The application discloses a low-cost high-strength aluminum-
lithium alloy for a space cabin body and a preparation method thereof, and belongs to the technical field of aluminum-
lithium alloys.The aluminum-
lithium alloy comprises the following components in
mass fraction: 91.5-94.5 parts of aluminum, 3.9-4.2 parts of
copper, 1.0-1.5 parts of lithium, 0.2-1.0 parts of
magnesium, 0.2-0.4 parts of silver, 0.3-0.8 parts of
zinc, 0.10-0.12 parts of
zirconium and 0.15-0.25 parts of mixed
rare earth; the mixed
rare earth is a mixed
rare earth of
cerium and
lanthanum, and the
mass ratio of
cerium to
lanthanum is (1.5-2.5):1; the total
mass of
metal impurities in the aluminum-lithium
alloy is not more than 0.15 parts, and the single
metal impurity is not more than 0.05 parts; through multi-component micro-alloying design and a precise controllable
thermal mechanical treatment process, the application solves the technical problems that the existing aluminum-lithium alloy is high in cost due to the dependence on high-content noble metals and is anisotropic in mechanical properties due to strong deformation texture, and provides an ideal material which is excellent in comprehensive performance and economically feasible for a space cabin structure.