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Aluminum alloy brazing material and brazing sheet adaptable for heat exchanges

US5744255A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateSep 3, 1996
Grant dateApr 28, 1998
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Expiry dateSep 3, 2016

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

Abstract

A typical aluminum alloy brazing material includesover 7.0 wt. % and not more than 12.0 wt. % of Si: over 0.1 wt. % and not more than 8.0 wt. % of Cu. over 0.05 wt. % and not more than 0.5 wt. % or Fe, further at least one kind selected from a group consisting of over 0.5 wt. % and not more than 5.5 wt. % of Zn. over 0.002 wt. % and not more than 0.3 wt % of In and over 0.002 wt. % and not more than 0.3 wt. % of Sn, and the balance of Al an inevitable impurities. A typical cladded aluminum alloy brazing sheet with a three-layer structure includes a brazing material, a core material comprising over 0.6 wt. % and not more than 2.5 wt. % of Si, over 0.5 wt. % and not more 2.5 wt. % of Cu, over 0.05 wt. % and not more than 2.0 wt. % of Mn, and the balance of Al and inevitable impurities, and a sacrificial material comprising at least one kind selected from a group consisting of over 0.5 wt. % and not more than 6.0 wt. % of Zn. over 0.002 wt. % and not more than 0.3 wt. % of In, and over 0.002 wt. % and not more than 0.3 wt. % of Sn, and the balance of Al and inevitable impurities, or comprises a core material cladded both sides thereof with the brazing material. By using the inventive …

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