The invention discloses a
welding wire special for 7XXX series aluminum
alloy and a manufacturing method thereof. The special
welding wire is composed of, by
mass, 2.0%-6.0% of Ni, 0-5.0% of Mg, 0.1%-0.3% of Zr, 0.1%-0.3% of Ti, 0.1%-0.3% of Cr, 0-0.1% of Fe, 0-0.1% of Si, and the balance Al. The manufacturing steps comprise burdening,
smelting, sampling analysis, semicontinuous
casting, homogenizing heat treatment, extruding,
wire drawing, surface treatment, cleaning,
drying and packaging. According to the
welding wire, the element Ni which can be subjected to the eutectic reaction with the Al is selected, so that the hot tearing tendency of welds is reduced by forming eutectic structures. The welding wire is suitable for all 7XXX series aluminum
alloy and is mainly specific to welding of the high-strength 7XXX series aluminum
alloy with poor welding performance. By adopting the welding wire for
fusion welding of the 7XXX series aluminum alloy, welding cracks can be effectively avoided, and the
weldability of the high-strength 7XXX series aluminum alloy is improved. Through proper heat treatment of welding joints, the strength of the welds is not lower than 260 MPa, and elongation is not lower than 3%.