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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 28, 2016
Filed:
Jun. 08, 2015
Aleris Rolled Products Germany Gmbh, Koblenz, DE;
Adrianus Jacobus Wittebrood, Velserbroek, NL;
Steven Kirkham, Ransbach-Baumbach, DE;
Achim Burger, Höhr Grenzhausen, DE;
Klaus Vieregge, Nauort, DE;
ALERIS ROLLED PRODUCTS GERMANY GMBH, Koblenz, DE;
Abstract
A fin stock material from an 3xxx-series aluminum alloy and including at least 0.5% to 2.0% Mn, and furthermore a purposive addition of one or more wetting elements selected from the group of: Bi 0.03% to 0.5%, Pb 0.03% to 0.5%, Sb 0.03% to 0.5%, Li 0.03% to 0.5%, Se 0.03% to 0.5%, Y 0.03% to 0.05%, Th 0.03% to 0.05%, and the sum of these elements being 0.5% or less, with the remainder including aluminum and tolerable impurities. Also provided is a method for manufacturing a heat exchanger assembly incorporating such a fin stock material.