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US 12,680,767 B2Granted
Heat exchanger for a motor vehicle with an aluminum alloy and method of manufacture
AssigneeMahle International GmbH
InventorsMatthias Gördeler, Alexander Wald, Thomas Feldhege
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Abstract
A heat exchanger for a motor vehicle is provided. The heat exchanger contains at least one element that contains aluminum. This element that contains aluminum has a core and at least one plating layer. The core is composed of a first aluminum alloy that contains approx. 0.5% to approx. 4% by weight Mn, and approx. 0.5% to approx. 4% by weight Mg. The at least one plating layer is composed of at least one other aluminum alloy.
Claims15
A heat exchanger for a motor vehicle, comprising
- at least one element that contains aluminum,
- wherein the at least one element that comprises aluminum has a core and at least one plating layer,
- wherein the core comprises a first aluminum alloy,
- wherein the first aluminum alloy comprises recycled aluminum,
- wherein the first aluminum alloy comprises Chromium, Nickel, Gallium, Vanadium, and Titanium in an amount less than 0.05%,
- wherein the first aluminum alloy comprises contains about 0.5% to about 4% by weight Mn, and about 0.5% to about 4% by weight Mg, and
- wherein the at least one plating layer is composed of a second aluminum alloy that is different from the first.
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