Copper-clad aluminum composite wire

Abstract

A copper-clad aluminum composite wire that can reduce an amount of copper to be used. A structure of the copper-clad aluminum composite wire includes: a wire made of an aluminum material, where a surface of the wire made of an aluminum material is sequentially provided with an intermediate metal layer and a copper layer; and assuming that a thickness of the copper layer is t.sub.1, a density of the copper layer is .sub.1, a thickness of the intermediate metal layer is t.sub.2, a density of the intermediate metal layer is .sub.2, a radius of the wire made of an aluminum material is R, and a density of the wire made of an aluminum material is .sub.3, $t_1=\sqrt{{\left(R+t_2\right)}^2+\frac{K_1\left(t_2^2+2t_{2}R\right){}_2+K_1{R}^2{}_3}{\left(1-K_1\right){}_1}}-R-t_2,$
where 0.02K.sub.10.12. The copper-clad aluminum composite wire can be widely applied to the communication industry.

Claims

1. A copper-clad aluminum composite wire, consisting of: a wire made of an aluminum material, wherein a surface of the wire made of an aluminum material is sequentially provided with an intermediate metal layer and a copper layer; and assuming that a thickness of the copper layer is t.sub.1, a density of the copper layer is .sub.1, a thickness of the intermediate metal layer is t.sub.2, a density of the intermediate metal layer is .sub.2, a radius of the wire made of an aluminum material is R, and a density of the wire made of an aluminum material is .sub.3, $t_1=\sqrt{{\left(R+t_2\right)}^2+\frac{K_1\left(t_2^2+2t_{2}R\right){}_2+K_1{R}^2{}_3}{\left(1-K_1\right){}_1}}-R-t_2,0.02K_{1}0.12,$ wherein a unit of density is gram/cubic centimeter, and units of thickness and radius are millimeter.

2. The copper-clad aluminum composite wire according to claim 1, wherein the intermediate metal layer is a zinc layer or a nickel layer; and $t_2=R\sqrt{1+\frac{K_2{}_3}{\left(1-K\right){}_2}}-R,K_{2}0.005.$

3. The copper-clad aluminum composite wire according to claim 1, wherein the wire made of an aluminum material is an aluminum wire, and a mass percentage of aluminum is over 99%.

4. The copper-clad aluminum composite wire according to claim 3, wherein a mass percentage of aluminum is over 99.8%.

5. The copper-clad aluminum composite wire according to claim 1, wherein a mass percentage of copper in the copper layer is over 99%.

6. The copper-clad aluminum composite wire according to claim 5, wherein a mass percentage of copper is over 99.9%.

7. The copper-clad aluminum composite wire according to claim 1, wherein both the copper layer and the intermediate metal layer are sequentially covered on the surface of the wire made of an aluminum material by means of a method of electroplating.

8. The copper-clad aluminum composite wire according to claim 1, wherein the intermediate metal layer is first covered on the surface of the wire made of an aluminum material by means of a method of electroless plating, and the copper layer is then covered on a surface of the intermediate metal layer by means of electroplating.

Description

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

(1) FIG. 1 is a schematic structural diagram of an implementation manner of a copper-clad aluminum composite wire according to the present invention; and

(2) FIG. 2 is a schematic structural diagram of another implementation manner of a copper-clad aluminum composite wire according to the present invention.

(3) Reference numerals in FIG. 1 and FIG. 2 are as follows: 1. Aluminum wire, 2. Zinc layer, 3. Nickel layer, 4. Copper layer, R is a radius of a cross-section of an aluminum wire, t.sub.2 is a thickness of a zinc layer or a nickel layer, and t.sub.1 is a thickness of a copper layer.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION

(4) The following describes in detail a specific implementation solution a copper-clad aluminum composite wire of the present invention with reference to the accompanying drawings:

(5) As shown in FIG. 1, a structure of the copper-clad aluminum composite wire of the present invention is as follows: an aluminum wire 1 is used as a wire made of an aluminum material, where a mass percentage of aluminum is over 99%, that is, purity of aluminum is over 99%, and then, a zinc layer 2 and a copper layer 4 are sequentially electroplated on a surface of the aluminum wire 1, where a mass percentage of copper of the copper layer 4 is over 99%, that is, purity of copper is over 99%; and

(6) assuming that a thickness of the copper layer 4 is t.sub.1, a density of the copper layer 4 is .sub.1, a thickness of the zinc layer 2 is t.sub.2, a density of the zinc layer 2 is .sub.2, a radius of the aluminum wire 1, that is, a radius of a cross-section of the aluminum wire 1 is R, and a density of the aluminum wire 1 is .sub.3,

(7) $t_2=R\sqrt{1+\frac{K_2{}_3}{\left(1-K_2\right){}_2}}-R,K_{2}0.005\text{:};\mathrm{and}$$t_1=\sqrt{{\left(R+t_2\right)}^2+\frac{K_1\left(t_2^2+2t_{2}R\right){}_2+K_1{R}^2{}_3}{\left(1-K_1\right){}_1}}-R-t_2,0.02K_{1}0.12,$
where

(8) a unit of density is gram/cubic centimeter, and units of thickness and radius are millimeter.

(9) During actual application, a mass percentage of aluminum in the aluminum wire 1 is usually over 99.8%, and a mass percentage of copper in the copper layer 4 is usually over 99.9%.

(10) As another implementation manner of the present invention, as shown in FIG. 2, nickel may also be first electroplated on the surface of the aluminum wire 1, to form a nickel layer 3 (an intermediate metal layer), and then, copper is electroplated on a surface of the nickel layer 3, to form the copper layer 4. A manner of calculating a thickness of the nickel layer 3 and the copper layer 4 is completely consistent with a manner of calculating that of the corresponding zinc layer 2 and copper layer 4 in the copper-clad aluminum composite wire shown in FIG. 1, and details are not described herein again.

(11) Certainly, in the present invention, zinc or nickel may also be first plated on the surface of the aluminum wire 1 by means of electroless plating, to form the zinc layer 2 or the nickel layer 3 (an intermediate metal layer), and then, copper is plated on a surface of the zinc layer 2 or the nickel layer 3 by means of electroplating, to form the copper layer 4, so as to obtain the copper-clad aluminum composite wire of the present invention.

(12) An electrical parameter of the copper-clad aluminum composite wire of the present invention completely meets a standard requirement, and major electrical parameters are shown in the following table:

(13) TABLE-US-00001 Test frequency band according to a standard Tested item requirement (MHz) Actual test value Attenuation (dB/100 m) 900 7.70 6.66 1800 11.23 9.78 1900 11.23 10.06 2000 11.90 10.35 2400 13.17 11.51 Characteristic impedance 50 2 50.3 () Capacitance (PF/m) 76 71.4

(14) In conclusion, only preferred embodiments of the present invention are provided, and are not intended to limit the scope of implementation of the present invention. Any equivalent change and embellishment made according to the shape, structure, characteristic, and spirit based on the scope of the claims of the present invention shall be included in the scope of the claims of the present invention.