EP2508635B1 - Copper alloy sheet and process for producing same - Google Patents
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- the present invention relates to a copper alloy sheet material and a method of producing the same, and specially the present invention relates to a copper alloy sheet material that can be applied to lead frames, connectors, terminal materials, relays, switches, sockets, and the like, for parts to be mounted on automotives or for electrical/electronic equipments, and to a method of producing the same.
- Characteristics required for copper alloy sheet materials that are used in applications, such as lead frames, connectors, terminal materials, relays, switches, and sockets, for parts to be mounted on automotives or for electrical/electronic equipments include, for example, electrical conductivity, proof stress (yield stress), tensile strength, bending property, and stress relaxation resistance.
- yield stress proof stress
- tensile strength tensile strength
- bending property tensile strength
- stress relaxation resistance stress relaxation resistance
- substrate materials are used which have a higher mechanical strength than conventional cases.
- copper alloy sheet materials have problems such as described below.
- Patent Literature 1 in regard to a Cu-Ni-Si-based copper alloy, bending property is excellent when the copper alloy has a crystal orientation such as that the grain size and the X-ray diffraction intensities obtained from ⁇ 3 1 1 ⁇ , ⁇ 2 2 0 ⁇ and ⁇ 2 0 0 ⁇ planes satisfy certain conditions.
- Patent Literature 2 in regard to a Cu-Ni-Si-based copper alloy, bending property is excellent when the copper alloy has a crystal orientation in which the X-ray diffraction intensities obtained from ⁇ 2 0 0 ⁇ plane and ⁇ 2 2 0 ⁇ plane satisfy certain conditions. It has also been found in Patent Literature 3 that in regard to a Cu-Ni-Si-based copper alloy, excellent bending property is obtained by controlling the ratio of the cube orientation ⁇ 1 0 0 ⁇ ⁇ 0 0 1>. In addition to those, Patent Literatures 4 to 8 also proposed materials which are excellent in bending property that is defined by X-ray diffraction intensities with respect to various atomic planes.
- Patent Literature 4 It has been found in Patent Literature 4 that with regard to a Cu-Ni-Co-Si-based copper alloy, bending property is excellent when the copper alloy has a crystal orientation in which the X-ray diffraction intensity obtained from ⁇ 2 0 0 ⁇ plane satisfies certain conditions against the X-ray diffraction intensities obtained from ⁇ 1 1 1 ⁇ plane, ⁇ 2 0 0 ⁇ plane, ⁇ 2 2 0 ⁇ plane, and ⁇ 3 1 1 ⁇ plane.
- Patent Literature 5 It has been found in Patent Literature 5 that with regard to a Cu-Ni-Si-based copper alloy, bending property is excellent when the copper alloy has a crystal orientation in which the X-ray diffraction intensities obtained from ⁇ 4 2 0 ⁇ plane and ⁇ 2 2 0 ⁇ plane satisfy certain conditions. It has been found in Patent Literature 6 that with regard to a Cu-Ni-Si-based copper alloy, bending property is excellent when the copper alloy has a crystal orientation which satisfies certain conditions in connection with the orientation of [1 2 3] ⁇ 4 1 2> plane.
- Patent Literature 7 It has been found in Patent Literature 7 that with regard to a Cu-Ni-Si-based copper alloy, bending property in a Bad Way (which will be described below) is excellent when the copper alloy has a crystal orientation in which the X-ray diffraction intensities obtained from ⁇ 1 1 1 ⁇ plane, ⁇ 3 1 1 ⁇ plane, and ⁇ 2 2 0 ⁇ plane satisfy certain conditions. Further, it has been found in Patent Literature 8 that with regard to a Cu-Ni-Si-based copper alloy, bending property is excellent when the copper alloy has a crystal orientation in which the X-ray diffraction intensities obtained from ⁇ 2 0 0 ⁇ plane, ⁇ 3 1 1 ⁇ plane, and ⁇ 2 2 0 ⁇ plane satisfy certain conditions.
- Patent Literatures 1,2,4, 5, 7, and 8 are directed to the definitions of the accumulation of particular crystal planes in the sheet plane direction (direction normal to the rolling direction, ND).
- Patent Literatures 1 and 2 are based on the analysis of crystal orientations by X-ray diffraction obtained from particular crystal planes, and are related only to quite limited particular planes in the distribution of crystal orientations of a certain extent. Further, the analysis is related only to the crystal planes in the sheet plane direction (ND), and no control can be made on which crystal plane is oriented toward the rolling direction (RD) or the sheet transverse direction (TD). Thus, those techniques are still unsatisfactory for controlling the bending property completely. Further, in the invention described in Patent Literature 3, the effectiveness in the cube orientation has been pointed out; however, the crystal orientation components other than that are not controlled, and the improvement of bending property has been insufficient in some cases. Also, in Patent Literatures 4 to 8, studies have been made only on the analysis and control of the particular crystal planes or orientations described above in each case, and similarly to Patent Literatures 1 to 3, the improvement of bending property is insufficient in some cases.
- the European patent application EP 1 967 596 A1 discloses a Cu-Ni-Si based alloy sheet material that is intended for use in electrical applications such as connectors, lead frames, relays and switches.
- the alloy sheet disclosed exhibits excellent bending workability and stress relaxation resistance while maintaining high strength and conductivity.
- an object of the present invention is to provide a copper alloy sheet material, which is excellent in the bending property, and has an excellent mechanical strength, and which is thus suitable for lead frames, connectors, terminal materials, and the like, for electrical/electronic equipments, for connectors, for example, to be mounted on automotive vehicles, and for terminal materials, relays, switches, and the like.
- Another object is to provide a method of producing the copper alloy sheet material.
- the inventors of the present invention extensively conducted investigations, and conducted a study on a copper alloy appropriate for electrical/electronic part applications.
- the inventors found that cracks upon bending are suppressed, by increasing the BR orientation, the RD-rotated-cube orientation (hereinafter, also referred to as RDW orientation), and the cube orientation, each of which can be characterized by the EBSD method, and reducing the copper orientation, the S-orientation, and the brass orientation; and that the bending property can be remarkably improved, when the area ratio of the crystal texture orientation components of each of those orientations is set to a predetermined ratio.
- the inventors also found that when particular additive elements are contained in the copper alloy system, the mechanical strength or the stress relaxation resistance can be enhanced, without loosing electrical conductivity or the bending property. Thus, the inventors of the present invention have attained the present invention based on these findings.
- the present invention provides the following means:
- the copper alloy sheet material of the present invention is excellent in the bending property, has an excellent mechanical strength, and is suitable for lead frames, connectors, terminal materials, and the like, for electrical/electronic equipments, and for connectors, for example, to be mounted on automotive vehicles, and for terminal materials, relays, switches, and the like.
- the method of the present invention of producing the copper alloy sheet material is suitable as a method of producing the above-mentioned copper alloy sheet material, which is excellent in the bending property, has an excellent mechanical strength, and is suitable for lead frames, connectors, terminal materials, and the like, for electrical/electronic equipments, and for connectors, for example, to be mounted on automotive vehicles, and for terminal materials, relays, switches, and the like.
- copper alloy material means a product obtained after a copper alloy base material is worked into a predetermined shape (for example, sheet, strip, foil, rod, or wire).
- a sheet material refers to a material which has a specific thickness, is stable in the shape, and is extended in the plane direction, and in a broad sense, the sheet material is meant to encompass a strip material.
- the term "surface layer of the material (or material surface layer)” means the “sheet surface layer,” and the term “position of a depth of the material” means the “position in the sheet thickness direction.”
- the thickness is preferably 8 to 800 ⁇ m, and more preferably 50 to 70 ⁇ m.
- the characteristics are defined by the accumulation ratio of the atomic plane in a predetermined direction of a rolled sheet, but this will be considered enough if the copper alloy sheet material has such characteristics.
- the shape of the copper alloy sheet material is not intended to be limited to a sheet material or a strip material, and it is noted that in the present invention, a tube material can also be construed and treated as a sheet material.
- the inventors of the present invention conducted a detailed investigation on the metal texture of the material after bending deformation. As a result, it was observed that the substrate material is not deformed uniformly, but non-uniform deformation proceeds, in which deformation is concentrated only in a region of a particular crystal orientation. Further, we found that, due to that non-uniform deformation, wrinkles of a depth of several micrometers or micro-cracks occur, at the surface of the substrate material after bending.
- the value of R is preferably 1.1 or greater, more preferably from 1.2 to 6. Any techniques have not been hitherto known to simultaneously control the area ratios of the atomic planes having these
- the method of indicating the crystal orientation in the present specification is such that a Cartesian coordinate system is employed, representing the rolling direction (RD) of the material in the X-axis, the transverse direction (TD) in the Y-axis, and the direction normal to the rolling direction (ND) in the Z-axis, various regions in the material are indicated in the form of (h k l) [u v w], using the index (h k l) of the crystal plane that is perpendicular to the Z-axis (parallel to the rolled plane) and the index [u v w] in the crystal direction parallel to the X-axis.
- orientation that is equivalent based on the symmetry of the cubic crystal of a copper alloy is indicated as ⁇ h k l ⁇ ⁇ u v w>, using parenthesis symbols representing families, such as in (1 3 2) [6 -4 3], and (2 3 1) [3 -4 6].
- the six kinds of orientations according to the present invention are respectively expressed by the indices such as described above.
- the analysis of the crystal orientation in the present invention is conducted using the EBSD method.
- the EBSD method which stands for Electron Back Scatter Diffraction, is a technique of crystal orientation analysis using reflected electron Kikuchi-line diffraction (Kikuchi pattern) that occurs when a sample is irradiated with an electron beam under a scanning electron microscope (SEM).
- a sample area measured 500 ⁇ m on each of the four sides and containing 200 or more grains was subjected to an analysis of the orientation, by scanning in a stepwise manner at an interval of 0.5 ⁇ m.
- the grains having orientation components of the texture of each of the above BR orientation, RD-rotated-cube (RDW) orientation, cube (W) orientation, copper (C) orientation, S orientation, and brass (B) orientation and the area of the planes of atoms thereof are defined in connection with whether the grains and the area are within the range of the predetermined deviation angle that will be described below.
- an angle of rotation around the axis of rotation that is common to (i) and (ii) is calculated, and the angle of rotation is designated as the deviation angle.
- the orientation (1 2 1) [1 -1 1] is in a relationship of being rotated by 19.4° around the (20 10 17) direction as the axis of rotation, and this angle is designated as the deviation angle.
- the common axis of rotation consists of three integers of 40 or less, but the integer that can be expressed with the smallest deviation angle among the integers of 40 or less is employed. This deviation angle is calculated for all measurement points, and the number including up to the first decimal place is designated as the effective number.
- the area of grains having an orientation within 10° from the respective deviation angle of the BR-orientation, RDW-orientation, cube-orientation, copper-orientation, S-orientation, and brass-orientation is divided by the total measured area, and the resultant value is designated as the ratio of the area (area ratio) of atomic planes having the respective orientation.
- the data obtained from the orientation analysis based on EBSD includes the orientation data to a depth of several tens nanometers, through which the electron beam penetrates into the sample. However, since the depth is sufficiently small as compared with the width to be measured, the data is described in terms of ratio of an area, i.e. area ratio, in the present specification.
- the EBSD analysis in order to obtain a clear Kikuchi-line diffraction image, it is preferable to mirror polish the substrate surface, with polishing particles of colloidal silica after mechanical polishing, and then to conduct the analysis. Further, the measurement is conducted from the sheet surface.
- copper or a copper alloy is used as the material of the present invention for connectors.
- a material having electrical conductivity, mechanical strength, and heat resistance that are required of connectors use can be preferably made of any of copper alloys, such as phosphor bronze, brass, nickel silver, beryllium copper, and Corson-based alloys (Cu-Ni-Si-based), as well as copper.
- copper alloys such as phosphor bronze, brass, nickel silver, beryllium copper, and Corson-based alloys (Cu-Ni-Si-based)
- pure copper-based materials, or precipitate-type alloys including beryllium copper and Corson-based alloys are preferred.
- Cu-Ni-Si-based, Cu-Ni-Co-Si-based, and Cu-Co-Si-based precipitate-type copper alloys are preferred.
- Ni-Si, Co-Si, and/or Ni-Co-Si compounds can be precipitated, to thereby enhance the mechanical strength of the resultant copper alloy.
- the contents of any one of or two of Ni and Co are, in total, preferably from 0.5 to 5.0 mass%, more preferably 0.6 to 4.5 mass%, and still more preferably 0.8 to 4.0 mass%.
- the content of Ni is preferably 1.5 to 4.2 mass%, more preferably 1.8 to 3.9 mass%; and the content of Co is preferably 0.3 to 1.8 mass%, more preferably 0.5 to 1.5 mass%.
- the electrical conductivity is apt to be decreased, and if the amounts of addition are too small, the mechanical strength is apt to be insufficient.
- the content of Si is preferably 0.1 to 1.5 mass%, more preferably 0.2 to 1.2 mass%.
- Co is a rare element, and since Co raises the solution temperature when added in a given amount, if it is not necessary to significantly increase electrical conductivity depending on the use, it is preferable not to add Co.
- the additive element(s) In order to sufficiently utilize the effects of addition thereof and to prevent a decrease in the electrical conductivity, the additive element(s) needs to be added, in a total amount, of preferably 0.005 to 2.0 mass%, more preferably 0.01 to 1.5 mass%, and further preferably 0.03 to 0.8 mass%. If the total amount of these additive elements is too large, it becomes the cause of an adverse affection of decreasing the electrical conductivity. If the total amount of these additive elements is too small, the effects of adding these elements are hardly exhibited.
- Mg, Sn, and Zn improve the stress relaxation resistance when added to Cu-Ni-Si-based, Cu-Ni-Co-Si-based, and Cu-Co-Si-based copper alloys.
- the stress relaxation resistance is further improved by synergistic effects. Further, an effect of remarkably improving solder brittleness is obtained.
- Cr, Fe, Ti, Zr, and Hf finely precipitate in the form of compounds with Ni, Co, and/or Si, which are main elements to be added, or in the form of simple elements, to contribute to precipitation hardening. Further, these elements precipitate in the form of compounds having a size of 50 to 500 nm, and suppress grain growth, thereby having an effect of making the grain size fine and making the bending property satisfactory.
- the method of the present invention of producing the copper alloy sheet material (method of controlling the crystal orientation of the material) will be explained.
- the explanation will be given by taking a sheet material (strip material) of a precipitate-type copper alloy as an example, but the method can be applied to solid-solution-type alloy materials, dilute-based alloy materials, and pure copper-based materials.
- a precipitate-type copper alloy is produced by working an ingot that has been subjected to a homogenizing heat treatment into a thin sheet at the steps of hot-rolling and cold-rolling, conducting a final solution heat treatment at a temperature in the range of 700 to 1,020°C to make the solute atoms into a solid solution again, and then conducting an aging precipitation heat treatment and finish cold-rolling, thereby to satisfy the required mechanical strength.
- the conditions for the aging precipitation heat treatment and the finish cold-rolling are adjusted, in accordance with the desired characteristics, such as mechanical strength and electrical conductivity.
- the texture of the resultant copper alloy is approximately determined by the recrystallization occurring in the final solution heat treatment in this series of steps, and is finally determined by the rotation of orientation occurring in the finish rolling.
- Examples of the method of producing the copper alloy sheet material of the present invention include a method of obtaining the copper alloy sheet material of the present invention by carrying out [Step 1] to [Step 12] in the following order: that is, melting a copper alloy raw material formed from a predetermined alloying element composition in a high-frequency melting furnace, followed by casting this molten product to obtain an ingot [Step 1]; subjecting the ingot to a homogenization heat treatment at 1,020 to 700°C for 10 minutes to 10 hours [Step 2]; conducting two or more passes of hot-rolling at a temperature in the range of 1,020°C to (P + 30)°C at a working ratio of 25% or higher per pass [Step 3-1]; cooling the resultant hot-rolled sheet to a temperature (P - 30)°C or lower by air cooling or water cooling [Step 3-2]; conducting two or more passes of hot-rolling at a temperature in the range of (P - 30)°C to 400°C at a working ratio of 25% or less
- the copper alloy sheet material of the present invention is preferably produced by the production method of the above-described embodiment, but if the abode-described R according to a crystal orientation analysis in EBSD measurement, satisfies the defined conditions, the method is not necessarily restricted to have all of the [Step 1] to [Step 12] in the sequence described above.
- a method which is terminated at, for example, [Step 10] as the final step among the above-described [Step 1] to [Step 12] is also acceptable.
- any one or two or more of the [Step 10] to [Step 12] may also be repeatedly carried out two or more times. For example, before the [Step 10] is carried out, cold-rolling at a working ratio of 2 to 45% [Step 11'] may be carried out.
- hot-rolling high-temperature rolling that is carried out at or above the dynamic recrystallization temperature
- warm rolling high-temperature rolling that is carried out at a high temperature from the room temperature or higher to the dynamic recrystallization temperature or lower
- hot-rolling high-temperature rolling that is carried out at a high temperature from the room temperature or higher to the dynamic recrystallization temperature or lower
- the production method of the copper alloy sheet material of the present invention in the final solution heat treatment, in order to decrease the area ratios of the brass orientation, the S-orientation, and the copper orientation, and to increase the area ratios of the BR orientation, the RDW orientation, and the cube orientation, it is preferable to select the conditions described above in the hot-working that is carried out after homogenizing the ingot ([Step 3] composed of [Step 3-1] to [Step 3-3]).
- a high-temperature working to be carried out after homogenization is conducted at a temperature as high as possible, for the purpose of lowering deformation resistance, or in the case of precipitate-type alloys, for the purpose of suppressing precipitation in a large quantity.
- the method of producing the copper alloy sheet material of the present invention is characterized in that hot-rolling ([Step 3-1]) is carried out as a first hot-rolling step, and then cooling ([Step 3-2]) is conducted, and re-hot-rolling ([Step 3-3]) is carried out as a second hot-rolling step, at a temperature lower than that of the first step.
- the temperature of these first step and second step are defined to be in a specific temperature range that is defined by using P°C, which is the temperature at which solute atoms are completely made into a solid solution.
- the temperature in the first hot-rolling step is 1,020°C to (P + 30)°C. Due to high-temperature brittleness when this temperature is too high, and on the other hand, due to not occurring destruction of the cast texture by recrystallization when the temperature is too low, cracks may occur in each case.
- the temperature is 1,000°C to (P + 50)°C, more preferably 980°C to (P + 70)°C.
- the temperature in the second hot-rolling step is (P - 30)°C to 400°C. Due to that the resultant texture is equivalent to that obtained via conventional and usual rolling when this temperature is too high, and on the other hand, due to intermediate-temperature brittleness when the temperature is too low, cracks may occur in each case.
- the temperature is (P - 50)°C to 450°C, more preferably (P - 70)°C to 500°C.
- the temperature of the first hot-rolling step (T1) be higher than the temperature of the second hot-rolling step (T2) (T1 > T2), and to take a typical example, the difference between the two temperatures (T1 - T2) is preferably 60 to 100°C, more preferably 100 to 140°C.
- the cooling end-point temperature is (P - 30)°C or lower, and although the lower limit temperature is not particularly limited, the lower limit is practically 450°C or higher.
- the technical significance of this cooling step will be described herein.
- the temperature range between T1 and T2 that are defined by using P°C is a temperature range in which precipitation of solute elements occurs most rapidly.
- the solute elements are made into a solid solution, the diffusion of atoms is slow at a temperature lower than this intermediate temperature range, and coarsening of the precipitate occurs only slightly.
- the intermediate heat treatment that is carried out after the hot-rolling has a significant meaning. It is preferable to conduct the intermediate heat treatment at a temperature of 600 to 900°C in the mid course of cold-rolling as explained above. As such, by employing the intermediate heat treatment step, a texture in which the entire plane has not been recrystallized can be obtained. That is, even among the crystal orientations in the rolled material, there are crystal orientations which are restored fast, and crystal orientations which are restored slowly. Therefore, due to such a difference, a non-uniformly recrystallized texture is formed. This non-uniformity that is intentionally introduced accelerates the preferential development of a recrystallized crystal texture in the intermediate recrystallization heat treatment [Step 9].
- the temperature P°C at which solute atoms are completely made into a solid solution is determined according to a usual method as described below. That is, an ingot is homogenized for 1 hour at 1,000°C, followed by subjecting to hot-rolling and cold-rolling to give a sheet material. Then, the sheet material is subjected to a heat treatment of maintaining in a salt bath for 30 seconds in each increment of 10°C up to 700 to 1,000°C, followed by water quenching, to thereby freeze the solid solution state and the precipitation state at each temperature, to measure the electrical conductivity.
- the thus-measured electrical conductivity is used as an alternative characteristic of the amount of elements made into a solid solution, and the temperature at which the decrease of the electrical conductivity that is accompanied by elevation in the heat treatment temperature is saturated, is defined as the complete solid solution temperature, P°C.
- P°C complete solid solution temperature
- Typical electrical conductivity changes, and the method of determining the temperature P (°C) in accordance therewith are schematically presented in Fig. 2 . To take a typical example, the temperature P is practically 750 to 950°C.
- the one-pass working ratio (i.e. working ratio per pass) in the first hot-rolling step is preferably 25% or higher. If this is too low, destruction of the cast texture may not occur.
- the upper limit may vary depending on the specifications of the rolling machine to be utilized, and there are no particular limitations on the upper limit; however, the upper limit is generally 50% or lower.
- the one-pass working ratio in the second hot-rolling step is preferably 25% or lower. If this is too high, since the working is conducted at a relatively low temperature, working cracks may occur.
- the lower limit is not particularly limited, but in view of operation efficiency, the lower limit is generally 3% or higher.
- the copper alloy sheet material of the present invention can satisfy the characteristics required, for example, of a copper alloy sheet material for use in connectors.
- the copper alloy sheet material can realize such favorable characteristics that the 0.2% proof stress is 500 MPa or greater (preferably 600 MPa or greater, and particularly preferably 700 MPa or greater); the bending property, in terms of the value (r/t) obtained by dividing the minimum bending radius (r: mm) capable of bending without cracks in the 90° W bending test, by the sheet thickness (t: mm), is 1 or less; and the electrical conductivity is 30%IACS or greater (preferably 35%IACS or greater, and particularly preferably 40%IACS or greater); and further, the stress relaxation resistance, in terms of a stress relaxation ratio (SR), can be 30% or less (preferably, 25% or less), as determined by the measurement method of maintaining the material at 150°C for 1,000 hours as will be described below.
- SR stress relaxation ratio
- test specimens were produced in the following manner.
- the respective test material was subjected to a homogenization heat treatment at 1,020 to 700°C for 10 minutes to 10 hours; three passes of hot-rolling at a working ratio of 25% or higher at a temperature in the range of 1,020°C to (P + 30)°C; air cooling; three passes of hot-rolling at a working ratio of 25% or lower at a temperature in the range of (P - 30)°C to 400°C; water cooling; cold-rolling at a working ratio of 50% to 99%; a heat treatment of maintaining at 600 to 900°C for 10 seconds to 5 minutes; cold-working at a working ratio of 5 to 55%; and a final solution heat treatment of maintaining at 750 to 1,000°C for 5 seconds to 1 hour.
- the resultant sheet was subjected to an aging precipitation heat treatment at 350 to 600°C for 5 minutes to 20 hours; finish rolling at a working ratio of 2 to 45%; and temper annealing of maintaining at 300 to 700°C for 10 seconds to 2 hours.
- test specimens were produced in the following manner.
- the respective test material was subjected to a homogenization heat treatment at 1,020 to 700°C for 10 minutes to 10 hours; three passes of hot-rolling at a working ratio of 25% or higher at a temperature in the range of 1,020°C to (P + 30)°C; air cooling; three passes of hot-rolling at a working ratio of 25% or lower at a temperature in the range of (P - 30)°C to 400°C; water cooling; cold-rolling at a working ratio of 50% to 99%; a heat treatment of maintaining at 600 to 900°C for 10 seconds to 5 minutes; cold-working at a working ratio of 5 to 55%; and a final solution heat treatment of maintaining at 750 to 1,000°C for 5 seconds to 1 hour.
- the resultant sheet was subjected to rolling at a working ratio of 2 to 45%; an aging precipitation heat treatment at 350 to 600°C for 5 minutes to 20 hours; finish rolling at a working ratio of 2 to 45%; and temper annealing of maintaining at 300 to 700°C for 10 seconds to 2 hours.
- test specimens were produced in the following manner.
- the respective test material was subjected to a homogenization heat treatment at 1,020 to 700°C for 10 minutes to 10 hours; three passes of hot-rolling at a working ratio of 25% or higher at a temperature in the range of 1,020°C to (P + 30)°C; air cooling; three passes of hot-rolling at a working ratio of 25% or lower at a temperature in the range of (P - 30)°C to 400°C; water cooling; cold-rolling at a working ratio of 50% to 99%; a heat treatment of maintaining at 600 to 900°C for 10 seconds to 5 minutes; cold-working at a working ratio of 5 to 55%; and a final solution heat treatment of maintaining at 750 to 1,000°C for 5 seconds to 1 hour. Then, the resultant sheet was subjected to an aging precipitation heat treatment at 350 to 600°C for 5 minutes to 20 hours.
- test specimens were produced in the following manner.
- the respective test material was subjected to a homogenization heat treatment at 1,020 to 700°C for 10 minutes to 10 hours; three passes of hot-rolling at a working ratio of 25% or higher at a temperature in the range of 1,020°C to (P + 30)°C; air cooling; three passes of hot-rolling at a working ratio of 25% or lower at a temperature in the range of (P - 30)°C to 400°C; water cooling; cold-rolling at a working ratio of 50% to 99%; a heat treatment of maintaining at 600 to 900°C for 10 seconds to 5 minutes; cold-working at a working ratio of 5 to 55%; and a final solution heat treatment of maintaining at 750 to 1,000°C for 5 seconds to 1 hour. Then, the resultant sheet was subjected to rolling at a working ratio of 2 to 45%; and an aging precipitation heat treatment at 350 to 600°C for 5 minutes to 20 hours.
- test specimens were produced in the following manner.
- the respective test material was subjected to a homogenization heat treatment at 1,020 to 700°C for 10 minutes to 10 hours; three passes of hot-rolling at a working ratio of 25% or higher at a temperature in the range of 1,020°C to (P + 30)°C; air cooling; three passes of hot-rolling at a working ratio of 25% or lower at a temperature in the range of (P - 30)°C to 400°C; water cooling; cold-rolling at a working ratio of 50% to 99%; and a final solution heat treatment of maintaining at 750 to 1,000°C for 5 seconds to 1 hour.
- the resultant sheet was subjected to an aging precipitation heat treatment at 350 to 600°C for 5 minutes to 20 hours; finish rolling at a working ratio of 2 to 45%; and temper annealing of maintaining at 300 to 700°C for 10 seconds to 2 hours.
- test specimens were produced in the following manner.
- the respective test material was subjected to a homogenization heat treatment at 1,020 to 700°C for 10 minutes to 10 hours; three passes of hot-rolling at a working ratio of 25% or higher at a temperature in the range of 1,020°C to (P + 30)°C; water cooling; cold-rolling at a working ratio of 50% to 99%; a heat treatment of maintaining at 600 to 900°C for 10 seconds to 5 minutes; cold-working at a working ratio of 5 to 55%; and a final solution heat treatment of maintaining at 750 to 1,000°C for 5 seconds to 1 hour.
- the resultant sheet was subjected to an aging precipitation heat treatment at 350 to 600°C for 5 minutes to 20 hours; finish rolling at a working ratio of 2 to 45%; and temper annealing of maintaining at 300 to 700°C for 10 seconds to 2 hours.
- test specimens were subjected to examination of the properties as described below.
- the thickness of the respective test specimen was set at 0.15 mm.
- Table 1-1 results of Examples according to the present invention are shown in Table 1-1, and those of Comparative Examples are shown in Table 1-2.
- the measurement was conducted with the EBSD method in a measurement region of about 500 ⁇ m on each of the four sides, under the conditions of a scan step of 0.5 ⁇ m.
- the measured area was adjusted on the basis of the condition of inclusion of 200 or more grains.
- a sample was taken, by cutting out from the respective test specimen perpendicularly to the rolling direction, into a size with width 10 mm and length 25 mm.
- the respective sample was subjected to W bending such that the axis of bending would be perpendicular to the rolling direction, which is designated as GW (Good Way), and separately subjected to W bending such that the axis of bending would be parallel to the rolling direction, which is designated as BW (Bad Way).
- the occurrence (i.e. presence or absence) of cracks at the thus-bent portion was examined, by observing the bent portion under an optical microscope with a magnification of 50.
- a sample which had no crack at the bent portion and had minor wrinkles is rated as " ⁇ " (good), a sample which had no crack but had large wrinkles, although they cause no practical problems, is rated as “ ⁇ ” (fair), and a sample which had cracks is rated as " ⁇ ” (poor).
- the bending angle at the respective bent portion was set at 90°, and the inner radius of the respective bent portion was set at 0.15 mm.
- the electrical conductivity was calculated by using the four-terminal method to measure the specific resistance of the material in a thermostat bath that was maintained at 20°C ( ⁇ 0.5°C). The spacing between terminals was set to 100 mm.
- the stress relaxation ratio was measured, according to JCBA T309:2001 of the Japan Copper and Brass Association (which is a provisional standard; the former standard was the "Electronic Materials Manufacturer's Association of Japan Standard EMAS-3003", under the conditions of maintaining at 150°C for 1,000 hours, as shown in the below.
- An initial stress that was 80% of the yield stress (proof stress) was applied, by the cantilever method.
- Figs. 1(a) and 1(b) each are a drawing explaining the method of testing the stress relaxation resistance, in which Fig. 1(a) shows the state before heat treatment, and Fig. 1 (b) shows the state after the heat treatment.
- Fig. 1(a) the position of a test specimen 1 when an initial stress of 80% of the proof stress was applied to the test specimen 1 cantilevered on a test bench 4, is defined as the distance ⁇ 0 from the reference position.
- This test specimen was kept in a thermostat at 150°C for 1,000 hours (which corresponds to the heat treatment at the state of the test specimen 1).
- the position of the test specimen 2 after removing the load is defined as the distance H t from the reference position, as shown in Fig.
- the reference numeral 3 denotes the test specimen to which no stress was applied, and the position of the test specimen 3 is defined as the distance H 1 from the reference position. Based on the relationships between those positions, the stress relaxation ratio (%) was calculated as: ⁇ (H t - H 1 )/( ⁇ 0 - H 1 ) ⁇ ⁇ 100.
- ⁇ 0 represents the distance from the reference position to the test specimen 1
- H 1 represents the distance from the reference position to the test specimen 3
- H t represents the distance from the reference position to the test specimen 2.
- Examples 1-1 to 1-19 according to the present invention were excellent in the bending property, the proof stress, the electrical conductivity, and the stress relaxation resistance.
- Comparative Example 1-1 had a too small total amount of Ni and Co, the density of the compounds (precipitates) that contribute to precipitation hardening was decreased, and the mechanical strength was poor. Further, Si that did not form a compound with Ni and/or Co, formed a solid solution in the metal texture excessively, and thus the electrical conductivity was poor. Comparative Example 1-2 had a too large total amount of Ni and Co, and thus the electrical conductivity was poor. Comparative Example 1-3 had a too small amount of Si, and thus the mechanical strength was poor. Comparative Example 1-4 had a too large amount of Si, and thus the electrical conductivity was poor. Comparative Examples 1-5 to 1-9 each had a too low R value, and were poor in the bending property.
- test specimens of copper alloy sheet materials of Examples 2-1 to 2-17 according to the present invention and Comparative Example 2-1 to 2-3 were produced in the same manner as in Example 1, and the test specimens were subjected to examination of the properties in the same manner as in Example 1. The results are shown in Table 2.
- Examples 2-1 to 2-17 according to the present invention were excellent in the bending property, the proof stress, the electrical conductivity, and the stress relaxation resistance.
- the ingot was subjected to a homogenization heat treatment at 1,020 to 700°C for 10 minutes to 10 hours, followed by hot-rolling as shown in Table 4, water cooling, face milling, cold-rolling at a working ratio of 50% to 99%, a heat treatment of maintaining at 600 to 900°C for 10 seconds to 5 minutes, cold-working at a working ratio of 5% to 55%, and a final solution heat treatment of maintaining at 750 to 1,000°C for 5 seconds to 1 hour.
- Examples 3-1 to 3-4 according to the present invention were excellent in the bending property, the proof stress, the electrical conductivity, and the stress relaxation resistance.
- Example 1-1 An alloy formed by blending the same metal elements as those in Example 1-1, with the balance of Cu and inevitable impurities, was melted in a high-frequency melting furnace, followed by casting at a cooling speed of 0.1 to 100°C/sec, to obtain an ingot.
- the resultant ingot was maintained at 900 to 1,020°C for 3 minutes to 10 hours, followed by subjecting to hot-working, quenching in water, and then surface milling to remove oxide scale.
- the production steps included one, two times or more solution heat treatments.
- the steps were divided into those before and after the final solution heat treatment, so that the steps up to the intermediate solution treatment are designated as Step A-3, while the steps after the intermediate solution treatment are designated as Step B-3.
- the hot working was conducted by employing the conditions that were usually used at the time of filing of the present application, that is, the conditions of temperature 800 to 1,020°C, one-pass working ratio 35 to 40%, and the number of passes 2 to 5 times.
- Step A-3 Cold working at a cross-sectional area reduction ratio of 20% or greater, a heat treatment at 350 to 750°C for 5 minutes to 10 hours, cold working at a cross-sectional area reduction ratio of 5 to 50%, and a solution heat treatment at 800 to 1,000°C for 5 seconds to 30 minutes.
- Step B-3 Cold working at a cross-sectional area reduction ratio of 50% or less, a heat treatment at 400 to 700°C for 5 minutes to 10 hours, cold working at a cross-sectional area reduction ratio of 30% or less, and temper annealing at 200 to 550°C for 5 seconds to 10 hours.
- Test specimen c01 thus obtained was different from the examples according to the present invention in terms of the second hot-rolling step, whether conducted or not, among the hot-rolling conditions in the production conditions, and resulted in not satisfying the required characteristics for the bending property due to the too low R value.
- a copper alloy having the same composition as in Example 1-1 was melted in the air under charcoal coating in a kryptol furnace, followed by casting in a book mold, to produce an ingot with size 50 mm ⁇ 80 mm ⁇ 200 mm.
- the resultant ingot was heated to 930°C, followed by hot-rolling to thickness 15 mm, and then immediate quenching in water.
- the surface was machined with a grinder.
- the resultant sheet was cold rolled, followed by subjecting to a heat treatment at 750°C for 20 seconds, cold-rolling at 30%, and precipitation annealing at 480°C for 2 hours, to give a material adjusted in sheet thickness, which was supplied to the test (c02).
- the hot rolling was conducted by employing the conditions that were usually used at the time of filing of the present application, that is, the conditions of a working ratio 35 to 40%, and the number of passes 2 to 5 times.
- Test specimen c02 thus obtained was different from the examples according to the present invention in terms of the heat treatment [Step 7] and the cold-working [Step 8], whether conducted or not, and the second hot-rolling step, whether conducted or not, among the hot-rolling conditions in the production conditions, and resulted in not satisfying the bending property due to the too low R value.
- the copper alloy shown in Example 1 was melted, followed by casting with a vertical continuous casting machine. From the thus-obtained ingot (thickness 180 mm), a sample with thickness 50 mm was cut out, and this sample was heated to 950°C, followed by extracting, and then starting hot-rolling. At that time, the rolling ratio in the temperature range of 950 to 700°C was 60% or higher, and the pass schedule was set so as to conduct rolling even in the temperature range of lower than 700°C. The final pass temperature of hot-rolling was between 600 and 400°C. The total hot-rolling ratio from the ingot was about 90%. After the hot-rolling, the oxide layer at the surface layer was removed by mechanical polishing (surface milling).
- the sample was subjected to a solution treatment.
- the temperature change at the time of the solution treatment was monitored with a thermocouple attached to the sample surface, and the time period for temperature rise from 100 to 700°C in the course of temperature rising was determined.
- the end-point temperature was adjusted in the range of 700 to 850°C, depending on the alloy composition, so that the average grain size (a twin boundary was not regarded as the grain boundary) after the solution treatment would be 10 to 60 ⁇ m, and the retention time period in the temperature range of 700 to 850°C was adjusted in the range of 10 sec to 10 min.
- the sheet material obtained after the solution treatment was subjected to intermediate cold-rolling at the rolling ratio, followed by aging.
- the aging temperature was set to a material temperature of 450°C, and the aging time period was adjusted to the time at which the hardness reached the maximum upon the aging at 450°C, depending on the alloy composition.
- the optimum solution treatment conditions and the optimum aging time period had been found by preliminary experiments in accordance with the alloy composition.
- finish cold-rolling was conducted at the rolling ratio. Samples that had been subjected to the finish cold-rolling were then further subjected to low-temperature annealing of placing the sample in a furnace at 400°C for 5 minutes. Thus, test specimen c03 was obtained. Surface milling was conducted in the mid course, as necessary, and thus the sheet thickness of the test specimen was set to 0.2 mm.
- the principal production conditions are as described below.
- Test specimen c03 thus obtained was different from Example 1 in terms of the cooling process, whether conducted or not, between the first step and the second step in the hot-rolling, the working ratio of the second step, and the heat treatment [Step 7] and the cold-working [Step 8], whether conducted or not, in the production conditions, and resulted in not satisfying the bending property due to the too low R value.
- Test specimen c04 was produced in the same manner as in Comparative Example 103, except that the working conditions of the following items were changed as described below.
- Test specimen c04 thus obtained was different from Example 1 in terms of the cooling process, whether conducted or not, between the first step and the second step in the hot-rolling, and the heat treatment [Step 7] and the cold-working [Step 8], whether conducted or not, in the production conditions, and resulted in not satisfying the bending property due to the too low R value.
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