Global Patent Index - EP 3847289 B1

EP 3847289 B1 20240501 - ALUMINUM ALLOY FOR HEAT EXCHANGER FINS

Title (en)

ALUMINUM ALLOY FOR HEAT EXCHANGER FINS

Title (de)

ALUMINIUMLEGIERUNG FÜR WÄRMETAUSCHERRIPPEN

Title (fr)

ALLIAGE D'ALUMINIUM POUR AILETTES D'ÉCHANGEUR DE CHALEUR

Publication

EP 3847289 B1 20240501 (EN)

Application

EP 19769682 A 20190903

Priority

  • US 201862727806 P 20180906
  • US 2019049324 W 20190903

Abstract (en)

[origin: US2020080172A1] An aluminum alloy fin stock material comprising about 0.9-1.4 wt. % Si, 0.3-0.6 wt. % Fe, 0.20-0.60 wt. % Cu, 1.0-1.7 wt. % Mn, 0.01-0.25 wt. % Mg, 0.01-3.0 wt. % Zn, up to 0.10 wt. % Ti, with remainder Al and impurities at ≤0.15 wt. %. The aluminum alloy fin stock material is produced by a process including the steps of direct chill casting an ingot, hot rolling the ingot after the direct chill casting, cold rolling the aluminum alloy to an intermediate thickness, inter-annealing the aluminum alloy cold rolled to an intermediate thickness at a temperature between 200 and 400° C., and cold rolling the material after inter-annealing to achieve % cold work (% CW) of 20 to 40%. The aluminum alloy fin stock material possesses an improved combination of pre- and/or post-braze strength, thermal conductivity, sag resistance and/or corrosion potential.

IPC 8 full level

C22C 21/02 (2006.01); C22C 21/10 (2006.01); C22F 1/043 (2006.01); C22F 1/053 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP US)

C22C 21/00 (2013.01 - EP); C22C 21/02 (2013.01 - EP US); C22C 21/10 (2013.01 - EP); C22F 1/043 (2013.01 - US); C22F 1/053 (2013.01 - EP); F28F 21/084 (2013.01 - US)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR

DOCDB simple family (publication)

US 2020080172 A1 20200312; CN 112654726 A 20210413; EP 3847289 A1 20210714; EP 3847289 B1 20240501; JP 2021535285 A 20211216; JP 2023061968 A 20230502; WO 2020051129 A1 20200312

DOCDB simple family (application)

US 201916559142 A 20190903; CN 201980058293 A 20190903; EP 19769682 A 20190903; JP 2021533412 A 20190903; JP 2023010423 A 20230126; US 2019049324 W 20190903