A heat treatment method for improving the
microstructure and properties of 7xxx series aluminum alloys, comprising: first performing single-stage or hierarchical
solid solution heat preservation heat treatment on the deformed form, and the final solution heat treatment heat preservation temperature is T 1 , where, 460℃≤T 1 ≤485℃; the
alloy is cooled at an average
cooling rate V 1 by T 1 The temperature point is cooled to temperature T 2 , followed by an average
cooling rate V 2 from T 2 The temperature point is cooled to
room temperature, where, 150℃≤T 2 ≤190℃, 20℃ / s≤V 1 ≤60℃ / s, 3℃ / s≤V 2 ≤10°C / s; the quenched aluminum
alloy is subjected to 1-5% cold deformation treatment, and then at T 3
Holding time at temperature t 1 Carry out aging heat treatment, where 110℃≤T 3 ≤140℃, 10h≤t 1 ≤32h. The method of the invention can make the 7xxx series aluminum
alloy obtain a relatively ideal precipitated phase structure under the condition of controlling the
residual stress, and obtain a good match between strength,
toughness and
corrosion resistance. Compared with the existing technology, the method greatly shortens the heat
treatment time, and has the characteristics of simple operation, high efficiency and feasibility.