied from the tundish is rolled with a twin roll.

Homogenization treatment:
This heat treatment is a heat treatment for eliminating segregation of high concentration at the dendrite cell boundary and central portion of the plate thickness of Al and Zn solute elements in rapidly cast and solidified continuous rolling. As heat treatment conditions, it is preferable to carry out at a temperature range of 370 ° C. to 470 ° C. for 1 hour or longer. By this heat treatment, the above segregation is eliminated, and a magnesium alloy sheet excellent in subsequent rolling properties can be obtained.

Hot / warm rolling:
This step is a step for processing a continuously cast and rolled plate having a predetermined thickness into a magnesium alloy plate having a predetermined thickness. Here, rolling at 300 ° C. or higher is hot rolling, and rolling at less than 300 ° C. is warm rolling. As the rolling reduction in the final warm rolling step, a rolling reduction of 50% or more can be particularly preferably applied. This rolling reduction may be one time (one pass) or a plurality of times of rolling, and is not particularly limited.

Warm different peripheral speed rolling:
Different circumferential speed rolling is performed in part or all of the warm rolling step. If the roll peripheral speed ratio of the upper and lower rolls is less than 1.1 during this different peripheral speed rolling, sufficient additional shear deformation cannot be obtained, and fine crystal grains cannot be obtained. On the other hand, if the roll peripheral speed ratio is larger than 1.8, not only the effect on crystal grain refinement will not be improved, but also the operation may become difficult. Further, when the rolling rate is less than 15%, sufficient shear strain cannot be obtained, and the crystal grains do not become fine. Furthermore, when the temperature at the time of rolling exceeds 300 degreeC, dynamic recrystallization will arise and the fine grain structure with an average particle diameter of 5 micrometers or less will not be obtained. In addition, the structure of the different peripheral speed rolling mill which performs different peripheral speed rolling is not specifically limited as this invention, A well-known apparatus can be used.

The intermediate annealing process can be provided between the hot rolling process and the warm rolling process or in the middle of the warm rolling process. In the warm rolling step, it is preferably provided when the rolling reduction in warm rolling exceeds 80%. Even if the reduction ratio in one warm rolling process is 80% or less, if the total reduction ratio in two or more warm rolling processes exceeds 80%, an intermediate annealing process is provided, and then the final It is preferable to provide a warm rolling process.
In addition, as conditions of intermediate annealing, 1 minute or less can be illustrated in the temperature range of 1 to 8 hours in the temperature range of 300-350 degreeC, or 350-450 degreeC. The intermediate annealing may be either a batch furnace or a continuous furnace.

Hereinafter, the present invention will be described in more detail with reference to Examples and Comparative Examples.
(Example)
A strip-like plate having a thickness of 5 mm was continuously cast and rolled from a molten magnesium alloy having an alloy composition shown in Table 1 by a twin roll method. The obtained cast and rolled plate was subjected to a homogenization treatment at 450 ° C. for 8 hours, and then a part of the test material was hot-rolled (plate thickness after rolling 2.0 mm) and warm-rolled to a thickness of 1.05 mm. After that, it was subjected to warm different peripheral speed rolling with the roll peripheral speed ratio of the upper and lower rolls of 1.4 and the rolling reduction of about 24%, and manufactured into a thin plate having a thickness of 0.80 mm (Example 1). Further, some test materials were hot-rolled to a thickness of 2.0 mm in the same process as described above, then subjected to intermediate annealing at 300 ° C. for 1 hour, and then warm-rolled under the same conditions as above. A magnesium alloy plate according to the present invention having a thickness of 0.80 mm was obtained (Example 2).

(Comparative Examples 1 and 2)
Except performing the warm different peripheral speed rolling in the manufacturing process shown in Example 1 with the roll peripheral speed ratio of the upper and lower rolls of 1.0 (Comparative Example 1) or the roll peripheral speed ratio of 1.05 (Comparative Example 2). A specimen was prepared under the same conditions.

(Comparative Example 3)
A magnesium alloy having a component composition shown in Table 1 was melted by a normal melting method to produce a slab having a thickness of 60 mm. The slab was heated to 460 ° C. and then hot-rolled at a reduction rate of 5 to 30% per pass until the thickness reached 30 mm. In the hot rolling at this time, the material temperature was maintained at 400 ° C. or higher. Next, after the hot-rolled plate material was ground, it was rolled by a heating furnace provided between passes while maintaining the plate thickness at a temperature of 340 to 380 ° C., and processed into a plate material having a thickness of 3 mm. Furthermore, warm rolling at a temperature of 200 to 230 ° C. and a reduction rate of 2 to 5% per pass was repeated to obtain a magnesium alloy plate having a thickness of 0.80 mm.
About said Example and the comparative example, the average particle diameter was measured by the cutting method, using the microscope picture image | photographed in the longitudinal cross-section of all the manufactured thin plates. The measurement results of Examples 1 and 2 and Comparative Examples 1 to 3 are shown in Table 2.

As can be seen from Table 2, the crystal grains of the magnesium alloy thin plate of the example obtained by the method of the present invention are considerably finer than the comparative example. Moreover, even if the same different peripheral speed rolling is performed, if the different peripheral speed rolling conditions are outside the scope of the present invention, the crystal grains become coarse.
It should be noted that the present invention is not limited by the above-described embodiments, and can of course be appropriately modified within a compatible range, and is also included in the technical scope of the present invention.

It is a figure which shows the manufacturing process of one Embodiment of this invention.

Claims (2)

  A magnesium alloy melt containing, by mass%, Al: 1 to 6.5%, Zn: 0.2 to 2.0%, Mn: 0.1 to 0.5%, the balance being Mg and inevitable impurities, Continuously cast and rolled into a strip having a thickness of 3 to 10 mm, homogenizing the cast plate, and then hot rolling and then hot rolling, and a part or all of the warm rolling is performed. And obtaining a fine grain structure having an average particle size of 5 μm or less by warm rolling at a rolling speed ratio of 1.1 to 1.8 at a rolling reduction ratio of at least 15% or more. A method for producing a magnesium alloy sheet.   The method for producing a magnesium alloy sheet according to claim 1, further comprising an intermediate annealing step in the middle of the hot and warm rolling steps or in the middle of the warm rolling step.

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