Aluminum alloy element wire, aluminum alloy stranded wire and method for producing aluminum alloy stranded wire, automotive electric wire, and wire harness
First Claim
1. An aluminum alloy element wire for use as a conductor of an automotive cable, having:
- a chemical composition comprising in mass percentMg;
0.3% or more and 0.9% or less,Si;
0.1% or more and 0.7% or less,Fe;
0.1% or more and 0.4% or less,at least one element selected from the group consisting of Cu, Cr, Ni, and Zr;
0.01% or more and 0.5% or less in total, andthe balance being Al and unavoidable impurities; and
a surface roughness Ra being in the range of 0.15 μ
m or more and 2 μ
m or less as measured with a non-contact surface roughness measuring machine.
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Abstract
An aluminum alloy element wire has a chemical composition including in mass percent: Mg: 0.3% or more and 0.9% or less, Si: 0.1% or more and 0.7% or less, Fe: 0.1% or more and 0.4% or less, at least one element selected from the group consisting of Cu, Cr, Ni, and Zr: 0.01% or more and 0.5% or less in total, and the balance being Al and unavoidable impurities. The aluminum alloy element wire has a surface roughness Ra in the range of 0.15 μm or more and 2 μm or less as measured with a non-contact surface roughness measuring machine. An aluminum alloy stranded wire includes a plurality of the aluminum alloy element wires twisted together. An automotive electric wire includes the aluminum alloy stranded wire. A wire harness includes the automotive electric wire, and a terminal crimped to the aluminum alloy stranded wire of the automotive electric wire.
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20 Claims
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1. An aluminum alloy element wire for use as a conductor of an automotive cable, having:
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a chemical composition comprising in mass percent Mg;
0.3% or more and 0.9% or less,Si;
0.1% or more and 0.7% or less,Fe;
0.1% or more and 0.4% or less,at least one element selected from the group consisting of Cu, Cr, Ni, and Zr;
0.01% or more and 0.5% or less in total, andthe balance being Al and unavoidable impurities; and a surface roughness Ra being in the range of 0.15 μ
m or more and 2 μ
m or less as measured with a non-contact surface roughness measuring machine. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A method for producing an aluminum alloy stranded wire for use as a conductor of an automotive electric wire, comprising:
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a casting step of forming a cast material having a chemical composition comprising in mass percent; Mg;
0.3% or more and 0.9% or less;Si;
0.1% or more and 0.7% or less;Fe;
0.1% or more and 0.4% or less;at least one element selected from the group consisting of Cu, Cr, Ni, and Zr;
0.01% or more and 0.5% or less in total; andthe balance being Al and unavoidable impurities; an extending step of subjecting the cast material to plastic working to form a wrought product; a wire drawing step of subjecting the wrought product to wire drawing to form a drawn wire; and a wire stranding step of twisting a plurality of the drawn wires together to form a stranded wire material and subjecting the stranded wire material to heat treatment, or of subjecting the drawn wire to heat treatment and twisting a plurality of the drawn wires subjected to heat treatment together to form a stranded wire material;
whereinthe wire drawing is performed to give the drawn wire a surface roughness Ra in the range of 0.15 μ
m or more and 2 μ
m or less as measured with a non-contact surface roughness measuring machine, orthe drawn wire is subjected to roughing treatment after the wire drawing and before forming the stranded wire material to have a surface roughness Ra in the range of 0.15 μ
m or more and 2 μ
m or less as measured with a non-contact surface roughness measuring machine.
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