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US 6,602,363 B2Granted
Aluminum alloy with intergranular corrosion resistance and methods of making and use
AssigneeAlcoa Inc.
InventorBaolute Ren
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Abstract
A corrosion resistant aluminum alloy has controlled amounts of iron, manganese, chromium, and titanium along with levels of copper, silicon, nickel, and no more than impurity levels of zinc. The alloy chemistry is tailored such that the electrolytic potential of the grain boundaries matches the alloy matrix material to reduce intergranular corrosion. The alloy is particularly suited for the manufacture of tubing for heat exchangers using extrusion and brazing techniques.
Claims8
An aluminum alloy composition consisting essentially of, in weight percent:
- between about 0.05 and 0.5% silicon;
- an amount of iron between about 0.05% and up to 0.7%;
- an amount of manganese up to about 2.0%;
- up to about 0.10% magnesium;
- up to about 0.10% nickel;
- up to about 0.5% copper;
- an alloying amount of chromium between about 0.03 and 0.50%;
- between about 0.03 and 0.35% titanium;
- with the balance aluminum and inevitable impurities, including zinc as an impurity element in an amount less than 0.06%;
- wherein the manganese to iron ratio is maintained between about 2.0 and about 6.0, and the amounts of chromium and titanium are controlled so that a ratio of chromium to titanium ranges between 0.25 and 2.0.
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An aluminum alloy composition consisting essentially of, in weight percent:
- between about 0.05 and 0.5% silicon;
- an amount of iron between about 0.10% and up to 0.50%;
- an amount of manganese greater the 0.4 and up to about 1.0%;
- up to about 0.10% magnesium;
- up to about 0.10% nickel;
- up to about 0.1% copper;
- an alloying amount of chromium between about 0.06 and 0.30%;
- between about 0.06 and 0.30% titanium;
- with the balance aluminum and inevitable impurities, including zinc as an impurity element in an amount less than 0.06%;
- wherein the manganese to iron ratio is maintained between about 2.0 and about 6.0, and the amounts of chromium and titanium are controlled so that a ratio of chromium to titanium ranges between 0.25 and 2.0.
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