US4911351A
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Method of manufacturing heat-exchanger
Assignee: Furukawa Aluminum Co Ltd
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Filing: 1989-05-30
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Granted: 1990-03-27
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Expires: 2009-05-30
Abstract
Abstract A method of manufacturing heat-exchanger excellent in the pitting corrosion resistance is disclosed, wherein, in the manufacture of aluminum heat-exchanger to be brazed under heat in the furnace of inert gas atmosphere using fluoride flux, Zn is disposed at a position of 430° to 620° C. in the furnace to melt and vaporize it and the vapor of Zn is allowed to contact with the fin material and the tube material coated with said flux simultaneously with the brazing under heat of these aluminum components, or the fin material coated with said flux and dried and the tube material without flux are assembled and retained for not less than 1 minute in the vapor of Zn of a temperature lower than the melting point of said flux and higher than the temperature, at which these components are heated, in the inert gas and thereafter brazing is performed at a temperature higher than the melting point of said flux.
Inventors
- 👤 Kazunori Ishikawa
- 👤 Shigenori Asami
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-08 18:31
CPC Classifications
B; B23; B23K; B23K1/00; B23K1/0008; B23K1/0012; B23K1/19; B23K1/20; B23K35/00; B23K35/22; B23K35/24; B23K35/28; B23K35/282; B23K35/38; C; C23; C23C; C23C10/00; C23C10/06; C23C10/08; B23K2101/00; B23K2101/04; B23K2101/14
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 5
Claim 1
Independent Claim
127 words
A method of manufacturing a heat-exchanger comprising: brazing aluminum components of the heat exchanger together using fluoride flux in a heated furnace having an inert gas atmosphere, melting and vaporizing Zn in the furnace at a temperature of from 430° to 620°, contacting the vaporized Zn with the components simultaneously with said brazing, controlling the concentration of oxygen in the furnace to be not more than 1000 ppm, controlling the dew point in the furnace to be not more than -30° C., flowing inert gas through the furnace at a rate of one tenth of the volume of the furnace per minute, and sizing the surface area of the molten Zn being vaporized to be 0.05 to 2.5 cm 2 per unit volume (liter) of the furnace.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
127 words
A method of manufacturing a heat-exchanger comprising: brazing aluminum components of the heat exchanger together using fluoride flux in a heated furnace having an inert gas atmosphere, melting and vaporizing Zn in the furnace at a temperature of from 430° to 620°, contacting the vaporized Zn with the components simultaneously with said brazing, controlling the concentration of oxygen in the furnace to be not more than 1000 ppm, controlling the dew point in the furnace to be not more than -30° C., flowing inert gas through the furnace at a rate of one tenth of the volume of the furnace per minute, and sizing the surface area of the molten Zn being vaporized to be 0.05 to 2.5 cm 2 per unit volume (liter) of the furnace.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
108 words
The method according to claim 1, wherein said components include fin material and tube material, further comprising: prior to brazing, coating said fin material with the fluoride flux, drying the coated fin material, assembling the coated fin material with uncoated tube material, heating the assembled fin material and tube material for not less than one minute in the presence of vaporized Zn in the inert gas at a temperature lower than a melting point of the fluoride flux and in the range of 430° to 620° C.; and thereafter performing said brazing and said simultaneous contacting at a temperature higher than said melting point of the fluoride flux.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
112 words
Method of generating vaporized Zn for concentration of surface Zn on Al components comprising melting and vaporizing Zn in a furnace having an inner volume V liters at a temperature greater than 430° C., flowing N 2 through the furnace at a rate of 0.05 V to 1.0 V liters/min., providing Zn in the furnace to be vaporized in the amount of 1 to 10 g/liter, sizing the surface area of the molten Zn to be 0.05 to 2.5 cm 2 /liter, controlling the concentration of oxygen in the furnace to be not more than 1000 ppm, and controlling the dew point in the furnace to be not more than -20° C.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
112 words
Method of generating vaporized Zn for concentration of surface Zn on Al components comprising melting and vaporizing Zn in a furnace having an inner volume V liters at a temperature greater than 430° C., flowing N 2 through the furnace at a rate of 0.05 V to 1.0 V liters/min., providing Zn in the furnace to be vaporized in the amount of 1 to 10 g/liter, sizing the surface area of the molten Zn to be 0.05 to 2.5 cm 2 /liter, controlling the concentration of oxygen in the furnace to be not more than 1000 ppm, and controlling the dew point in the furnace to be not more than -20° C.
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