The invention discloses a low-cost 63% IACS high-
conductivity duralumin conductor and a manufacturing method thereof. The method comprises the steps that firstly, electrician aluminum is smelted, wherein a 99.90% high-purity aluminum
ingot is selected; secondly,
rare earth treatment and boronizing treatment are conducted on molten aluminum, all elements in the molten aluminum comprise, by
mass percent, smaller than or equal to 0.03 wt% of Si, smaller than or equal to 0.06 wt% of Fe, smaller than or equal to 0.005 wt% of (Cr+V+Mn+Ti), 0.01 wt%-0.03 wt% of B, 0.01 wt%-0.03 wt% of
rare earth and larger than or equal to 99.88 wt% of Al, and the
rare earth includes La, Y and Er; thirdly, the molten aluminum in the second step is continuously cast and rolled, an aluminum rod is produced, the aluminum rod with the
diameter phi of 7.5 mm is extruded through an aluminum extruder, and aluminum wires of various shapes and specifications are formed through cold drawing and drawing; and fourthly, the aluminum wires are stranded to form the aluminum conductor according to the design requirement, wherein the tensile strength of the aluminum conductor is larger than or equal to 168 MPa, and the conductor resistance rate is smaller than or equal to 0.027350
omega.mm<2> / m at the temperature of 20 DEG C. The
duralumin conductor has excellent electric conduction performance, the cost of the conductor is reduced by 15%-25%, and the economic efficiency of a circuit is further improved.