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US 7,255,932 B1Granted
Ultra-longlife, high formability brazing sheet
AssigneeAlcoa Inc.
InventorRaymond J. Kilmer
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Abstract
The present invention relates to multiple layer aluminum brazing sheet having a core, a braze cladding, and an interliner therebetween that, when fabricated in the fully annealed condition (O-temper), forms a continuous and dense dispersoid band in the core in addition to having an additional sacrificial layer for exceptional post brazed corrosion resistance. This present invention also relates to the process used to fabricate these alloys.
Claims32
A multi-layered brazing sheet comprising:
- a core comprising a 3xxx series alloy comprising less than 0.18 wt. % Si, up to about 0.8 wt. % Fe, about 0.5− to about 1.6 wt. % Mn, up to about 1.0 wt. % Cu, about 0.01 to about 1.5 wt. % Mg, up to about 0.3 wt. % Cr and up to 0.25 wt. % Ti;
- an aluminum alloy interliner having a thickness of less than 60 microns positioned on one side of said core, and a braze cladding comprising a 4xxx series alloy positioned on the other side of said interliner, wherein upon brazing of said sheet to a component, core develops a continuous dense Mn-containing dispersoid band at the interface between said core and said interliner resulting from diffusion of Si from said cladding into said core.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.