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Multi-layer aluminum alloy brazing sheet

US4489140A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateJun 24, 1982
Grant dateDec 18, 1984
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Expiry dateJun 24, 2002

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  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10T428/12764
  • WIPO fieldMachine tools
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A composite brazing material is described, composed of a layer (usually an ingot) of high manganese content aluminum alloy (3000 series alloy; the "core") and a layer of high silicon content aluminum alloy (4000 series alloy; the "cladding") with a layer of aluminum alloy having the following composition: ______________________________________ silicon 6.8-8.2 wgt. % iron up to 0.8 wgt. % copper up to 0.25 wgt. % manganese up to 0.10 wgt. % zinc up to 0.20 wgt. % other elements up to 0.15 wgt. % aluminum balance ______________________________________ disposed between the cladding and core layers and in contact with both. Subsequent hot rolling of the multi-layer composite produces a good bond between the core and the cladding through the intermediate layer. The resulting brazing material has the external properties of a simple two-layer composite of core and cladding without the intermediate layer. The three layer composite of the present invention, however, has a much stronger interlayer bond and is not subject to the serious delamination or bond failures of the prior art two-layer materials. Additional composite layers can also be used, with a layer of the intermediate alloy as de…

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