Aluminum alloy heat exchanger and method of producing the same
US7247392B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Nov 30, 2004 |
| Grant date | Jul 24, 2007 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 28, 2024 |
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- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T428/12764
- WIPO fieldThermal processes and apparatus
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
An aluminum alloy heat exchanger having a tube composed of a thin aluminum alloy clad material, wherein, in the clad material, one face of an aluminum alloy core material containing Si 0.05–1.0 mass % is clad with an Al—Si-series filler material containing Si 5–20 mass %, and the other face is clad with a sacrificial material containing Zn 2–10 mass % and/or Mg 1–5 mass %, and wherein an element diffusion profile of the clad material by EPMA satisfies (1) and/or (2):L-LSi-LZn≧40(μm) (1)L-LSi-LMg≧5(μm) (2)wherein L is a tube wall thickness (μm); LSi is a position (μm) indicating an amount of Si diffused from the filler material; and LZn and LMg each represent a region (μm) indicating an amount of Zn or Mg diffused from the sacrificial material, respectively; and a method of producing the heat exchanger.
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