IP Library Granted Patent US 10,242,762
Granted Patent B2
US 10,242,762 · App. 16/032,431 · Granted Mar 26, 2019

Copper alloy wire rod and method for manufacturing copper alloy wire rod

Inventors: Shigeki Sekiya (Tokyo, JP); Kengo Mitose (Tokyo, JP)
Assignee: FURUKAWA ELECTRIC CO., LTD.
H01B1/026B22D11/004B22D11/005H01B13/0016B23K35/302B23K35/40C22C9/00
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Patent No.
US 10,242,762
App. No.
16/032,431
Granted
Mar 26, 2019
Kind
B2
Abstract

A copper alloy wire rod containing Ag: 0.5 wt % or more and 6 wt % or less and the balance including inevitable impurities and Cu, in which, on a cross section parallel to a longitudinal direction of the copper alloy wire rod, within a range observed with a visual field of 1.7 μm in a direction perpendicular to the longitudinal direction and 2.3 μm in a direction parallel to the longitudinal direction, the copper alloy wire rod has at least one rectangular range that is a rectangular range having a width perpendicular to the longitudinal direction of 0.2 μm and a length parallel to the longitudinal direction of 2.3 μm and entirely includes five or more second phase particles containing Ag and having a maximum length in the longitudinal direction of less than 300 nm.

Claims (27)

1. A copper alloy wire rod comprising:

Ag: 0.5 wt % or more and 6 wt % or less and the balance including inevitable impurities and Cu, wherein,

on a cross section parallel to a longitudinal direction of the copper alloy wire rod, within a range observed with a visual field of 1.7 μm in a direction perpendicular to the longitudinal direction and 2.3 μm in a direction parallel to the longitudinal direction, the copper alloy wire rod has at least one rectangular range that is a rectangular range having a width perpendicular to the longitudinal direction of 0.2 μm and a length parallel to the longitudinal direction of 2.3 μm and entirely includes five or more second phase particles containing Ag and having a maximum length in the longitudinal direction of less than 300 nm.

2. The copper alloy wire rod according to claim 1 , wherein

the sum of the maximum lengths in the longitudinal direction of the five or more second phase particles entirely included in the rectangular range is 300 nm or more.

3. The copper alloy wire rod according to claim 1 , further comprising:

one or two or more elements selected from the group consisting of Mg: more than 0 wt and 1 wt % or less, Cr: more than 0 wt and 1 wt % or less, and Zr: more than 0 wt and 1 wt % or less.

4. The copper alloy wire rod according to claim 1 , wherein

the number of times of vibration durability in a vibration test conducted under a test environment of 80° C. is 10 million times or more.

5. The copper alloy wire rod according to claim 1 , wherein

a wire diameter of the wire rod is 0.01 mm or more and 0.32 mm or less.

6. A method for manufacturing a copper alloy wire rod comprising:

a casting step of manufacturing an ingot of copper alloy by casting molten metal containing Ag: 0.5 wt % or more and 6 wt % or less and the balance including inevitable impurities and Cu at a cooling rate of 500° C./s or more;

a wire drawing step of manufacturing a wire rod by wire-drawing processing the ingot; and

a heat treating step of heat treating the wire rod at a heat treatment temperature of 300° C. or more and 370° C. or less and retention time of 10 seconds or less.

7. The copper alloy wire rod according to claim 2 , wherein

the number of times of vibration durability in a vibration test conducted under a test environment of 80° C. is 10 million times or more.

8. The copper alloy wire rod according to claim 3 , wherein

the number of times of vibration durability in a vibration test conducted under a test environment of 80° C. is 10 million times or more.

9. The copper alloy wire rod according to claim 2 , wherein

a wire diameter of the wire rod is 0.01 mm or more and 0.32 mm or less.

10. The copper alloy wire rod according to claim 3 , wherein

a wire diameter of the wire rod is 0.01 mm or more and 0.32 mm or less.

11. The copper alloy wire rod according to claim 4 , wherein

a wire diameter of the wire rod is 0.01 mm or more and 0.32 mm or less.

12. The copper alloy wire rod according to claim 2 , further comprising:

one or two or more elements selected from the group consisting of Mg: more than 0 wt and 1 wt % or less, Cr: more than 0 wt and 1 wt % or less, and Zr: more than 0 wt and 1 wt % or less.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 11, 2018
From: SEKIYA, SHIGEKI; MITOSE, KENGO
To: FURUKAWA ELECTRIC CO., LTD.
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Priority Claims (1)
JP 2016-234811 · Dec 2, 2016 · national
Continuity (2)
Continuation PCTJP2017037975 · Oct 20, 2017
Related Publication 20180322979A1 · Nov 8, 2018