Review of the effects of composition and processing on 8030 aluminum alloy cable conductors
8030 aluminum alloy has the advantages of good electricity conductivity,light weight,strong creep resistance and ductility,etc.It is an excellent conductor and has been widely used in transmission and distribution lines.This paper has mainly reviewed the general law of influence on the micro-structure and macro-performance and working mechanism of 8030 aluminum alloy conductor from such two aspects as the conductor material composition(e.g.Cu,Fe,Mg,B and rare earth elements like La,Ce,Yb,Er)and processing process(e.g drawing process,annealing process and extrusion process).The paper sums up that the connecting process may affect the performance of the 8030 aluminum alloy conductor and puts forward the direction of future research work.