JP2013204138A - Titanium copper and method for producing the same - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide titanium copper excellent in strength and bendability, and to provide a method for producing the titanium copper.SOLUTION: Titanium copper contains 2.0-4.0 mass% of Ti, 0-0.5 mass%, in total, of third elements, and the balance comprising Cu and inevitable impurities, and has a crystal orientation which satisfies 1.14≤{2×I(200)+I(311)}/I(220)≤2.63 (expression 1). In a method for producing the titanium copper, a solution heat treatment including: a first solution heat treatment process comprising performing a heat treatment at a temperature of 800-950°C for 2 to 10 min and cooling to 300°C at a cooling rate of 3-30°C/sec; an intermediate rolling treatment process for performing rolling at a rolling-reduction ratio of 3-70% after the first solution heat treatment; and a final solution heat treatment process for performing a heat treatment for 0.5-3 min at a temperature higher by 30 to 50°C than the temperature of the solubility limit of a second phase particle composition after the intermediate rolling treatment process is performed as solution heat treatment to the titanium copper.

Description

  The present invention relates to titanium copper and a method for manufacturing the same, and more particularly to titanium copper suitable for electronic parts such as connectors and a method for manufacturing the same.

  In recent years, electronic devices typified by portable terminals and the like have been increasingly miniaturized, and accordingly, connectors used for such devices tend to have a narrow pitch and a low profile. The smaller the connector, the narrower the pin width and the smaller the folded shape, so the members used will have high strength to obtain the necessary spring properties and excellent bending that can withstand severe bending. Sex is required. In this regard, a titanium-containing copper alloy (hereinafter referred to as “titanium copper”) has a relatively high strength and is most excellent in the copper alloy in terms of stress relaxation characteristics. In recent years, demand for signal system terminals has been increasing.

  Titanium copper is an age-hardening type copper alloy. Specifically, when a supersaturated solid solution of Ti, which is a solute atom, is formed by solution treatment, and heat treatment is performed at a low temperature for a relatively long time from that state, periodic fluctuations in the Ti concentration in the parent phase occur due to spinodal decomposition. A certain modulation structure develops and the strength improves. Based on this strengthening mechanism, various methods have been studied with the aim of further improving the properties of titanium copper.

  At this time, the problem is that the strength and the bending workability are contradictory. That is, if the strength is improved, the bending workability is impaired, and conversely, if the bending workability is emphasized, a desired strength cannot be obtained. Therefore, a third element such as Fe, Co, Ni, Si or the like is added (Patent Document 1), the concentration of the impurity element group that dissolves in the matrix phase is regulated, and these elements are added to the second phase particles (Cu-Ti- X-type particles) are precipitated in a predetermined distribution form to increase the regularity of the modulation structure (Patent Document 2), and the density of the trace additive elements and second-phase particles effective to refine the crystal grains is specified. From the viewpoints of (Patent Document 3), etc., research and development have been made in order to achieve both the strength and bending workability of titanium copper.

  In general, it is known that bending workability tends to be impaired when the second phase particles are excessively coarsened in the production process of titanium copper. For this reason, in the conventional final solution treatment, after the material is heated to a predetermined temperature, the material is cooled at a cooling rate as fast as possible by water cooling or the like to suppress precipitation of second phase particles during the cooling process. It has been broken. For example, Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2001-303222 (Patent Document 4) discloses an example in which cooling is rapidly performed at a cooling rate of 200 ° C./s or higher after heat treatment of a material in order to suppress variation in characteristics.

Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2004-231985 JP 2004-176163 A JP-A-2005-97638 JP 2001-303222 A

  As described above, the conventional method for producing titanium copper sufficiently cools titanium under a condition in which the solid phase of the solid solution is not precipitated after titanium is sufficiently dissolved in the matrix by two solution treatments. In addition, spinodal decomposition was caused by aging treatment (heat treatment) to obtain high-strength titanium copper. However, the first (first) solution treatment has not yet been sufficiently studied, and therefore the first (first) solution treatment after considering the improvement of the bending strength balance of titanium copper. In addition, sufficient examination has not been made as to what combination the second (second) solution treatment is performed.

  Then, this invention aims at the further improvement of these solution treatment conditions, and aims at providing the titanium copper excellent in intensity | strength and bending workability, and its manufacturing method.

  In order to solve the above problems, the present inventor has intensively studied the relationship between the bending workability of titanium copper and the crystal orientation of titanium copper. As a result, titanium copper having a characteristic X-ray diffraction peak is excellent in bending. It has been found that it has workability and strength, and that the titanium copper can be obtained by a solution treatment described later.

Therefore, this invention exists in following (1)-(5).
(1)
Containing 2.0 to 4.0% by mass of Ti,
The total amount of one or more selected from the group consisting of Fe, Co, Mg, Si, Ni, Cr, Zr, Mo, V, Nb, Mn, B, and P as the third element is 0 to 0.5% by mass. Contains,
The balance consists of copper and inevitable impurities,
The following formula 1:
1.14 ≦ (2 × I {200} + I {311}) / I {220} ≦ 2.63 (Formula 1)
(However, I {200}, I {311}, and I {220} represent X-ray diffraction intensities at the {200} crystal plane, {311} crystal plane, and {220} crystal plane, respectively)
Titanium copper having a crystal orientation satisfying
(2)
Containing 2.0 to 4.0% by mass of Ti,
The total amount of one or more selected from the group consisting of Fe, Co, Mg, Si, Ni, Cr, Zr, Mo, V, Nb, Mn, B, and P as the third element is 0 to 0.3% by mass. Contains,
Titanium copper as described in (1) whose remainder consists of copper and an unavoidable impurity.
(3)
The MBR / t value, which is the ratio of the plate thickness (t) to the minimum radius (MBR) at which cracking does not occur, according to Badway's W-bending test, is 1.0 or less, (1) to (2) Titanium copper as described.
(4)
Titanium copper in any one of (1)-(3) whose Vickers hardness (Hv) exists in the range of 300-360.
(5)
Titanium copper in any one of (1)-(4) whose average crystal grain diameter is 3-25 micrometers.

Furthermore, this invention exists also in following (11)-(14).
(11)
Titanium copper in any one of (1)-(5) which is a plate material of titanium copper.
(12)
(1)-a copper-stretched product made of the titanium copper according to any one of (5).
(13)
An electronic component comprising the titanium-copper according to any one of (1) to (5).
(14)
A connector comprising the titanium copper according to any one of (1) to (5).

Furthermore, this invention exists also in following (21)-(33).
(21)
Containing 2.0 to 4.0% by mass of Ti,
The total amount of one or more selected from the group consisting of Fe, Co, Mg, Si, Ni, Cr, Zr, Mo, V, Nb, Mn, B, and P as the third element is 0 to 0.5% by mass. Contains,
A method for producing titanium copper, the balance of which consists of copper and inevitable impurities,
As a solution treatment for titanium copper,
A first solution treatment step of performing a heat treatment for 2 to 10 minutes at a temperature of 800 to 950 ° C., and cooling a cooling rate to 300 ° C. at 3 to 30 ° C./sec,
After the first solution treatment, rolling at a rolling reduction of 3 to 70%, an intermediate rolling process step,
After the intermediate rolling treatment, a final solution treatment step of performing heat treatment for 0.5 to 3 minutes at a temperature higher by 30 to 50 ° C. from the temperature of the solid solution limit of the second phase particle composition,
A solution treatment comprising:
(22)
The method according to (21), wherein the titanium copper immediately after the first solution treatment step has a conductivity (% IACS) in the range of 5 to 15.
(23)
The method according to any one of (21) to (22), wherein the titanium copper immediately after the final solution treatment step has an average crystal grain size of 3 to 25 µm.
(24)
After solution treatment,
Cold rolling process for cold rolling at a rolling reduction of 5-40%,
The method according to any one of (21) to (23), comprising:
(25)
After the cold rolling process
An aging treatment step of heating at a temperature of 300 ° C. to 450 ° C. for 0.5 to 24 hours,
The method according to (24), comprising:
(26)
After solution treatment,
A heat treatment step of heating at 400 to 650 ° C. for 0.002 to 5 hours;
The method according to any one of (21) to (25).
(27)
After heat treatment
A cold rolling step for cold rolling at a rolling reduction of 5 to 40%,
The method according to (26), comprising:
(28)
Containing 2.0 to 4.0% by mass of Ti,
The total amount of one or more selected from the group consisting of Fe, Co, Mg, Si, Ni, Cr, Zr, Mo, V, Nb, Mn, B, and P as the third element is 0 to 0.5% by mass. Contains,
A method for producing titanium copper, the balance of which consists of copper and inevitable impurities,
As a solution treatment for titanium copper,
A first solution treatment step of performing a heat treatment for 2 to 10 minutes at a temperature of 800 to 950 ° C., and cooling a cooling rate to 300 ° C. at 3 to 30 ° C./sec,
After the first solution treatment, rolling at a rolling reduction of 3 to 70%, an intermediate rolling process step,
After the intermediate rolling treatment, a final solution treatment step of performing heat treatment for 0.5 to 3 minutes at a temperature higher by 30 to 50 ° C. from the temperature of the solid solution limit of the second phase particle composition,
A solution treatment comprising:
(29)
After solution treatment for titanium copper,
Cold rolling process for cold rolling at a rolling reduction of 5-40%,
An aging treatment step of heating at a temperature of 300 ° C. to 450 ° C. for 0.5 to 24 hours after the cold rolling step;
The method according to (28), comprising:
(30)
After solution treatment for titanium copper,
A heat treatment step of heating at 400 to 650 ° C. for 0.002 to 5 hours;
A cold rolling process in which cold rolling is performed at a rolling reduction of 5 to 40% after the heat treatment process;
The method according to (28), comprising:
(31)
The final solution treatment process
After the intermediate rolling treatment, a final solution treatment step of performing heat treatment for 0.5 to 3 minutes at a temperature higher by 30 to 50 ° C. from the solid solution limit temperature of the second phase particle composition and rapidly cooling by water cooling. ,
The method according to any one of (28) to (30), wherein
(32)
Containing 2.0 to 4.0% by mass of Ti,
The total amount of one or more selected from the group consisting of Fe, Co, Mg, Si, Ni, Cr, Zr, Mo, V, Nb, Mn, B, and P as the third element is 0 to 0.5% by mass. Contains,
A method for producing titanium copper, the balance of which consists of copper and inevitable impurities,
As a solution treatment for titanium copper,
A first solution treatment step of performing a heat treatment for 2 to 10 minutes at a temperature of 800 to 950 ° C., and cooling a cooling rate to 300 ° C. at 3 to 30 ° C./sec,
After the first solution treatment, rolling at a rolling reduction of 3 to 70%, an intermediate rolling process step,
After the intermediate rolling treatment, a final solution treatment step of performing heat treatment for 0.5 to 3 minutes at a temperature higher by 30 to 50 ° C. from the temperature of the solid solution limit of the second phase particle composition,
And after the solution treatment,
Cold rolling process for cold rolling at a rolling reduction of 5-40%,
An aging treatment step of heating at a temperature of 300 ° C. to 450 ° C. for 0.5 to 24 hours after the cold rolling step;
Including a method.
(33)
Containing 2.0 to 4.0% by mass of Ti,
The total amount of one or more selected from the group consisting of Fe, Co, Mg, Si, Ni, Cr, Zr, Mo, V, Nb, Mn, B, and P as the third element is 0 to 0.5% by mass. Contains,
A method for producing titanium copper, the balance of which consists of copper and inevitable impurities,
As a solution treatment for titanium copper,
A first solution treatment step of performing a heat treatment for 2 to 10 minutes at a temperature of 800 to 950 ° C., and cooling a cooling rate to 300 ° C. at 3 to 30 ° C./sec,
After the first solution treatment, rolling at a rolling reduction of 3 to 70%, an intermediate rolling process step,
After the intermediate rolling treatment, a final solution treatment step of performing heat treatment for 0.5 to 3 minutes at a temperature higher by 30 to 50 ° C. from the temperature of the solid solution limit of the second phase particle composition,
And after the solution treatment,
A heat treatment step of heating at 400 to 650 ° C. for 0.002 to 5 hours;
A cold rolling process in which cold rolling is performed at a rolling reduction of 5 to 40% after the heat treatment process;
Including a method.

Furthermore, this invention exists also in following (41)-(44).
(41)
Manufactured by the method according to any one of (21) to (33),
Containing 2.0 to 4.0% by mass of Ti,
The total amount of one or more selected from the group consisting of Fe, Co, Mg, Si, Ni, Cr, Zr, Mo, V, Nb, Mn, B, and P as the third element is 0 to 0.5% by mass. Contains,
Titanium copper with the balance being copper and inevitable impurities.
(42)
The following formula 1:
1.14 ≦ (2 × I {200} + I {311}) / I {220} ≦ 2.63 (Formula 1)
(However, I {200}, I {311}, and I {220} represent X-ray diffraction intensities at the {200} crystal plane, {311} crystal plane, and {220} crystal plane, respectively)
Titanium copper as described in (41) which has the crystal orientation which satisfy | fills.
(43)
The MBR / t value, which is the ratio of the plate thickness (t) to the minimum radius (MBR) at which cracking does not occur, according to Badway's W bending test, is 1.0 or less, and any of (41) to (42) Titanium copper as described.
(44)
Titanium copper in any one of (41)-(43) whose Vickers hardness (Hv) exists in the range of 300-360.

Furthermore, this invention exists also in following (51)-(53).
(51)
Containing 2.0 to 4.0% by mass of Ti,
The total amount of one or more selected from the group consisting of Fe, Co, Mg, Si, Ni, Cr, Zr, Mo, V, Nb, Mn, B, and P as the third element is 0 to 0.5% by mass. Contains,
It is a method for solution treatment of titanium copper with the balance being copper and inevitable impurities,
A first solution treatment step of performing a heat treatment for 2 to 10 minutes at a temperature of 800 to 950 ° C., and cooling a cooling rate to 300 ° C. at 3 to 30 ° C./sec,
After the first solution treatment, rolling at a rolling reduction of 3 to 70%, an intermediate rolling process step,
After the intermediate rolling treatment, a final solution treatment step of performing heat treatment for 0.5 to 3 minutes at a temperature higher by 30 to 50 ° C. from the temperature of the solid solution limit of the second phase particle composition,
Including a method.
(52)
The method according to (51), wherein the titanium copper immediately after the first solution treatment step has a conductivity (% IACS) in the range of 5 to 15.
(53)
The method according to any one of (51) to (52), wherein the titanium copper immediately after the final solution treatment step has an average crystal grain size of 3 to 25 μm.

  According to the present invention, titanium copper having excellent bending workability and strength can be obtained. Since the titanium copper according to the present invention has excellent bending workability and strength, it is suitable for manufacturing electronic parts manufactured by bending, particularly small electronic parts required to combine bending workability and strength. Can be used for

Hereinafter, the present invention will be described in detail with preferred embodiments.
Titanium copper according to the present invention,
Containing 2.0 to 4.0% by mass of Ti,
The total amount of one or more selected from the group consisting of Fe, Co, Mg, Si, Ni, Cr, Zr, Mo, V, Nb, Mn, B, and P as the third element is 0 to 0.5% by mass. Contains,
The balance consists of copper and inevitable impurities,
The following formula 1:
1.14 ≦ (2 × I {200} + I {311}) / I {220} ≦ 2.63 (Formula 1) (where I {200}, I {311}, and I {220} are respectively X-ray diffraction intensity in {200} crystal plane, {311} crystal plane, {220} crystal plane)
Titanium copper having a crystal orientation satisfying Such titanium copper has excellent bending workability and strength.

[Ti content]
The titanium copper according to the present invention contains Ti in an amount of 2.0 to 4.0% by mass, preferably 2.5 to 3.5% by mass. If Ti is less than 2.0% by mass, sufficient strength cannot be obtained. Conversely, if Ti exceeds 4.0% by mass, strength and bending workability tend to deteriorate. Thus, by optimizing the Ti content, both strength and bending workability suitable for electronic components can be realized.

[Third element]
The titanium copper according to the present invention can be used by containing a predetermined third element in addition to copper and titanium, if desired. In a preferred embodiment, one or more selected from the group consisting of Fe, Co, Mg, Si, Ni, Cr, Zr, Mo, V, Nb, Mn, B, and P are added as the third element in total. For example, 0 to 0.5% by mass, preferably 0 to 0.3% by mass, for example, 0.05 to 0.5% by mass, preferably 0.05 to 0.3% by mass Let it be used. Although the age hardening of titanium copper can be improved by the addition of such a third element, titanium copper not added with the third element also exhibits the excellent effect of the present invention.

[Second phase particles]
In the present invention, the “second phase particle” refers to a particle having a composition different from the component composition of the parent phase. The second-phase particles are particles mainly composed of Cu and Ti that precipitate during various heat treatments to form a boundary with the parent phase. Specifically, TiCu ₃ particles or a constituent element X (third element group X ( Specifically, it appears as Cu—Ti—X-based particles containing Mn, Fe, Mg, Co, Ni, Cr, V, Nb, Mo, Zr, Si, B, and P).

[Crystal grain size]
In order to improve the strength and bending workability of titanium copper, in a preferred embodiment, titanium copper immediately after the final solution treatment step has an average crystal grain size of, for example, 3 to 25 μm, preferably 3 to 3 μm. The thickness may be 20 μm, more preferably 3 to 15 μm, for example 4 to 23 μm, preferably 4 to 21 μm. In the present invention, the average crystal grain size is calculated by the equivalent circle diameter in the structure observation of the cross section parallel to the rolling direction by observation with an optical microscope or electron microscope.

[X-ray diffraction intensity]
In a preferred embodiment, the titanium copper according to the present invention has the following formula 1:
1.14 ≦ (2 × I {200} + I {311}) / I {220} ≦ 2.63 (Formula 1)
Having a crystal orientation satisfying the above, preferably:
1.15 <(2 × I {200} + I {311}) / I {220} <2.50 (Formula 2)
The crystal orientation satisfying the above can be satisfied. In the above formula, I {200}, I {311}, and I {220} are X on the {200} crystal plane, {311} crystal plane, and {220} crystal plane, respectively, in the titanium copper material plane. Represents the line diffraction intensity (integrated intensity of the X-ray diffraction peak).

  The present inventor has found that the relationship of I {200}, I {311}, and I {220} shown in the above formulas 1 and 2 is that the recrystallized texture is developed more than the conventional titanium copper. The rolling texture is considered to be weak, and by satisfying the above numerical range, the recrystallization texture and the rolling texture provide an excellent balance of bending workability and strength. I believe it has been realized.

[hardness]
The strength (strength) of titanium copper according to the present invention can be evaluated by Vickers hardness. In a preferred embodiment, the titanium copper according to the present invention has a Vickers hardness (Hv) in the range of, for example, 300 to 360, preferably in the range of 305 to 360, and more preferably in the range of 310 to 360. it can. The balance between the strength and bending workability of titanium copper in the present invention can be realized as such a range of Vickers hardness.

[Bending workability]
The bending workability of the titanium copper according to the present invention is determined by the thickness (t) of the minimum radius (MBR) at which cracks do not occur in the W-bending test of Badway (the bending axis is the same direction as the rolling direction) according to JIS H 3130. The MBR / t value, which is the ratio to ()), can be measured and evaluated. In a preferred embodiment, the MBR / t value can be 1.0 or less, for example in the range of 0 to 1.0, such as 0.1 to 0.6, such as 0.4 to 0.6. can do.

[Production method]
In a general manufacturing process of titanium copper, first, raw materials such as electrolytic copper and Ti are melted in a melting furnace to obtain a molten metal having a desired composition. Then, this molten metal is cast into an ingot. In order to prevent oxidation wear of titanium, melting and casting are preferably performed in a vacuum or in an inert gas atmosphere. Thereafter, the strips and foils having desired thickness and characteristics are finished in the order of hot rolling, cold rolling, solution treatment, and aging treatment. After the heat treatment, surface pickling, polishing, or the like may be performed in order to remove the surface oxide film generated during the heat treatment. In order to increase the strength, cold rolling may be performed between the solution treatment and aging or after aging.

  The titanium-copper according to the present invention can be produced by carrying out the first solution treatment, the intermediate rolling immediately thereafter, and the final solution treatment immediately thereafter under appropriate conditions. Below, a suitable manufacture example is demonstrated one by one for every process.

1) Ingot production Ingot production by melting and casting is basically performed in a vacuum or in an inert gas atmosphere. If the additive element remains undissolved during melting, it does not effectively act on strength improvement. Therefore, in order to eliminate undissolved residue, it is necessary to add a high melting point third element such as Fe or Cr, and after sufficiently stirring, hold for a certain period of time. On the other hand, since Ti is relatively easily dissolved in Cu, it may be added after the third element is dissolved. Therefore, Cu includes a total of one or more selected from the group consisting of Mn, Fe, Mg, Co, Ni, Cr, V, Nb, Mo, Zr, Si, B, and P as the third element. It is desirable to add in an amount of 0 to 0.50% by mass, and then to add 2.0 to 4.0% by mass of Ti as the second element to produce an ingot.

2) Homogenization annealing and hot rolling Since solidification segregation and crystallized matter generated during ingot production are coarse, it is desirable to make them as small as possible by dissolving them in the parent phase as much as possible by homogenization annealing. This is because it is effective in preventing bending cracks. Specifically, after the ingot manufacturing process, it is preferable to perform hot rolling after heating to 900 to 970 ° C. and performing homogenization annealing for 3 to 24 hours. In order to prevent liquid metal embrittlement, the temperature is preferably 960 ° C. or less before and during hot rolling.

3) First solution treatment After that, cold rolling and annealing are repeated as appropriate, and then the solution treatment is preferably performed. In the present invention, prior to the final solution treatment, solution treatment is performed in advance (first solution treatment). In this way, since the second phase particles are already solutionized in the first solution treatment, the final solution treatment is not a heat treatment for solid solution of the second phase particles, but the state. It is a process that only requires recrystallization while maintaining. This first solution treatment may be performed at a heating temperature of 800 to 950 ° C. for 2 to 10 minutes. In a preferred embodiment, in the first solution treatment, the heating temperature can be, for example, in the range of 800 to 950 ° C, preferably in the range of 830 to 920 ° C. At this time, it is preferable to increase the rate of temperature increase as much as possible.

  On the other hand, the cooling rate at the time of the first solution treatment is preferably slow cooling. In a preferred embodiment, for example, the cooling rate up to 300 ° C. is 3 to 30 ° C./sec, preferably It can be 3-25 degreeC / sec, More preferably, it is 5-25 degreeC / sec, More preferably, it can be 5-20 degreeC / sec. If the cooling rate is increased, for example, if the cooling rate is higher than 200 ° C./sec, the desired crystal orientation cannot be obtained and the conventional bending workability is obtained. Increasing the cooling rate is preferable from the viewpoint of preventing the precipitation of coarse particles, but is not preferable from the viewpoint of crystal orientation, and the bending workability in the final characteristics is compared with the case where the cooling rate is slow cooling. It will be inferior. If this cooling rate is slowed down, coarse particles will precipitate, and the bending workability in the final characteristics will be greatly inferior. In the present inventor, the condition of the cooling rate range is a condition that causes precipitation of medium-sized particles (for example, a particle size of 1 μm or less) that realizes an improvement in bending strength balance. I believe.

4) Intermediate rolling Intermediate rolling is performed between the first solution treatment and the final solution treatment. In a preferred embodiment, the rolling reduction (working degree) of intermediate rolling is, for example, 3 to 70%, preferably 5 to 60%, more preferably 5 to 50%, and further preferably 5 to 40%. Can do. The rolling reduction is defined by {((thickness before rolling−thickness after rolling) / thickness before rolling) × 100%}. If this rolling reduction is increased, for example, if the rolling reduction exceeds 70%, a desired crystal orientation cannot be obtained, and bending workability in the final characteristics becomes insufficient. . The present inventor, when the conditions of the above rolling reduction range, while suppressing the development of the rolling texture that adversely affects the bending workability, the recrystallization texture is likely to develop in the final solution treatment thereafter. thinking.

5) Final solution treatment After the intermediate rolling, the final solution treatment is performed as a solution treatment (second solution treatment) performed after the first solution treatment. In a preferred embodiment, in the final solution treatment, the heating temperature can be 30 to 50 ° C. higher, preferably 35 to 45 ° C. higher than the solid solution limit temperature of the second phase particle composition. . The solid solution decreasing temperature is, for example, about 730 to 840 ° C. at which the solid solubility limit of Ti is equal to the addition amount in the range of 2.0 to 4.0% by mass of Ti. The amount is about 800 ° C. when the amount is 3.2% by mass. For example, it is typically heated to a temperature 30 to 50 ° C., preferably 35 to 45 ° C. higher than the temperature at which the solid solubility limit of Ti at 730 to 880 ° C. is the same as the addition amount.

  A shorter heating time in the final solution treatment can suppress the coarsening of crystal grains. The heating time can be, for example, 0.5 to 3 minutes, and typically 0.5 to 1.5 minutes. The cooling rate is increased as much as possible, for example, by water cooling. Even if new second phase particles are generated at this point, if they are finely and uniformly dispersed, they are almost harmless to strength and bending workability. However, since coarse particles tend to grow further in the final aging treatment, the second-phase particles at this point are made as small as possible even if they are produced.

  Cooling during the final solution treatment is preferably rapid cooling. Such rapid cooling can be performed by water cooling, for example. In a preferred embodiment, rapid cooling is performed until the material temperature reaches 400 ° C., for example, at a cooling rate of 150 ° C./s or higher, preferably 200 ° C./s or higher, more preferably 250 ° C./s or higher. preferable. There is no particular upper limit to the cooling rate in the case of rapid cooling, but it can be in a range that can be realized by water cooling, for example, and can be a cooling rate of 2000 ° C./s or less, for example 1000 ° C./s or less .

6) Final cold rolling After the final solution treatment, final cold rolling is performed as desired. The strength of titanium copper can be increased by the final cold working. The rolling reduction (working degree) can be, for example, 5% or more, preferably 10% or more, more preferably 15% or more, and further preferably 20% or more. As the rolling reduction increases, the strength increases but the bendability deteriorates. Therefore, the rolling reduction can be made 40% or less, preferably 35% or less, more preferably 30% or less. In a preferred embodiment, the rolling reduction (working degree) can be, for example, 5 to 40%, preferably 10 to 35%, more preferably 15 to 30%, and still more preferably 20 to 30%. The rolling reduction is defined by {((thickness before rolling−thickness after rolling) / thickness before rolling) × 100%}.

7) Aging treatment After the final cold rolling, an aging treatment is performed. The conditions for the aging treatment may be conventional conditions. In a preferred embodiment, for example, the material temperature is preferably 300 to 500 ° C. for 0.1 to 15 hours, more preferably the material temperature 350 to 450 ° C. for 0.5 to 15 hours. .

6 ′) Heat treatment In a preferred embodiment of the present invention, after the “5) final solution treatment”, a heat treatment is performed instead of the treatment after the “6) final cold rolling”, if desired. be able to. The heat treatment is preferably performed at a material temperature of 400 to 650 ° C. for 0.002 to 5 hours, and more preferably at a material temperature of 400 to 550 ° C. for 0.01 to 5 hours.

7 ′) Final cold rolling After the above “6 ′) heat treatment”, final cold rolling can be performed as desired. The strength of titanium copper can be increased by the final cold working. The rolling reduction (working degree) can be, for example, 5% or more, preferably 10% or more, more preferably 15% or more, and further preferably 20% or more. As the rolling reduction increases, the strength increases but the bendability deteriorates. Therefore, the rolling reduction can be made 40% or less, preferably 35% or less, more preferably 30% or less. In a preferred embodiment, the rolling reduction (working degree) can be, for example, 5 to 40%, preferably 10 to 35%, more preferably 15 to 30%, and still more preferably 20 to 30%. The rolling reduction is defined by {((thickness before rolling−thickness after rolling) / thickness before rolling) × 100%}.

8 ′) Aging treatment After the above “7 ′) final cold rolling”, an aging treatment can be performed. The conditions for the aging treatment may be conventional conditions. In a preferred embodiment, for example, the material temperature is preferably heated at 250 ° C. to 450 ° C. for 0.1 to 15 hours, and more preferably heated at the material temperature of 300 to 400 ° C. for 0.5 to 15 hours. .

  A person skilled in the art will understand that steps such as grinding, polishing, and shot blast pickling for removing oxide scale on the surface can be appropriately performed between the above steps.

[Copper products, electronic parts]
The titanium copper according to the present invention can be processed into various copper products, such as plates, strips and foils. In addition to being electrically conductive, titanium copper according to the present invention has excellent bending workability and strength, so that electronic parts, lead frames, connectors, pins, terminals manufactured by bending work It can be suitably used for the production of small electronic equipment parts such as relays, switches, and foil materials for secondary batteries.

  Examples of the present invention will be described below together with comparative examples, but these examples are provided for better understanding of the present invention and its advantages, and are not intended to limit the invention.

[Production of titanium copper]
When manufacturing the copper alloy of the example, Ti, which is an active metal, is added as the second component, so a vacuum melting furnace was used for melting. In addition, in order to prevent unexpected side effects due to mixing of impurity elements other than the elements defined in the present invention, raw materials having a relatively high purity were carefully selected and used.

  Homogeneity in which Ti of the concentration shown in Table 1 is added, and in some cases, the third element shown in Table 1 is further added, and the ingot having the composition of the remaining copper and inevitable impurities is heated at 950 ° C. for 3 hours. After the chemical annealing, hot rolling was performed at 900 to 950 ° C. to obtain a hot rolled sheet having a thickness of 10 mm. In addition, the number of each component shown in Table 1 shows the mass%. After descaling by chamfering, cold rolling was performed to obtain a strip thickness (0.408 to 2.0 mm), and a first solution treatment was performed on the strip. The conditions for the first solution treatment are as shown in Table 2. Next, in intermediate cold rolling, cold rolling (plate thickness of 0.4 mm) was performed by adjusting the processing degree shown in Table 2.

  Then, it inserted in the annealing furnace in which rapid heating is possible, and the last solution treatment (2nd solution treatment) was performed. The conditions for the final solution treatment are as shown in Table 2. The conditions described in Table 2 are the temperatures at which the solid solubility limit of the Ti is the same as the addition amount (about 680 ° C. at a Ti concentration of 1.5% by mass, about 730 ° C. at a Ti concentration of 2.0% by mass, Ti Temperatures 30 to 50 ° C. higher than those of about 800 ° C. at a concentration of 3.0% by mass and 3.2% by mass and about 840 ° C. at a Ti concentration of 4.0% by mass (Invention Examples 1-19 and Comparative Example 2) 4-8, 12), or heating conditions that result in a temperature outside that range (other comparative examples). Then, after cooling by water cooling, descaling by pickling, adjusting to the degree of processing shown in Table 2 as final rolling and cold rolling (plate thickness 0.3 mm), then aging treatment under the conditions of Table 2 Went. The aging treatment was performed in an inert gas (Ar) atmosphere, and the other heat treatment was performed in air. In some invention examples and comparative examples, as shown in Table 2, heat treatment was performed under the conditions described before the final rolling.

About each test piece processed as mentioned above, the characteristic evaluation was performed on condition of the following.
[hardness]
The Vickers hardness Hv of each test piece finally obtained was measured. The results are shown in Table 3.

[Bending workability]
The final workability of each test piece obtained was determined as follows: The minimum radius (MBR) plate in which cracks do not occur in the W-bending test of Badway (the bending axis is the same direction as the rolling direction) according to JIS H 3130. The MBR / t value, which is the ratio to the thickness (t), was measured and evaluated. The results are shown in Table 3.

[X-ray diffraction intensity]
The X-ray diffraction intensity of each test piece finally obtained was measured as follows. A sample was prepared by polishing the plate surface (rolled surface) of each finally obtained test piece with # 1500 water-resistant paper, and using an X-ray diffractometer (Rigaku Electric's model right Ultimate 2000), a Cu tube The X-ray diffraction intensity (integrated intensity of the X-ray diffraction peak) at the {200} crystal face, {311} crystal face, and {220} crystal face on the polished finished surface under the conditions of a tube voltage of 25 kV and a tube current of 20 mA. It was measured. Using these measured values, the value of (2 × I {200} + I {311}) / I {220} of each test piece was determined. The results are shown in Table 3.

[conductivity]
Conductivity (% IACS) was measured according to JIS H 0505. The results are shown in Table 3.

[Crystal grain size]
The average crystal grain size (μm) of each test piece after the final solution treatment was determined as follows. The plate surface (rolled surface) of each test piece after the final solution treatment is polished and etched, and the surface is observed with an optical microscope, and the grain size of 100 or more crystal grains is observed in a 300 μm × 300 μm field of view. The average crystal grain size D was determined by measuring with the cutting method of JIS H 0501. The results are shown in Table 3.

[result]
As above-mentioned, when the titanium copper of each invention example and each comparative example was manufactured on each condition shown in Tables 1-3 as a test piece, it turned out that it has the characteristic shown in Table 3. Thus, the titanium copper according to the present invention has the ratio of the X-ray diffraction intensity and has excellent bending workability and strength (Vickers hardness). In addition, the titanium copper according to the present invention is a two-step solution treatment according to the above conditions, that is, the first solution treatment, the intermediate rolling, and the final solution treatment (second solution) It was found that the solution can be produced by performing the solution treatment) under the above conditions.

  According to the present invention, titanium copper having excellent bending workability and strength can be obtained. Since the titanium copper according to the present invention has excellent bending workability and strength, it is suitable for manufacturing electronic parts manufactured by bending, particularly small electronic parts required to combine bending workability and strength. Can be used for The present invention is an industrially useful invention.

Claims (6)

Containing 2.0 to 4.0% by mass of Ti,
The total amount of one or more selected from the group consisting of Fe, Co, Mg, Si, Ni, Cr, Zr, Mo, V, Nb, Mn, B, and P as the third element is 0 to 0.5% by mass. Contains,
The balance consists of copper and inevitable impurities,
The following formula 1:
1.14 ≦ (2 × I {200} + I {311}) / I {220} ≦ 2.63 (Formula 1)
(However, I {200}, I {311}, and I {220} represent X-ray diffraction intensities at the {200} crystal plane, {311} crystal plane, and {220} crystal plane, respectively)
Titanium copper having a crystal orientation satisfying   The titanium-copper of Claim 1 whose average crystal grain diameter is 3-25 micrometers.   A wrought copper product comprising the titanium-copper according to claim 1 or 2.   The electronic component which consists of titanium copper of Claim 1 or Claim 2.   The connector provided with the titanium copper of Claim 1 or Claim 2. Containing 2.0 to 4.0% by mass of Ti,
The total amount of one or more selected from the group consisting of Fe, Co, Mg, Si, Ni, Cr, Zr, Mo, V, Nb, Mn, B, and P as the third element is 0 to 0.5% by mass. Contains,
A method for producing titanium copper, the balance of which consists of copper and inevitable impurities,
As a solution treatment for titanium copper,
A first solution treatment step of performing a heat treatment for 2 to 10 minutes at a temperature of 800 to 950 ° C., and cooling a cooling rate to 300 ° C. at 3 to 30 ° C./sec,
After the first solution treatment, rolling at a rolling reduction of 3 to 70%, an intermediate rolling process step,
After the intermediate rolling treatment, a final solution treatment step of performing heat treatment for 0.5 to 3 minutes at a temperature higher by 30 to 50 ° C. from the temperature of the solid solution limit of the second phase particle composition,
A solution treatment comprising: