An aluminum alloy brazing sheet includes a four-layer material containing an intermediate layer formed of an aluminum alloy including Mn of from 0.2 to less than 0.35 mass %, Si of 0.6 mass % or less, Fe of 0.7 mass % or less, and Cu of 0.1 mass % or less, with the balance being Al and inevitable impurities, a core material formed of an aluminum alloy including Si of 1.2 mass % or less, Fe of 1.0 mass % or less, Cu of from 0.3 to 1.0 mass %, and Mn of from 0.5 to 2.0 mass %, with the balance being Al and inevitable impurities, and each of an air-side brazing material layer and an internal brazing material layer is formed of an aluminum alloy including Si of from 4 to 13 mass %, with the balance being Al and inevitable impurities.

An aluminum alloy brazing sheet used for brazing in an inert gas atmosphere without using a flux includes a brazing material cladded onto at least one side surface of a core material. An oxide is formed on a surface of the aluminum alloy brazing sheet by brazing heating, the oxide including any one or two or more of Mg, Li, and Ca and having a volume change ratio of 0.990 or less to a surface oxide film formed before brazing heating, and an atomic molar ratio of Mg, Li, and Ca to Al in the oxide formed on the surface of the aluminum alloy brazing sheet before brazing heating is 0.50 or less. The present invention provides an aluminum alloy brazing sheet having excellent brazability in brazing in an inert gas atmosphere without using a flux, and a method for manufacturing the same.

A method of manufacturing a hot dip coated steel strip, wherein coating takes place by leading the strip through a bath of molten metal including Al, the remainder of the metal being Zn, inevitable impurities and optionally a maximum of 0.3% of one or more additional elements, wherein the composition of the bath is controlled so as to have an aluminium content of more than 0.50%.

A method of treating an aluminum material to increase adhesive bond durability is disclosed. The disclosed method includes a first aging step of heating an aluminum component to a first temperature no more than 150° C. (302° F.) for a first time period followed by a second aging step including heating the aluminum component to a second temperature greater than the first temperature for a second time period.

The disclosure provides an aluminized composite including a base material. The aluminized composite may also include a diffusion layer disposed over the base material. The aluminized composite may further include an aluminum material disposed over the diffusion layer.

The invention relates to a method of manufacturing a brazing sheet product having a core layer of a 3xxx-series aluminium alloy clad on one or both sides with a 4xxx-series aluminium alloy brazing layer, the method comprising the steps of: (i) casting a rolling ingot of the core layer of a 3xxx-series aluminium alloy having the following composition, in wt. %: Mn 0.5-1.8, Si≤1.5, Fe≤0.7, Cu≤1.5, Mg≤1.0, Cr≤0.25, Zr≤0.25, Ti≤0.25, Zn≤0.5, balance impurities and aluminium; (ii) hot rolling of the rolling ingot to a hot rolled sheet having thickness of 2.5-10 mm; (iii) cold rolling of the hot rolled sheet to a gauge of 0.1-4 mm, optionally with an intermediate annealing step during the cold rolling operation; (iv) soft annealing to recrystallize the microstructure of the aluminium sheet, preferably at a temperature in the range of 250° C.-450° C.; (v) further cold rolling of the soft annealed sheet with a cold rolling reduction in the range of 5% to <10% to a final cold rolling thickness; and (vi) recovery annealing at 200° C.-420° C. of the cold rolled aluminium sheet at final cold rolling thickness.

An apparatus, material and method for forming a brazing sheet has a high strength core bonded with corrosion protection layer on the coolant side and/or layers on both airside and coolant side. The material enables heat exchanger components, such as tube, header, plate, etc., for applications, such as automotive heat exchangers, that require high fatigue life as well as high service life in a corrosive environment.

An apparatus, material and method for forming a reliably roll-bonded, multi-layer aluminum alloy brazing sheet has a core of 2XXX, 3XXX, 5XXX or 6XXX alloy, a braze liner of 4XXX alloy and an interliner with Mn in the range of 0.2 to 1.0 wt. % and Si in the range of 0.31-1.0 wt. %. Alternatively, Mg in the range of 0.1 to 0.5 wt. % may be present in the interliner. Additional layers such as a second braze liner may be present for providing an inner surface of a heat exchanger. An additional interliner may optionally be used between the core the inner surface layer. The material may be used for highly corrosive environments like an EGR cooler.

A production method for an aerogel laminate includes a step of preparing a sol of producing a sol for forming an aerogel, an applying step of applying the sol obtained in the step of preparing a sol to a support having a heat ray reflective function or a heat ray absorbing function, and drying the sol to form an aerogel layer, an aging step of aging the aerogel layer obtained in the applying step, a washing step of washing the aged aerogel layer and performing solvent exchange, and a drying step of drying the aerogel layer washed in the washing step.

A strip intended for the manufacture of brazed heat exchangers, having a core made of an aluminium alloy with the composition (weight %): Si: 0.10-0.30%, preferably 0.15-0.25% Fe<0.20% Cu: 0.75-1.05%, preferably 0.75-1.02%, more preferably 0.75-1.0% Mn: 1.2-1.7%, preferably 1.2-1.55%, more preferably 1.25-1.4% Mg<0.03% preferably <0.025%, more preferably <0.015% Zn<0.1% Ti<0.15% other elements <0.05% each and <0.15% in total, remainder aluminium.