Wear resistant aluminum alloy elongate body, manufacturing method thereof and piston for car air conditioner

Abstract

The wear resistant aluminum alloy elongate body contains 7-13 mass % of Si, 0.001-0.3 mass % of iron, 2.0-5.0 mass % of Cu, 0.3-1.0 mass % of Mg, 0.001-0.3 mass % of Mn, 0.001-0.3 mass % of Cr, 0.003-0.03 mass % of Sr, 0.005-0.05 mass % of Ti, and the remaining part of Al and unavoidable impurity. The size of Si grains existing in the elongate body is, by the average value, at most 10 μm and by the maximum value, at most 30 μm, and the size of the Si grains in the range of down to 1.5 mm deep from the surface is, by the maximum value, at most 6 μm. Further, crystal texture of Al alloy is one selected from the group consisting of hot rolled texture, re-crystallized texture and mixed texture of hot rolled texture and re-crystallized texture.

What is claimed is:  
     
         1 . A wear resistant aluminum alloy elongate body containing at least 7 mass % and at most 13 mass % of silicon, at least 0.001 mass % and at most 0.3 mass % of iron, at least 2.0 mass % and at most 5.0 mass % of copper, at least 0.3 mass % and at most 1.0 mass % of magnesium, at least 5 0.001 mass % and at most 0.3 mass % of manganese, at least 0.001 mass % and at most 0.3 mass % of chromium, at least 0.003 mass % and at most 0.03 mass % of strontium and at least 0.005 mass % and at most 0.05 mass % of titanium, and a remaining part of aluminum and an unavoidable impurity, wherein size of silicon grains existing inside is, by an average value, at most 10 μm and by the maximum value, at most 30 μm; size of the silicon grains in a range of down to 1.5 mm deep from the surface is, by the maximum value, at most 6 μm; and crystal texture of the aluminum alloy is one selected from the group consisting of hot rolled texture, re-crystallized texture and mixed texture of hot rolled texture and re-crystallized texture.  
     
     
         2 . The wear resistant aluminum alloy elongate body according to  claim 1 , containing larger than 0.2 mass % and at most 0.3 mass % of iron.  
     
     
         3 . The wear resistant aluminum alloy elongate body according to  claim 1 , having surface hardness in a range of at least 50 and at most 90 in accordance with Rockwell hardness F scale.  
     
     
         4 . The wear resistant aluminum alloy elongate body according to  claim 1 , having surface roughness of at most 10 μm in accordance with Rmax.  
     
     
         5 . The wear resistant aluminum alloy elongate body according to  claim 1 , having a surface subjected to dice-skinning process.  
     
     
         6 . A piston for a car air conditioner including the wear resistant aluminum alloy elongate body according to  claim 1 .  
     
     
         7 . A method of manufacturing a wear resistant aluminum alloy elongate body, comprising the steps of: 
 obtaining a cast body by continuously casting an aluminum alloy such that secondary arm spacing of dendrite becomes at most 40 μm;    obtaining a rolled body by hot rolling said cast body in a temperature range of at least 350° C. and at most 500° C. with reduction of processing of at least 40%; and    heat-treating said rolled body in a temperature range of at least 300° C. and at most 480° C. for at least 2 hours and at most 50 hours.    
     
     
         8 . The method of manufacturing a wear resistant aluminum alloy elongate body according to  claim 7 , further comprising the step of performing, after said step of heat treatment, dice-skinning process on a surface of said rolled body.  
     
     
         9 . The method of manufacturing a wear resistant aluminum alloy elongate body according to  claim 8 , wherein 
 before the step of performing dice-skinning process, surface hardness of said rolled body is controlled to be in a range of at least 45 and at most 85 in accordance with Rockwell hardness F scale.    
     
     
         10 . The method of manufacturing a wear resistant aluminum alloy elongate body according to  claim 8 , wherein 
 in said step of performing dice-skinning process, amount of skinning by the dice is at most 1 mm.