The invention belongs to the technical field of the aluminum
alloy material preparation, the
nonferrous metal conductor
processing forming and the cable manufacturing, and particularly relates to a
rare earth aluminum
alloy cable for a railway and a conductor preparation method. In the
rare earth aluminum
alloy cable, the
Fe element content is 0.5-1 wt%, the
Cu element content is 0.3-0.5 wt%, theB element content is 0.01-0.05 wt%, the
Sr element content is 0.01-0.03 wt%, the
rare earth element content is 0.01-0.05 wt%, the
Si element content is less than 0.05 wt%, and the balance is Al, wherein the rare earth is the mixed rare earth formed by
lanthanum,
cerium,
neodymium and
yttrium. The conductor is prepared by using a horizontal
continuous casting + continuous
extrusion + multi-die drawing technology. Through continuously extruding and shear-deforming, refining tissues and crushing a thick
intermetallic compound, the comprehensive property of the alloy is further improved. A novel aluminum alloy cable with good electrical property and
corrosion resisting property is provided for the railway. The conductor preparation technology is simple, the investment is small, the cost is low, and the production efficiency is high. The method is suitable for the industrial large-scale
batch production, and has the remarkable economic benefit.