The invention discloses an
aluminium alloy conductor for automotive wires, which has the advantages of
high heat resistance,
conductivity, tensile strength,
extensibility and
fatigue resistance, and a manufacturing method thereof. The
alloy contains 0.3 to 0.8 weight percent of iron, 0.05 to 0.20 percent of
silicon, 0.1 to 0.5 weight percent of
magnesium, 0.1 to 0.3 weight percent of
copper, 0.001 to 0.04 weight percent of
boron, 0.001 to 0.04 weight percent of
zirconium, 0.001 to 0.04 weight percent of
yttrium, and the balance of
aluminium and inevitable impurities, wherein one or two elements, except the
aluminium and the inevitable impurities, account for 0.1 to 2.0 weight percent. The manufacturing method comprises the following steps of: adding the iron,
silicon,
magnesium,
copper,
boron,
zirconium,
yttrium and aluminium into a
smelting furnace;
smelting, and
casting and rolling; performing intermediate annealing treatment; drawing into
aluminium alloy filaments with the diameterof 0.5mm; and stranding into wire cores, and performing annealing treatment. The conductor prepared by the method has the tensile strength of 210MPa and above, the elongation at break of over 10 percent, the
conductivity of over 58 percent, and excellent
heat resistance and flexibility.