IP Library Granted Patent US 11,268,171
Granted Patent B2
US 11,268,171 · App. 16/628,675 · Granted Mar 8, 2022

Aluminum alloy foil, and method for producing aluminum alloy foil

Inventor: Takashi Suzuki (Susono, JP)
Assignee: MITSUBISHI ALUMINUM CO., LTD.
C22C21/00C21D8/0226C21D8/0236
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Patent No.
US 11,268,171
App. No.
16/628,675
Granted
Mar 8, 2022
Kind
B2
Abstract

An aluminum alloy foil has a composition containing 1.0% to 1.8% by mass of Fe, 0.10% to 0.20% by mass of Si, 0.005% to 0.05% by mass of Cu, and Mn regulated to be 0.01% by mass or less, with the balance consisting of Al and incidental impurities. With regard to crystal grains surrounded by high inclination angle grain boundaries which are grain boundaries having a misorientation of 15° or more in analysis of crystal orientation per unit area using electron backscatter diffraction, an average grain size of the crystal grains is 10 μm or less, and a maximum grain size of the crystal grains/the average grain size of the crystal grains ≤3.0. When a thickness of the foil is 30 μm, elongations in directions making 0°, 45° and 90° with respect to a rolling direction are each 25% or more respectively.

Claims (11)

1. An aluminum alloy foil having a composition containing 1.0% by mass or more and 1.8% by mass or less of Fe, more than 0.10% by mass and 0.20% by mass or less of Si, 0.005% by mass or more and 0.05% by mass or less of Cu, Mn regulated to be 0.01% by mass or less, and the balance Al and incidental impurities,

wherein, with regard to crystal grains surrounded by high inclination angle grain boundaries which are grain boundaries having a misorientation of 15° or more in analysis of crystal orientation per unit area using electron backscatter diffraction, an average grain size of the crystal grains is 10 μm or less, and a maximum grain size of the crystal grains/the average grain size of the crystal grains ≤3.0, and when a thickness of the foil is 30 μm, elongations in directions making 0°, 45° and 90° with respect to a rolling direction are each 25% or more respectively.

2. The aluminum alloy foil according to claim 1 , wherein, as a texture, a Cu orientation density is 40 or less, and an R orientation density is 30 or less.

3. A method for producing the aluminum alloy foil according to claim 1 , comprising:

subjecting an ingot of an aluminum alloy having said composition to homogenization treatment comprising holding the ingot at 460° C. to 550° C. for 6 hours or more,

after the homogenization treatment, subjecting the ingot to hot rolling such that a rolling finishing temperature becomes 230° C. or more and less than 300° C., and

during cold rolling, performing intermediate annealing at 300° C. to 400° C., to achieve a cold rolling rate of 30% or more and 70% or less obtained from the start of the cold rolling to the intermediate annealing, and a final cold rolling rate of 97% or more obtained from the completion of the intermediate annealing to a time point at which a final thickness is achieved.

4. A method for producing the aluminum alloy foil according to claim 2 , comprising:

subjecting an ingot of an aluminum alloy having said composition to homogenization treatment comprising holding the ingot at 460° C. to 550° C. for 6 hours or more,

after the homogenization treatment, subjecting the ingot to hot rolling such that a rolling finishing temperature becomes 230° C. or more and less than 300° C., and

during cold rolling, performing intermediate annealing at 300° C. to 400° C., to achieve a cold rolling rate of 30% or more and 70% or less obtained from the start of the cold rolling to the intermediate annealing, and a final cold rolling rate of 97% or more obtained from the completion of the intermediate annealing to a time point at which a final thickness is achieved.

Assignments (4)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Dec 27, 2022
From: ALTEMIRA CO., LTD.
To: MA ALUMINUM CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 062217/0769 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Dec 23, 2022
From: MMA COMPANY, LTD.
To: ALTEMIRA CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 062192/0734 →
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Dec 21, 2022
From: MITSUBISHI ALUMINUM CO., LTD.
To: MMA COMPANY, LTD.
Reel/Frame 062202/0216 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jan 5, 2020
From: SUZUKI, TAKASHI
To: MITSUBISHI ALUMINUM CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 051417/0321 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP JP2017-133113 · Jul 6, 2017 · national
Continuity (1)
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