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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 26, 2005
Filed:
Dec. 02, 2003
Anatol Rabinkin, Morris Plains, NJ (US);
Nicholas J. Decristofaro, Chatham, NJ (US);
Anatol Rabinkin, Morris Plains, NJ (US);
Nicholas J. DeCristofaro, Chatham, NJ (US);
Metglas, Inc., Conway, SC (US);
Abstract
A plurality of parts are brazed using an iron/chromium filler metal. The parts are preferably composed of stainless steel. The brazed assembly forms a heat exchanger characterized by good corrosion resistance and low rates of leaching of Ni, which are further improved by a post-brazing conditioning step in an oxygen-containing atmosphere at a temperature of about 150° to 600° C. The preferred brazing filler metal consists essentially of a composition having the formula FeCrCoNiMoWBSiwherein the subscripts are in atom percent and total 100%, 'b' is about 5 to 20, 'c' ranges from 0 to about 30, “d” is 0 to about 20, “e” is 0 to about 5, “f” is 0 to about 5, “g” is about 8 to 15, “h” is about 8 to 15, the balance being incidental impurities of up to about 1 percent by weight of the total composition.