Aluminium composite material for use in thermal flux-free joining methods and method for producing same

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2018221994-A1
Application number	US-201815945839-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	Apr 5, 2018
Priority date	Oct 5, 2015
Publication date	Aug 9, 2018
Grant date	—

Abstract

Provided herein are embodiments of an aluminium composite material for use in thermal flux-free joining methods. The composite material includes at least one core layer having an aluminium core alloy and at least one outer solder layer of an aluminium solder alloy. The aluminium solder alloy has the following composition in wt %: 6.5%≤Si≤13%, Fe≤1%, 90 ppm≤Mg≤300 ppm, Bi≤500 ppm, Mn≤0.15%, Cu≤0.3%, Zn≤3%, and Ti≤0.3% with the remainder Al and unavoidable impurities individually at most 0.05%, in total at most 0.15%. The aluminium solder layer has an alkaline pickled or acid pickled surface. Embodiments also relate to a method for producing an aluminium composite material, a method for the thermal joining of components, and a thermally joined construction.

First claim

1 . An aluminium composite material for use in thermal flux-free joining methods, comprising
at least one core layer consisting of an aluminium core alloy and at least one outer solder layer provided on one or both sides of the core layer consisting of an aluminium solder alloy, characterised in that the aluminium solder alloy has the following composition in wt %: 6.5%≤Si≤13%, Fe≤1%, 90 ppm≤Mg≤300 ppm, Bi≤500 ppm, Mn≤0.15%, Cu≤0.3%, Zn≤3%, Ti≤0.30%,
Remainder Al and unavoidable impurities individually at most 0.05%, in total at most 0.15% and
the aluminium solder layer has an alkaline pickled or acid pickled surface.

2 . The aluminium composite material according to claim 1 , wherein the aluminium solder alloy has an Mg content in wt % of
90 ppm≤Mg≤200 ppm

3 . The aluminium composite material according to claim 1 , wherein the aluminium solder alloy has a Bi content in wt % of
Bi≤280 ppm

4 . The aluminium composite material according to claim 1 , wherein the aluminium solder alloy meets the specifications of type AA4045 or type AA4343.

5 . The aluminium composite material according to claim 1 , wherein the aluminium solder alloy has an Mg content of at most 1.0 wt %, preferably 0.2%-0.6%, 0.05%-0.30% or less than 0.05 wt %.

6 . The aluminium composite material according to claim 1 , wherein the aluminium core alloy is an alloy of type AA3xxx, preferably of the types AA3003, AA3005, AA3017 or the type AA6xxx, preferably AA6063 or AA6060.

7 . The aluminium composite material according to claim 1 , wherein the average thickness of the aluminium composite material is from 0.05-6 mm, preferably from 0.2-3 mm.

8 . A method for producing an aluminium composite material, in particular an aluminium composite material according to claim 1 , comprising the steps of:
providing at least one core layer consisting of an aluminium core alloy; and applying at least one outer solder layer consisting of an aluminium solder alloy on one or both sides of the core layer; wherein the aluminium solder alloy has the following composition in wt %: 6.5%≤Si≤13%, Fe≤1%, 90 ppm≤Mg≤300 ppm, Bi≤500 ppm, Mn≤0.15%, Cu≤0.3%, Zn≤3%, Ti≤0.30%,
Remainder Al and unavoidable impurities individually at most 0.05%, in total at most 0.15%; and
wherein the aluminium composite material is pickled with an aqueous, alkaline or acid pickling solution.

9 . The method according to claim 8 , wherein an acid, aqueous pickling solution is used containing:
at least one mineral acid and at least one complexing agent or at least one acid of the group of short-chain carboxylic acids and at least one complexing agent; or at least one complexing acid.

10 . The method according to claim 9 , wherein the concentrations of the mineral acids in the pickling solution have the following limits:
H 2 SO 4 : 0.1%-20 wt %, H 3 PO 4 : 0.1%-20 wt %, HCl: 0.1%-10 wt %, HF: 20 ppm-3.0 wt %, and optionally at least one surfactant is contained in the pickling solution.

11 . The method according to claim 8 , wherein an alkaline pickling solution is used containing 0.01-5 wt % NaOH, which optionally has at least 0.5-3 wt % of an aqueous mixture of 5-40 wt % sodium tripolyphosphate, 3-10 wt % sodium gluconate, 3-8 wt % non-ionic and anionic surfactants, optionally 0.5-70 wt % sodium carbonate.

12 . A method for thermally joining components, comprising the step of thermally joining at least one component comprising an aluminium composite material according to claim 1 to at least one additional component in a flux-free manner.

13 . The method according to claim 12 , wherein the flux-free thermal joining is carried out in a vacuum, in particular with a maximum pressure of 10 −5 mbar.

14 . The method according to claim 12 , wherein the flux-free thermal joining is carried out in a protective gas atmosphere.

15 . A thermally joined construction comprising
at least one component comprising an aluminium composite material according to claim 1 ; and at least one additional component which in particular comprises aluminium or an aluminium alloy.

Assignees

• Eckhard Kathrin
• Guessgen Olaf
• Richter Thorsten
• Janssen Hartmut
• Eigen Nico
• Hydro Aluminium Rolled Prod

Inventors

• Eckhard Kathrin
• Güssgen Olaf
• Richter Thorsten
• Janssen Hartmut
• Eigen Nico

Classifications

• B23K1/0012

  Brazing of heat exchangers · CPC title

• C22C21/00

  Alloys based on aluminium · CPC title

• C22C21/02

  with silicon as the next major constituent · CPC title

• B23K35/0233

  Sheets or foils (B23K35/0244 takes precedence) · CPC title

• B32B15/016

  all layers being formed of aluminium or aluminium alloys · CPC title