The invention relates to a preparation method of a high-strength weldable 6xxx series aluminum
alloy and an extruded material thereof, which comprises the following steps of: (1) preparing a 6xxx series aluminum
alloy round cast
ingot by adopting a direct
water cooling semi-
continuous casting (DC
casting for short) mode, and the
alloy components of the 6xxx series aluminum alloy round cast
ingot comprise 0.90-1.45% of Mg, 1.00-1.55% of Si, 0.40-0.80% of Cu, 0.30-0.80% of Zn, 0.08-0.15% of Zr, less than or equal to 0.50% of Mn, less than or equal to 0.35% of Cr, less than or equal to 0.60% of Fe, less than or equal to 0.30% of Ti and the balance of Al; (2) homogenization treatment is conducted, specifically, the 6xxx series aluminum alloy cast
ingot is subjected to homogenization treatment at 540-555 DEG C for 4-8 h, and then
air cooling is conducted; (3) heating is conducted, specifically, the 6xxx series aluminum alloy cast ingot obtained after homogenization treatment is heated to 440-460 DEG C; (4)
extrusion is conducted, specifically, the 6xxx series aluminum alloy cast ingot obtained after heat preservation is subjected to hot
extrusion, the
extrusion ratio is 10-15, the extrusion speed is 1.0-1.5 mm / s, the temperature of an extrusion container is 400-430 DEG C, the extrusion temperature is 440-460 DEG C, and
water cooling or
air cooling is conducted at an outlet; (5)
solution treatment is conducted, specifically, the 6xxx series aluminum alloy extruded profile / bar is heated to 540-555 DEG C, heat preservation is conducted for 15-90 min, and then water
quenching is conducted; (6) aging treatment: loading the extruded profile / bar subjected to
solution treatment into an aging furnace, heating to 165-175 DEG C, keeping the temperature for 8-14 hours, discharging from the furnace, and cooling in air; according to the method, the content of alloy elements in the 6xxx series aluminum alloy is optimized and regulated through component design, so that main alloy elements and trace alloy elements have the optimal proportion. After an alloy cast ingot is subjected to homogenization, extrusion, off-line
solid solution water
quenching and
artificial aging treatment, the strength of the alloy cast ingot exceeds 420 MPa, the
fusion welding coefficient reaches 0.7-0.8, the fatigue strength exceeds 160 MPa, and meanwhile the alloy cast ingot has good
plasticity and
corrosion resistance.