IP Library Granted Patent US 10,662,515
Granted Patent B2
US 10,662,515 · App. 15/471,349 · Granted May 26, 2020

Copper alloy sheet material and method of manufacturing the same

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Patent No.
US 10,662,515
App. No.
15/471,349
Granted
May 26, 2020
Kind
B2
Abstract

A copper alloy sheet material includes 0.5 to 2.5 mass % of Ni, 0.5 to 2.5 mass % of Co, 0.30 to 1.2 mass % of Si and 0.0 to 0.5 mass % of Cr and the balance Cu and unavoidable impurities, wherein an X-ray diffraction intensity ratio is 1.0≤I{200}/I 0 {200}≤5.0 when I{200} is a result of the X-ray diffraction intensity of {200} crystal plane of sheet surface and I 0 {200} is a result of the X-ray diffraction intensity of {200} crystal plane of a standard powder of pure copper, and wherein 0.2% yield strength in a rolling parallel direction (RD) is 800 MPa or more and 950 MPa or less, an electrical conductivity of 43.5% IACS or more and 53.0% IACS or less, 180 degree bending workability in a rolling parallel direction (GW) and a rolling perpendicular direction (BW) is R/t=0, and a difference between the rolling parallel direction (RD) and a rolling perpendicular direction (TD) of the 0.2% yield strength is 40 MPa or less.

Claims (12)

1. A copper alloy sheet material comprising 0.5 to 2.5 mass % of Ni, 0.5 to 2.5 mass % of Co, 0.30 to 1.2 mass % of Si and 0.0 to 0.5 mass % of Cr, and the balance Cu and unavoidable impurities, wherein an X-ray diffraction intensity ratio is 1.0≤I{200}/I 0 {200}≤5.0 when I{200} is a result of the X-ray diffraction intensity of {200} crystal plane of sheet surface and I 0 {200} is a result of the X-ray diffraction intensity of {200} crystal plane of a standard powder of pure copper, and wherein 0.2% yield strength in a rolling parallel direction (RD) is 800 MPa or more and 950 MPa or less, an electrical conductivity of 43.5% IACS or more and 53.0% IACS or less, 180 degree bending workability in a rolling parallel direction (GW) and a rolling perpendicular direction (BW) is R/t=0, and a difference between the rolling parallel direction (RD) and a rolling perpendicular direction (TD) of the 0.2% yield strength is 40 MPa or less.

2. The copper alloy sheet material of claim 1 , further comprising one or more elements selected from the group consisting of Mg, Sn, Ti, Fe, Zn, and Ag by 0.5 mass % or less in total.

3. A method of manufacturing a copper alloy sheet material according to claim 1 comprising:

melting and casting step of melting and casting a raw material of copper alloy having a composition of 0.5 to 2.5 mass % of Ni, 0.5 to 2.5 mass % of Co, 0.30 to 1.2 mass % of Si and 0.0 to 0.5 mass % of Cr, and the balance Cu and unavoidable impurities;

hot rolling step of performing hot rolling while lowering the temperature from 950° C. to 400° C. after the melting and casting step;

cold rolling step of performing cold rolling at a working degree of 30% or more after the hot rolling step;

solution treatment step of performing a solution treatment at a heating temperature of 700° C. to 980° C. for 10 seconds to 10 minutes after the cold rolling step;

aging treatment step of performing aging treatment at 400° C. to 600° C. for 5 to 20 hours after the solution treatment step;

finish cold rolling step of performing cold rolling at a working degree of 30% to 50% after the aging treatment step so as to obtain a copper alloy sheet material having an electrical conductivity of 43.5% IACS or more and 49.5% IACS or less and satisfying an X-ray diffraction intensity ratio of {200} crystal plane of 1.0≤I{200}/I 0 {200}≤5.0 by the finish cold rolling step; and

subjecting the copper alloy sheet to a low temperature annealing step at a temperature of 250° C. to 600° C. for 10 to 1000 seconds,

wherein a manufacturing condition is set such that a calculation formula of K=(a/30)×{3.333×EC 2 −291.67EC+6631} is satisfied between the working degree a (%) of the finish cold rolling step, the electrical conductivity EC (% IACS) of the finish cold rolling step and the temperature K (° C.) of the low temperature annealing step.

4. The method of manufacturing a copper alloy sheet material of claim 3 , comprising adding up to 0.5 mass % in total of one or more elements selected from the group consisting of Mg, Sn, Ti, Fe, Zn, and Ag to the copper alloy sheet material.

Assignments (2)
CHANGE OF ADDRESS Recorded Aug 11, 2021
From: JX NIPPON MINING & METALS CORPORATION
To: JX NIPPON MINING & METALS CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 057160/0114 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Mar 28, 2017
From: SAEGUSA, KEI
To: JX NIPPON MINING & METALS CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 041765/0958 →