The invention discloses a method for preparing an ultra-fine
crystal grain high-strength high-
toughness copper alloy strip. The method comprises the following steps of: performing hot-rolling with the
distortion of 40 to 70 percent after performing high-temperature annealing on a
copper alloy cast
ingot to obtain a plate blank; performing cold-rolling with the
distortion of 30 to 60 percent; performing intermediate annealing after the cold-rolling; after soaking the plate blank in
liquid nitrogen for 5 to 30 minutes, taking the plate blank out and performing the cold rolling immediately; performing
cryogenic treatment and the cold-rolling repeatedly after performing the cold-rolling; after accumulated strain capacity reaches 40 to 90 percent, performing low-temperature annealing to obtain the ultra-fine
crystal grain high-strength high-
toughness copper alloy strip with the
average size of about 0.8 mu m, wherein the tensile strength of the
copper alloy strip is 650 to 880 MPa and the elongation rate is 10 to 30 percent. The method has a simple production process and low
processing cost, and can implement cold-deformation and annealing after the
cryogenic treatment on a
copper alloy on conventional production equipment;
crystal grains are thinned by generated deformation twin and annealing twin, simultaneously both the strength and the tensility of the
copper alloy are improved; therefore, the method has a very good industrial application prospect.