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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 09, 2004
Filed:
Nov. 21, 2001
Applicant:
Inventors:
Kostas F. Dockus, Cicero, IL (US);
Robert H. Krueger, Spring Grove, IL (US);
Brian E. Cheadle, Bramalea, CA;
Mark S. Kozdras, Guelph, CA;
Feng Liang, Oakville, CA;
Assignee:
Dana Canada Corporation, Oakville, CA;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B32B 1/520 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B32B 1/520 ;
Abstract
A method of manufacturing an article of manufacture for use in a fluxless brazing process is disclosed. The method comprises the step of applying a braze-promoting layer including one or more metals selected from the group consisting of nickel, cobalt and iron, onto a bonding layer which comprises one or more metals selected from the group consisting of zinc, tin, lead, bismuth, nickel, antimony and thallium and which is disposed on a substrate including aluminum.