Aluminum composite material that achieves both high strength, high heat resistance, and conductivity, as well as workability.
For those who have given up on aluminum. Strength, conductivity, or workability? Break the trade-off and expand the limits of aluminum application! 【*Sample consultations available】
Aluminum is a cheap, lightweight, and easy-to-process material. However, when alloyed to achieve strength, machinability, and castability, it loses electrical conductivity, thermal conductivity, and ductility in return. The consideration of aluminum alloying becomes a battle of this "trade-off between gains and losses," and in many cases, it is set aside at some point. "Are you giving up on aluminum alloying?" Our aluminum composite materials enhance strength and heat resistance through methods other than alloying. They maintain conductivity while balancing high-temperature strength, bendability, and axial force retention during fastening. *This material is a development product. We can provide sample evaluations according to applications and required specifications. [Do you face these challenges in considering aluminum alloying?] ■ Only the areas that experience higher temperatures are reverted to other materials like copper. ■ Deformation progresses over long periods even under loads that do not reach the yield point. ■ Axial force is lost at fastening points, making re-tightening or the use of spring washers a prerequisite. ■ When alloyed to achieve strength, conductivity decreases, resulting in an increase in cross-section. ■ Changing to a stronger material caused cracking during bending, forcing a change in shape. Please download the catalog for detailed specifications. Feel free to contact us.
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【Basic Characteristics】 ■ It is less likely to experience a decrease in strength after exposure to high temperatures: The strength reduction after 1 hour at 400°C is about 5% (pure aluminum decreases by about 50%). ■ It is resistant to deformation under long-term load: At 150°C, with a load of 80% of the yield strength, the creep rate is 0.02% after 500 hours (aluminum alloy A6101-T7 is 0.05%, pure aluminum is less than 0.1%). ■ It can be bent while maintaining strength: Bending with a curvature equivalent to the width of the plate does not cause wrinkles or cracks (pure aluminum shows wrinkles and cracks under the same conditions, while aluminum alloy A6101-T6 shows cracks). ■ It maintains the necessary conductivity as an aluminum conductor: Conductivity is 59.2% IACS (IACS is an index where 100% is the international standard for soft copper. Aluminum alloy A6101-T6 is 56%, T7 is 57.5%, and pure aluminum is 60%). 【Adaptability】 ■ Electrical components that revert to different materials only in areas where the temperature rises. ■ Areas where it is desired to fasten with the same material up to bolts and nuts: Maintains an axial force of about 4 kN with bolts of the same material. ■ Areas that require strength with shapes involving bending. ■ Compatible shapes: Plates, rods, pipes, and irregular shapes.
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【Intended Use / Application Consideration Examples】*This material is a development product. ■ Busbars and Conductor Components : Connection conductors for distribution boards, receiving equipment, battery modules, etc. ■ Terminals, Connectors, Terminal Boards : Areas where the reduction of axial force at fastening points is a design constraint ■ Heat Dissipation Components / Heat Exchange Pipes : Areas considering replacement from copper pipes (compatible with extraction in pipe shape) ■ Structural Components and Fastening Parts Under Load at High Temperatures : Connection systems composed of the same material, including bolts and nuts ■ Areas that are already using aluminum but have reverted to different materials for high-temperature sections or fastening parts
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From the development and manufacturing to the sales of living environment equipment, we quickly respond to customer needs. Yazaki Energy System focuses on power cables, general cables, communication cables, gas equipment represented by gas meters, environmental system equipment such as air conditioning and solar thermal systems, and instrumentation equipment like taxi meters. We conduct the development, manufacturing, and sales of living environment equipment within the Yazaki Group in a consistent manner, providing products and services tailored to customer needs. As the energy society evolves, we see this as an opportunity to offer products and services that optimally utilize diverse energy sources, aiming to contribute to our customers and society as a 'comprehensive producer of all energy.' Moving forward, we will continue to challenge ourselves to deliver joy and inspiration to everyone, based on our commitment to being a company that exists with the world and is needed by society.
