Kobe Steel, Ltd.

Kenji Tokuda

Toshiki Ueda

Yasuhiro Nishioka

Jitsuto Shikata

Akihiro Tsuruno

Fumihiro Koshigoe

Tomohiro Nishimura

Makoto Morishita

Yoshinori Kato

Takashi Inaba

Masaki Tanigawa

Masanori Ikeda

Masayuki Takada

Naoki Sakashita

Kenji Harada

Hiroshi Kunii

Hideaki Hakuya

Provided are a side member from which a clad member for heat exchanger exhibiting excellent productivity and corrosion resistance while preventing poor adhesion can be produced in production of a clad member for heat exchanger by controlling the surface state and flatness, a method for producing the side member, and a method for producing a clad member for a heat exchanger by using the side member. A side member (A) consists of a core material and one or more layers of side member (A) applied onto one side or both sides thereof and being used in a clad member for a heat exchanger, wherein a plurality of periodic forms (B) of fine groove which become arcuate toward one direction of the side member (A) is formed on the surface of the side member (A). The periodic form (B) of fine groove extends up to the outer circumferential edge of the side member (A) with a radius of curvature of 800-1500 mm and has a period (D) of 1-8 mm in the above-mentioned direction of the side member (A) and surface roughness of the side member (A) in the above-mentioned direction of 1-15 &#x3bc;m 10-point average roughness (Rz).

Side material and method for producing the same and method for producing clad member for heat exchanger

Skin material of a clad material is composed of one or more layers, each layer of the skin materials is made of a metal different from the core material in their component compositions, and at least one layer of the skin material has a cast microstructure, when the skin material is superposed on either of one or both faces of the core material.

Method for manufacturing clad material and equipment for manufacturing the same

Equipment for manufacturing skin material of a clad material includes a casting apparatus which melts and mixes a metal for the skin material different from the core material in their component compositions, and casts the skin material; an ingot-cutting apparatus which cuts an ingot for skin material which is cast by the casting apparatus; and a conveying apparatus which conveys the ingot for skin material among each apparatus. The ingot-cutting apparatus is a slicing apparatus which slices the ingot for skin material into a predetermined thickness.

A method for manufacturing a clad material composed of a core material and one or more skin materials which are superposed on either one or both faces of the core material, includes a clad material preparation process where an ingot for core material is manufactured by dissolving and casting a metal, and an ingot for skin material is manufactured by dissolving and casting a different metal for skin material, without hot rolling. The ingot for skin material is superposed as a skin material at a predetermined position of either one or both faces of the ingot for core material and the superposed material is hot-rolled to manufacture a clad material.

A method for manufacturing a clad material composed of a core material and one or more skin materials which are superposed on either one or both faces of the core material, includes a clad material preparation process where an ingot for core material is manufactured by melting and casting a metal, and an ingot for skin material is manufactured by melting and casting a different metal for skin material, without hot rolling. The ingot for skin material is superposed as a skin material at a predetermined position of either one or both faces of the ingot for core material and the superposed material is hot-rolled to manufacture a clad material.

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Kenji Tokuda