Nissan Motor Company Limited

Tokyo Radiator Mfg. Co., Ltd.

Nippon Yakin Kogyo Co., Ltd.

Mituo Kimura

Masatoshi Iio

Yutaka Kobayashi

Yoshito Fujiwara

Tohsaku Takamura

A ferritic stainless steel comprises C: not more than 0.025 wt %, Si: not more than 0.10 wt %, Mn: not more than 1.0 wt %, Cr: 17.0-25.0 wt %, Ni: not more than 0.50 wt %, Mo: 0.50-2.00 wt %, Al: not more than 0.025 wt %, N: not more than 0.025 wt %, at least one of Nb: 10(C wt %+N wt %)-1.0 wt % and Ti: 10(C wt %+N wt %)-1.0 wt %, and the balance being substantially Fe and inevitable impurities and is effectively used in various heat exchangers.

Ferritic stainless steel for heat exchanger

A heat exchanger of a brazed-plate-fine type and a counter-flow type consists of a plurality of tube elements which define first-fluid flowing spaces while inner fins are disposed in the spaces, respectively. The tube elements are alternately laminated with a plurality of outer fins, and the laminated elements and fins are surrounded by a housing for constituting a second-fluid flowing space. A first-fluid inlet port and a first-fluid outlet ports are formed so as to outwardly project from a lateral side of the outer fin. The housing is formed to have curved portions conforming with projecting outer peripheries of the inlet and outlet ports. Accordingly, the heat transmission efficiency of the heat exchanger is improved.

Heat exchanger

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Mituo Kimura