EP3475456A1 - High-strength, corrosion resistant aluminum alloys for use as fin stock and methods of making the same - Google Patents
High-strength, corrosion resistant aluminum alloys for use as fin stock and methods of making the sameInfo
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- This disclosure relates to the fields of material science, material chemistry, metallurgy, aluminum alloys, aluminum fabrication, and related fields. More specifically, the disclosure provides novel aluminum alloys that can be used in a variety of applications, including, for example, as a fin stock for a heat exchanger.
- Heat exchangers are widely used in various applications, including, but not limited to, heating and cooling systems in various industrial and chemical processes. Many of these configurations utilize fins in thermally conductive contact with the outside of tubes to provide increased surface area across which heat can be transferred between the fluids. In addition, fins are used to regulate flow of fluids through the heat exchanger.
- aluminum alloy heat exchangers have a relatively high susceptibility to corrosion. Corrosion eventually leads to loss of refrigerant from the tubes and failure of the heating or cooling system. High strength, corrosion resistant alloys are desirable for improved product performance. However, identifying alloy compositions and processing conditions that will provide such an alloy that addresses these failures has proven to be a challenge.
- Heat exchanger tubes can be made from copper or an aluminum alloy and heat exchanger fins can be made from a different aluminum alloy (e.g., AA1 100 or AA7072).
- the fins can be fitted over copper or aluminum tubes and mechanically assembled.
- Larger heating, ventilation, air conditioning and refrigeration (HVAC&R) units can require longer fins and it is important they have sufficient strength for downstream processing (e.g., handling and/or forming into coils).
- One method to maintain strength of the fins is to provide thicker gauge fins; however, this can increase cost and add weight.
- novel aluminum alloys that exhibit high strength and corrosion resistance.
- the aluminum alloys described herein comprise about 0.7 - 3.0 wt. % Zn, about 0.15 - 0.35 wt. % Si, about 0.25 - 0.65 wt. % Fe, about 0.05 - 0.20 wt. % Cu, about 0.75 - 1.50 wt. % Mn, about 0.50 - 1.50 wt. % Mg, up to about 0.05 wt. % Cr, up to about 0.05 wt. % Ti, and up to about 0.15 wt. % of impurities, with the remainder as Al.
- the aluminum alloy comprises about 1.0 - 2.5 wt.
- the aluminum alloy comprises about 1.5 - 2.5 wt. % Zn, about 0.17 - 0,33 wt. % Si, about 0,30 - 0.55 wt.
- the aluminum alloy comprises about 0.9 - 2.6 wt. % Zn, about 0,2 - 0.33 wt % Si, about 0.49 - 0.6 wt. % Fe, about 0.15 - 0, 19 wt.
- the aluminum alloy comprises about 1.4 - 1.6 wt. % Zn, about 0.2 - 0.33 wt. % Si, about 0.49 - 0.6 wt % Fe, about 0.15 - 0.19 wt. % Cu, about 0.79 - 0.94 wt. % Mn, about 1.13 - 1.27 wt.
- the alloy can be produced by casting (e.g., direct chill casting or continuous casting), homogemzation, hot rolling, cold rolling, and/or annealing.
- the alloy can be in an H temper or an O temper.
- the yield strength of the alloy is at least about 70 MPa.
- the ultimate tensile strength of the alloy can be at least about 170 MPa.
- the aluminum alloy can comprise an electrical conductivity above about 37% based on the international annealed copper standard (LACS).
- the aluminum alloy comprises a corrosion potential of from about -740 mV to -850 mV.
- products comprising the aluminum alloy as described herein.
- the products can include a fin stock.
- the gauge of the fm stock is 1.0 mm or less (e.g., 0.15 mm or less).
- articles comprising a tube and a fin, wherein the fin comprises the fin stock as described herein.
- the methods include the steps of casting an aluminum alloy as described herein to form a cast aluminum alloy, homogenizing the cast aluminum alloy, hot rolling the cast aluminum alloy to produce a rolled product, and cold rolling the rolled product to a final gauge product.
- the methods further include a step of annealing the final gauge product.
- Products e.g., heat exchanger fins obtained according to the methods are also provided herein.
- Figure 1 contains digital images of exemplary alloys described herein coupled with a comparative alloy described herein and subjected to corrosion testing for various time periods.
- Figure 2 contains digital images of exemplary alloys described herein coupled with a comparative alloy described herein and subjected to corrosion testing for various time periods.
- the aluminum alloys described herein exhibit improved mechanical strength, corrosion resistance, and/or formability.
- the alloys provided herein include a zinc constituent and can be especially useful as a sacrificial alloy (e.g., as fin stock material for use in combination with copper or aluminum alloy tubes in heat exchangers).
- the disclosed alloy composition provides a material having mechanical strength as well as sacrificial alloy characteristics.
- the alloy material can be formed as fin stock and attached mechanically to copper or aluminum alloy tubing.
- the fm stock can sacrificially corrode, thus protecting the copper or aluminum alloy tubing from corrosion.
- the aluminum alloy fm stock described herein has excellent mechanical strength providing thinner gauge aluminum alloy fin stock.
- the alloys can be used as fm stock in industrial applications, including in heat exchangers, or in other applications. In a heat exchanger, the alloys serve as a sacrificial component, ensuring the protection of other components of the heat exchanger (e.g., a tube to which the alloy is attached).
- a plate generally has a thickness of greater than about 15 mm.
- a plate may refer to an aluminum product having a thickness of greater than about 15 mm, greater than about 20 mm, greater than about 25 mm, greater than about 30 mm, greater than about 35 mm, greater than about 40 mm, greater than about 45 mm, greater than about 50 mm, or greater than about 100 mm.
- a shate (also referred to as a sheet plate) generally has a thickness of from about 4 mm to about 15 mm.
- a shate may have a thickness of about 4 mm, about 5 mm, about 6 mm, about 7 mm, about 8 mm, about 9 mm, about 10 mm, about 11 mm, about 12 mm, about 13 mm, about 14 mm, or about 15 mm.
- a sheet generally refers to an aluminum product having a thickness of less than about 4 mm.
- a sheet may have a thickness of less than about 4 mm, less than about 3 mm, less than about 2 mm, less than about 1 mm, less than about 0.5 mm, less than about
- An F condition or temper refers to an aluminum alloy as fabricated.
- An O condition or temper refers to an aluminum alloy after annealing.
- An Hxx condition or temper also referred to herein as an H temper, refers to an aluminum alloy after cold rolling with or without thermal treatment (e.g., annealing).
- Suitable H tempers include HX1, i iX HX3 HX4, 1 1X5. H.X5. HX7, S 1X8. or 1 1 X9 tempers.
- the aluminum alloy can be cold rolled only to result in a possible HI 9 temper.
- the aluminum alloy can be cold rolled and annealed to result in a possible H23 temper.
- the following aluminum alloys are described in terms of their elemental composition in weight percentage (wt. %) based on the total weight of the alloy. In certain examples of each alloy, the remainder is aluminum, with a maximum wt. % of 0.15 % for the sum of the impurities.
- Electrochemical potential refers to a material's amenability to a redox reaction. Electrochemical potential can be employed to evaluate resistance to corrosion of aluminum alloys described herein. A negative value can describe a material that is easier to oxidize (e.g., lose electrons or increase in oxidation state) when compared to a material with a positive electrochemical potential. A positive value can describe a material that is easier to reduce (e.g., gain electrons or decrease in oxidation state) when compared to a material with a negative electrochemical potential. Electrochemical potential, as used herein, is a vector quantity expressing magnitude and direction.
- room temperature can include a temperature of from about 15 °C to about 30 °C, for example about 15 °C, about 16 °C, about 17 °C, about 1 8 °C, about 9 °C, about 20 °C, about 21 °C, about 22 °C, about 23 °C, about 24 °C, about 25 °C, about 26 °C, about 27 °C, about 28 °C, about 29 °C, or about 30 °C. All ranges disclosed herein are to be understood to encompass any and all subranges subsumed therein.
- a stated range of " 1 to 10" should be considered to include any and all subranges between (and inclusive of) the minimum value of 1 and the maximum value of 10; that is, all subranges beginning with a minimum value of 1 or more, e.g., 1 to 6.1, and ending with a maximum value of 10 or less, e.g., 5.5 to 10. Alloy Compositions
- novel aluminum alloys exhibit high strength, corrosion resistance, and/or high formability.
- the properties of the alloys are achieved due to the elemental compositions of the alloys as well as the methods of processing the alloys to produce the described sheets, plates, and shates.
- increased zinc (Zn) content provides alloys that preferentially corrode when attached to copper or other aluminum alloy tubes, thus providing cathodic protection to the tubes.
- Zn addition has exhibited additional solute strengthening in addition to the strengthening effect of increased magnesium (Mg) content.
- Mg magnesium
- an optimum Zn content has been observed.
- additions of Zn of greater than about 2.0 wt.
- % are not desirable, as such amounts can have a detrimental effect on conductivity and self-corrosion rates. However, in some examples, it may be desirable to sacrifice those conductivity and corrosive properties to allow for sufficient cathodic protection of the tube. To this end, a maximum Zn content of up to about 3.0 wt. % can be used to provide the desired corrosion, conductivity, and strength properties.
- the alloys and methods described herein can be used in industrial applications including sacrificial parts, heat dissipation, packaging, and building materials.
- the alloys described herein can be employed as industrial fin stock for heat exchangers.
- the industrial fin stock can be provided such that it is more resistant to corrosion than currently employed industrial fin stock alloys (e.g., AA7072 and AA1100) and will still preferentially corrode, protecting other metal parts incorporated in a heat exchanger.
- the alloys can have the following elemental composition as provided in Table 1.
- the alloys can have the following elemental composition as provided Table 2.
- the alloys can have the following elemental composition as provided Table 3.
- the alloys can have the followmg elemental compositio in Table 4.
- the alloy includes zmc (Zn) in an amount from about 0.7 % to about 3.0 % (e.g., from about 1.0 % to about 2.5 %, from about 1.5 % to about 3.0 %, from about 0.9 % to about 2.6 %, or from about 1.4 % to about 1.6 %) based on the total weight of the alloy.
- the alloy can include about 0.7 %, about 0.71 %, about 0.72 %, about 0.73 %, about 0.74 %, about 0.75 %, about 0.76 %, about 0.77 %, about 0.78 %, about 0.79 %, about 0.8 %, about 0.81 %, about 0.82 %, about 0.83 %, about 0.84 %, about 0.85 %, about 0.86 %, about 0.87 %, about 0.88 %, about 0.89 %, about 0.9 %, about 0.91 %, about 0.92 %, about 0.93 %, about 0.94 %, about 0.95 %, about 0.96 %, about 0.97 %, about 0.98 %, about 0.99 %, about 1.0 %, about 1.01 %, about 1.02 %, about 1.03 %, about 1.04 %, about 1.05 %, about 1.06 %, about 1.07 %, about 1.08 %, about 1.09 %, about 1.1 %, about 1.
- the zinc content can improve the corrosion resistance of the aluminum alloys described herein. Specifically, when zinc is incorporated at a level as described herein, such as from 1.0 % to 2.6 %, the alloys exhibit enhanced corrosion resistance as compared to fin stock typically used in industrial processes (e.g., Ixxx series and 7xxx series alloys).
- Zn can decrease resistance to corrosion when incorporated at weight percentages exceeding those described herein.
- Zn can be incorporated in an aluminum alloy in an optimal amount, as described herein, to provide an alloy suitable for use as an industrial fin.
- the alloys for use as fins can corrode more rapidly than for fins containing the described amount of Zn, resulting in perforations in the fin.
- the mechanical integrity and thermal performance of the heat exchanger can be compromised, thus affecting the service life of the heat exchanger.
- the disclosed alloy includes silicon (Si) in an amount from about 0.15 % to about 0.35 % (e.g., from about 0,20 % to about 0,35 %, from about 0.17 % to about 0.33 %, or from about 0.20 % to about 0.33 %) based on the total weight of the alloy.
- the alloy can include about 0.15 %, about 0.16 %, about 0.17 %, about 0.18 %, about 0.19 %, about 0.2 %, about 0.21 %, about 0.22 %, about 0.23 %, about 0,24 %, about 0.25 %, about 0.26 %, about 0.27 %, about 0.28 %, about 0,29 %, about 0.30 %, about 0.31 %, about 0.32 %, about 0.33 %, about 0.34 %, or about 0.35 % Si.
- A3] percentages are expressed in wt. %.
- the alloy also includes iron (Fe) in an amount from about 0.25 % to about 0.65 % (e.g., from 0.35 % to about 0.60 %, from 0.30 % to 0.55 %, or from 0.49 % to 0.6 %) based on the total weight of the alloy.
- Fe iron
- the alloy can include about 0,25 %, about 0,26 %, about 0.27 %, about 0.28 %, about 0.29 %, about 0.3 %, about 0.31 %, about 0.32 %, about 0.33 %, about 0.34 %, about 0.35 %, about 0.36 %, about 0.37 %, about 0.38 %, about 0.39 %, about 0.4 %, about 0.41 %, about 0.42 %, about 0.43 %, about 0.44 %, about 0.45 %, about 0.46 %, about 0.47 %, about 0.48 %, about 0.49 %, about 0.5 %, about 0.51 %, about 0.52 %, about 0.53 %, about 0.54 %, about 0.55 %, about 0.56 %, about 0.57 %, about 0.58 %, about 0.59 %, about 0.6 %, about 0.61 %, about 0.62 %, about 0.63 %, about 0.64 %, or about 0.65 % Fe.
- the disclosed alloy includes copper (Cu) in an amount from about 0.05 % to about 0.20 % (e.g., from about 0.10 % to about 0.20 %, from about 0.15 % to about 0.20 %, or from about 0.15 % to about 0.19 %) based on the total weight of the alloy.
- the alloy can include about 0.05 %, about 0.06 %, about 0.07 %, about 0.08 %, about 0.09 %, about 0. %, about 0.11 %, about 0.12 %, about 0.13 %, about 0.14 %, about 0.15 %, about 0.16 %, about 0.17 %, about 0.18 %, about 0.19 %, or about 0.2 % Cu. All percentages are expressed in wt. %.
- the alloy can include manganese (Mi) in an amount from about 0.75
- the alloy can include about 0.75 %, about 0.76 %, about 0.77 %, about 0.78 %, about 0.79 %, about 0.8 %, about 0.81 %, about 0.82 %, about 0.83 %, about 0.84 %, about 0.85 %, about 0.86 %, about 0.87 %, about 0,88 %, about 0.89 %, about 0.9 %, about 0,91 %, about 0.92 %, about 0.93 %, about 0.94 %, about 0.95 %, about 0,96 %, about 0.97 %, about 0.98 %, about 0.99 %, about 1.0 %, about 1.01 %, about 1.02 %, about 1.03 %, about 1 ,04 %, about 1.05
- the alloy can include magnesium (Mg) in an amount from about 0,50
- the alloy can include about 0.5 %, about 0.51 %, about 0.52 %, about 0.53 %, about 0.54 %, about 0.55 %, about 0.56 %, about 0.57 %, about 0.58 %, about 0.59 %, about 0.6 %, about 0.61 %, about 0.62 %, about 0.63 %, about 0.64 %, about 0.65 %, about 0.66 %, about 0.67 %, about 0.68 %, about 0.69 %, about 0.7 %, about 0.71 %, about 0.72 %, about 0.73 %, about 0.74 %, about 0.75 %, about 0.76 %, about 0.77 %, about 0.78 %, about 0.79 %, about 0.8 %, about 0.51 %, about 0.52 %, about 0.53 %, about 0.54 %, about 0.55 %, about 0.56 %, about 0.57 %, about 0.58 %, about 0.59 %, about 0.6 %, about 0.61
- the alloy includes chromium (Cr) in an amount up to about 0.10 % (e.g., from 0 % to about 0.05 %, from about 0.001 % to about 0.04 %, or from about 0.01 % to about 0.03 %) based on the total weight of the alloy.
- Cr chromium
- the alloy can include about 0.001 %, about 0.002 %, about 0,003 %, about 0.004 %, about 0.005 %, about 0,006 %, about 0.007 %, about 0.008 %, about 0.009 %, about 0.01 %, about 0,02 %, about 0.03 %, about 0.04 %, about 0.05 %, about 0.06 %, about 0,07 %, about 0.08 %, about 0.09 %, or about 0.1 % Cr. In some cases, Cr is not present in the alloy (i.e., 0 %). All percentages are expressed in wt %.
- the alloy includes titanium (Ti) in an amount up to about 0.10 % (e.g., from 0 % to about 0.05 %, from about 0.001 % to about 0.04 %, or from about 0.01 % to about 0.03 %) based on the total weight of the alloy.
- the alloy can include about 0.001 %, about 0,002 %, about 0.003 %, about 0.004 %, about 0,005 %, about 0.006 %, about 0.007 %, about 0.008 %, about 0.009 %, about 0,01 %, about 0.02 %, about 0.03 %, about 0.04 %, about 0.05 %, about 0,06 %, about 0.07 %, about 0.08 %, about 0,09 %, or about 0. 1 % Ti. In some cases, Ti is not present in the alloy (i.e., 0 %). All percentages are expressed in wt. %.
- the alloy compositions can further include other minor elements, sometimes referred to as impurities, in amounts of about 0.05 % or below, 0.04 % or below, 0.03 % or below, 0.02 % or below, or 0.01 % or below each.
- impurities may include, but are not limited to, Ga, V, Ni, Sc, Ag, B, Bi, Zr, Li, Pb, Sn, Ca, Hf, Sr, or combinations thereof.
- Ga, V, Ni, Sc, Ag, B, Bi, Zr, Li, Pb, Sn, Ca, Hf, or Sr may be present in an alloy in amounts of 0.05 % or below, 0.04 % or below, 0.03 % or below, 0.02 % or below, or 0.01 % or below.
- the sum of all impurities does not exceed 0.15 % (e.g., 0.1 %). All percentages are expressed in wt. %. In certain aspects, the remaining percentage of the alloy is aluminum.
- exemplary aluminum alloys as described herein can include about 0.9 - 2.6 % Zn (e.g., about 1.4 - 1.6 % Zn), about 0.2 - 0.33 % Si, about 0.49 - 0.6 % Fe, about 0.15 - 0.19 % Cu, about 0.79 - 0.94 % Mn, about 1.13 - 1.27 % Mg, up to about 0.05 % Cr, up to about 0.05 % Ti, and up to about 0.15 % of impurities, with the remainder as Al.
- an exemplary alloy includes 1.53 % Zn, 0.3 % Si, 0.51 % Fe, 0.17 % Cu, 0.87 % Mn, 1.21 % Mg, 0.001 % Cr, 0.016 % Ti, and up to 0.15 % total impurities, with the remainder as Al.
- an exemplar ⁇ - alloy includes 1.00 % Zn, 0.29 % Si, 0.51 % Fe, 0.16 % Cu, 0.86 % Mn, 1.2 % Mg, 0.001 % Cr, 0.011 % Ti, and up to 0.15 % total impurities, with the remainder as Al.
- an exemplary alloy includes 2.04 % Zn, 0.29 % Si, 0.51 % Fe, 0.17 % Cu, 0.87 % Mn, 1.21 % Mg, 0.001 % Cr, 0.015 % Ti, and up to 0.15 % total impurities, with the remainder as Al.
- an exemplary alloy includes 2.54 % Zn, 0.29 % Si, 0.51 % Fe, 0, 17 % Cu, 0.88 % Mn, 1.23 % Mg, 0.001 % Cr, 0.012 % Ti, and up to 0.15 % total impurities, with the remainder as Al.
- the mechanical properties of the aluminum alloy can be controlled by various processing conditions depending on the desired use.
- the alloy can be produced (or provided) in an H temper (e.g., HX ! . 1 1X2. 1 1X 3 1 1X4. HX5, 1 1X6. HX7, HX8, or HX9 tempers).
- H temper e.g., HX ! . 1 1X2. 1 1X 3 1 1X4. HX5, 1 1X6. HX7, HX8, or HX9 tempers.
- the alloy can be produced (or provided) in the HI 9 temper.
- HI 9 temper refers to products that are cold rolled.
- the alloy can be produced (or provided) in the H23 temper.
- H23 temper refers to products that are cold rolled and partially annealed.
- the alloy can be produced (or provided) in the O temper.
- O temper refers to products that are cold rolled and fully annealed.
- the disclosed alloys have high strength in the H tempers (e.g., H19 temper and H23 temper) and high formability (i.e., bendability) in the O temper.
- the disclosed alloys have good corrosion resistance in the H tempers (e.g., HI 9 temper and H23 temper), and O temper compared to conventional 7xxx and Ixxx series aluminum alloys employed as industrial fin stock.
- the aluminum alloy s can have a yield strength (YS) of at least about 70 MPa.
- the yield strength is at least about 70 MPa, at least about 80 MPa, at least about 90 MPa, at least about 100 MPa, at least about 1 10 MPa, at least about 120 MPa, at least about 130 MPa, at least about 140 MPa, at least about 150 MPa, at least about 160 MPa, at least about 170 MPa, at least about 180 MPa, at least about 190 MPa, at least about 200 MPa, at least about 210 MPa, at least about 220 MPa, at least about 230 MPa, at least about 240 MPa, at least about 250 MPa, at least about 260 MPa, at least about 270 MPa, at least about 280 MPa, at least about 290 MPa, at least about 300 MPa, at least about 310 MPa, at least about 320 MPa, at least about 330 MPa, at least about 340 MPa, at least about 350 MPa,
- the yield strength is from about 70 MPa to about 350 MPa.
- the yield strength can be from about 80 MPa to about 340 MPa, from about 90 MPa to about 320 MPa, from about 100 MPa to about 300 MPa, from about 180 MPa to about 300 MPa, or from about 200 MPa to about 300 MPa.
- the yield strength will vary based on the tempers of the alloys.
- the alloys described herein provided in an O temper can have a yield strength of from at least about 70 MPa to about 200 MPa.
- the yield strength of the alloys in O temper is at least about 70 MPa, at least about 80 MPa, at least about 90 MPa, at least about 100 MPa, at least about 110 MPa, at least about 120 MPa, at least about 30 MPa, at least about 140 MPa, at least about 150 MPa, at least about 160 MPa, at least about 170 MPa, at least about 180 MPa, at least about 190 MPa, at least about 200 MPa, or anywhere in between.
- the alloys described herein in an H temper can have a yield strength of at least about 200 MPa, at least about 210 MPa, at least about 220 MPa, at least about 230 MPa, at least about 240 MPa, at least about 250 MPa, at least about 260 MPa, at least about 270 MPa, at least about 280 MPa, at least about 290 MPa, at least about 300 MPa, at least about 310 MPa, at least about 320 MPa, at least about 330 MPa, at least about 340 MPa, at least about 350 MPa, or anywhere in between.
- the aluminum alloys can have an ultimate tensile strength (UTS) of at least about 170 MPa.
- UTS ultimate tensile strength
- the UTS is at least about 170 MPa, at least about 180 MPa, at least about 190 MPa, at least about 200 MPa, at least about 210 MPa, at least about 220 MPa, at least about 230 MPa, at least about 240 MPa, at least about 250 MPa, at least about 260 MPa, at least about 270 MPa, at least about 280 MPa, at least about 290 MPa, at least about 300 MPa, at least about 310 MPa, at least about 320 MPa, at least about 330 MPa, at least about 340 MPa, at least about 350 MPa, or anywhere in between.
- the UTS is from about 200 MPa to about 320 MPa.
- the UTS can be from about 200 MPa to about 320 MPa, from about 190 MPa to about 290 MPa, from about 300 MPa to about 350 MPa, from about 180 MPa to about 340 MPa, or from about 175 MPa to about 325 MPa.
- the alloys described herein provided in an O temper can have an UTS of from at least about 170 MPa to about 250 MPa.
- the UTS of the alloys in O temper is at least about 170 MPa, at least about 180 MPa, at least about 190 MPa, at least about 200 MPa, at least about 210 MPa, at least about 220 MPa, at least about 230 MPa, at least about 240 MPa, at least about 250 MPa, or anywhere in between.
- the alloys described herein in an H temper can have an UTS of at least about 200 MPa, at least about 210 MPa, at least about 220 MPa, at least about 230 MPa, at least about 240 MPa, at least about 250 MPa, at least about 260 MPa, at least about 270 MPa, at least about 280 MPa, at least about 290 MPa, at least about 300 MPa, at least about 310 MPa, at least about 320 MPa, at least about 330 MPa, at least about 340 MPa, at least about 350 MPa, or anywhere in between.
- the alloy encompasses any yield strength that has sufficient formability to meet an elongation of about 9.75 % or greater in the O temper (e.g., about 10.0 % or greater).
- the elongation can be about 9.75 % or greater, about 10.0 % or greater, about 10.25 % or greater, about 10.5 % or greater, about 10.75 % or greater, about 11.0 % or greater, about 11.25 % or greater, about 1 1.5 % or greater, about 1 1.75 % or greater, about 12,0 % or greater, about 12.25 % or greater, about 12.5 % or greater, about 12.75 % or greater, about 13.0 % or greater, about 13.25 % or greater, about 13.5 % or greater, about 13.75 % or greater, about 14.0 % or greater, about 14.25 % or greater, about 14.5 % or greater, about 14.75 % or greater, about 15.0 % or greater, about 15.25 % or greater, about 15.5 % or greater, about
- the alloy can have a corrosion resistance that provides a negative corrosion potential or electrochemical potential (Ecorr) of about -700 mV or less when tested according to the ASTM G69 standard.
- an open corrosion potential value vs. Standard Calomel Electrode (SCE) can be about -700 mV or less, about -7 0 mV or less, about - 720 mV or less, about -730 mV or less, about -740 mV or less, about -750 mV or less, about - 760 mV or less, about -770 mV or less, about -780 mV or less, about -790 mV or less, about - 800 mV or less, about -810 mV or less, about -820 mV or less, about -830 mV or less, about - 840 mV or less, about -850 mV or less, or anywhere i between.
- the aluminum alloy can have an open corrosion potential of from about -740 mV to about -850 mV (e.g., from about -750 mV to about -840 mV or from about -770 mV to about -830 mV).
- the alloy can have an average conductivity value of above about 36 % based on the international annealed copper standard (IACS) (e.g., from about 37 % IACS to about 44 % IACS).
- IACS international annealed copper standard
- the alloy can have an average conductivity value of about 37%, about 38%, about 39%, about 40%, about 41%, about 42%, about 43%, about 44 %, or anywhere in between. All values in % IACS.
- the disclosed alloy composition is a product of a disclosed method.
- aluminum alloy properties are partially determined by the formation of microstructures during the alloy's preparation.
- the method of preparation for an alloy composition may influence or even determine whether the alloy will have properties adequate for a desired application.
- the alloy described herein can be cast using a casting method as known to those of skill in the art.
- the casting process can include a Direct Chill (DC) casting process.
- the DC casting process is performed according to standards commonly used in the aluminum mdustiy as known to one of skill in the art.
- the DC process can provide an ingot.
- the ingot can be scalped before downstream processing.
- the casting process can include a continuous casting (CC) process.
- CC continuous casting
- the cast aluminum alloy can then be subjected to further processing steps.
- the processing methods as described herein can include the steps of homogenization, hot rolling, cold rolling, and/or annealing.
- the homogenization step can include heating a cast aluminum alloy as described herein to attain a homogenization temperature of about, or at least about, 570 °C (e.g., at least about 570 °C, at least about 580 °C, at least about 590 °C, at least about 600 °C, at least about 610 °C, or anywhere in between).
- the cast aluminum alloy can be heated to a temperature of from about 570 °C to about 620 °C, from about 575 °C to about 615 °C, from about 585 °C to about 610 °C, or from about 590 °C to about 605 °C.
- the heating rate to the homogenization temperature can be about 100 °C/hour or less, about 75 °C/hour or less, about 50 °C/hour or less, about 40 °C/hour or less, about 30 °C/hour or less, about 25 °C/hour or less, about 20 °C/hour or less, about 15 °C/hour or less, or about 10 °C/hour or less.
- the heating rate to the homogenization temperature can be from about 10 °C/nim to about 100 °C/mm (e.g., about 10 °C/min to about 90 °C/min, about 10 °C/min to about 70 °C/min, about 10 °C/min to about 60 °C/min, from about 20 °C/min to about 90 °C/min, from about 30 °C/min to about 80 °C/min, from about 40 °C/min to about 70 °C/min, or from about 50 °C/min to about 60 °C/min).
- the cast aluminum alloy is then allowed to soak (i.e., held at the indicated temperature) for a period of time.
- the cast aluminum alloy is allowed to soak for up to about 5 hours (e.g., from about 10 minutes to about 5 hours, inclusively).
- the cast aluminum alloy can be soaked at a temperature of at least 570 °C for 10 minutes, 20 minutes, 30 minutes, 1 hour, 2 hours, 3 hours, 4 hours, 5 hours, or anywhere in between.
- the cast aluminum alloy can be cooled from the first temperature to a second temperature that is lower than the first temperature, in some examples, the second temperature is greater than about 555 °C (e.g., greater than about 560 °C, greater than about 565 °C, greater than about 570 °C, or greater than about 575 °C).
- the cast aluminum alloy can be cooled to a second temperature of from about 555 °C to about 590 °C, from about 560 °C to about 575 °C, from about 565 °C to about 580 °C, from about 570 °C to about 585 °C, from about 565 °C to about 570 °C, from about 570 °C to about 590 °C, or from about 575 °C to about 585 °C.
- the cooling rate to the second temperature can be from about 10 °C/min to about 100 °C/min (e.g., from about 20 °C/min to about 90 °C/min, from about 30 °C/min to about 80 °C/min, from about 10 °C/min to about 90 °C/min, from about 10 °C/min to about 70 °C/min, from about 10 °C/min to about 60 °C/min, from about 40 °C/min to about 70 °C/min, or from about 50 °C/min to about 60 °C/min).
- °C/min e.g., from about 20 °C/min to about 90 °C/min, from about 30 °C/min to about 80 °C/min, from about 10 °C/min to about 90 °C/min, from about 10 °C/min to about 70 °C/min, from about 10 °C/min to about 60 °C/min, from about 40 °
- the cast aluminum alloy can then be allowed to soak at the second temperature for a period of time.
- the ingot is allowed to soak for up to about 5 hours (e.g., from 10 minutes to 5 hours, inclusively).
- the ingot can be soaked at a temperature of from about 560 °C to about 590 °C for 10 minutes, 20 minutes, 30 minutes, 1 hour, 2 hours, 3 hours, 4 hours, 5 hours, or anywhere in between.
- a hot roiling step can be performed.
- the cast aluminum alloys are hot-rolled with a hot mill entry temperature range of about 560 °C to about 600 °C.
- the entry temperature can be about 560 °C, about 565 °C, about 570 °C, about 575 °C, about 580 °C, about 585 °C, about 590 °C, about 595 °C, or about 600 °C.
- the hot roil exit temperature can range from about 290 °C to about 350 °C (e.g., from about 310 °C to about 340 °C).
- the hot roll exit temperature can be about 290 °C, about 295 °C, about 300 °C, about 305 °C, about 310 °C, about 315 °C, about 320 °C, about 325 °C, about 330 °C, about 335 °C, about 340 °C, about 345 °C, about 350 °C, or anywhere in between.
- the cast aluminum alloy can be hot rolled to an about 2 mm to about 15 mm thick gauge (e.g., from about 2.5 mm to about 12 mm thick gauge).
- the cast aluminum alloy can be hot rolled to an about 2 mm thick gauge, about 2.5 mm thick gauge, about 3 mm thick gauge, about 3.5 mm thick gauge, about 4 mm thick gauge, about 5 mm thick gauge, about 6 mm thick gauge, about 7 mm thick gauge, about 8 mm thick gauge, about 9 mm thick gauge, about 10 mm thick gauge, about 1 1 mm thick gauge, about 12 mm thick gauge, about 3 mm thick gauge, about 14 mm thick gauge, or about 1 5 mm thick gauge.
- the cast aluminum alloy can be hot rolled to a gauge greater than 1 5 mm (i. e., a plate), in other cases, the cast aluminum alloy can be hot rolled to a gauge less than 4 mm (i.e. , a sheet).
- a cold rolling step can be performed following the hot rolling step.
- the rolled product from the hot roiling step can be cold rolled to a sheet (e.g. , below
- the rolled product is cold roiled to a thickness of about 0.4 mm to about 1.0 mm, about 1.0 mm to about 3.0 mm, or about 3.0 mm to less than about 4.0 mm.
- the alloy is cold rolled to about 3.5 mm or less, about 3 mm or less, about 2.5 mm or less, about 2 mm or less, about 1.5 mm or less, about I mm or less, about 0.5 mm or less, about 0.4 mm or less, about 0.3 mm or less, about 0.2 mm or less, or about 0.1 mm or less.
- the roiled product can be cold roiled to about 0.1 mm, about 0.2 mm, about 0.3 mm, about 0.4 mm, about 0.5 mm, about 0.6 mm, about 0.7 mm, about 0.8 mm, about 0.9 mm, about 1.0 mm, about 1.1 mm, about 1.2 mm, about 1.3 mm, about 1.4 mm, about 1.5 mm, about 1.6 mm, about 1.7 mm, about 1.8 mm, about 1.9 mm, about 2.0 mm, about 2.1 mm, about 2.2 mm, about 2.3 mm, about 2.4 mm, about 2.5 mm, about 2.6 mm, about 2.7 mm, about 2.8 mm, about 2.9 mm, about 3.0 mm, about 3.1 mm, about 3.2 mm, about 3.3 mm, about 3.4 mm, about 3.5 mm, about 3.6 mm, about 3.7 mm, about 3.8 mm, about 3.9 mm, about 4.0 mm, or anywhere in
- the method for processing the aluminum alloys as described herein can include the following steps.
- a homogenization step can be performed by heating a cast aluminum alloy as described herein to attain a homogenization temperature of about 590 °C over a time period of about 12 hours, wherein the cast aluminum alloys are allowed to soak at a temperature of about 590 °C for about 2 hours.
- the cast aluminum alloys can then be cooled to about 580 °C and allowed to soak for about 2 hours at 580 °C.
- the cast aluminum alloys can then be hot rolled to a gauge of about 2.5 mm thick.
- the cast aluminum alloys can then be cold rolled to a gauge of less than about 1.0 mm thick (e.g., about 1.0 mm or less or about 0.15 mm or less), providing an aluminum alloy sheet.
- the aluminum alloy sheet can be annealed by heating the sheet from room temperature to an annealing temperature of from about 200 °C to about 400 °C (e.g., from about 210 °C to about 375 °C, from about 220 °C to about 350 °C, from about 225 °C to about 345 °C, or from about 250 °C to about 320 °C).
- an annealing temperature of from about 200 °C to about 400 °C (e.g., from about 210 °C to about 375 °C, from about 220 °C to about 350 °C, from about 225 °C to about 345 °C, or from about 250 °C to about 320 °C).
- the heating rate to the annealing temperature can be about 100 °C/hour or less, about 75 °C/hour or less, about 50 °C/hour or less, about 40 °C/hour or less, about 30 °C/hour or less, about 25 °C/hour or less, about 20 °C/hour or less, about 15 °C/hour or less, or about 10 °C/hour or less.
- the sheet can soak at the temperature for a period of time. In certain aspects, the sheet is allowed to soak for up to approximately 6 hours (e.g., from about 10 seconds to about 6 hours, inclusively).
- the sheet can be soaked at the temperature of from about 230 °C to about 370 °C for about 20 seconds, about 25 seconds, about 30 seconds, about 35 seconds, about 40 seconds, about 45 seconds, about 50 seconds, about 55 seconds, about 60 seconds, about 65 seconds, about 70 seconds, about 75 seconds, about 80 seconds, about 85 seconds, about 90 seconds, about 95 seconds, about 100 seconds, about 105 seconds, about 110 seconds, about 115 seconds, about 120 seconds, about 125 seconds, about 130 seconds, about 135 seconds, about 140 seconds, about 145 seconds, about 150 seconds, about 5 minutes, about 10 minutes, about 15 minutes, about 20 minutes, about 25 minutes, about 30 minutes, about 35 minutes, about 40 minutes, about 45 minutes, about 50 minutes, about 55 minutes, about 60 minutes, about 65 minutes, about 70 minutes, about 75 minutes, about 80 minutes, about 85 minutes, about 90 minutes, about 95 minutes, about 100 minutes, about 105 minutes, about 110 minutes, about 115 minutes, about 120 minutes, about 2.5 hours, about 3 hours, about 3.5 hours, about 4 hours
- the sheet is heated to an annealing temperature of about 200 °C to about 400 °C at a constant rate of about 40 °C/hour to about 50 °C/hour. In some aspects, the sheet is allowed to soak at the annealing temperature for about 3 hours to about 5 hours (e.g., for about 4 hours). In some cases, the sheet is cooled from the annealing temperature at a constant rate of about 40 °C/hour to about 50 °C/hour. In some examples, the sheet is not annealed.
- the alloys and methods described herein can be used in industrial applications including sacrificial parts, heat dissipation, packaging, and building materials.
- the alloys described herein can be employed as industrial fin stock for heat exchangers.
- the industrial fin stock can be provided such that it is more resistant to corrosion than currently employed industrial fin stock alloys (e.g., AA7072 and AA1 100) and will still preferentially corrode protecting other metal parts incorporated in a heat exchanger.
- the aluminum alloys disclosed herein are suitable substitutes for metals conventionally used in indoor and outdoor HVAC units.
- the meaning of "indoor” refers to a placement contained within any structure produced by humans with controlled environmental conditions.
- the meaning of "outdoor” refers to a placement not fully contained within any structure produced by humans and exposed to geological and meteorological environmental conditions comprising air, solar radiation, wind, rain, sleet, snow, freezing rain, ice, hail, dust storms, humidity, aridity, smoke (e.g., tobacco smoke, house fire smoke, industrial incinerator smoke and wild fire smoke), smog, fossil fuel exhaust, bio-fuel exhaust, salts (e.g., high salt content air in regions near a body of salt water), radioactivity , electromagnetic waves, corrosive gases, corrosive liquids, galvanic metals, galvanic alloys, corrosive solids, plasma, fire, electrostatic discharge (e.g., lightning), biological materials (e.g., animal waste, saliva, excreted oils, vegetation), wind-blown particulates, barometric pressure change, and diurnal temperature change.
- the aluminum alloys described herein provide better corrosion performance and higher strength as compared to alloys currently employed.
- Exemplar ⁇ - and comparative alloys as shown in Table 5, were prepared according to the methods described herein. Alloys 1, 2, 3, and 4 are exemplary alloys created according to methods described herein. Alloy 5 is a comparative alloy prepared according to methods described herein. Alloy A is AA7072, which is currently employed as an industrial fin stock in commercial applications. Alloy B is AAl 100, which is currently employed as an industrial fin stock in commercial applications.
- the exemplary alloys described herein display exceptional mechanical properties as compared to the comparative alloys and can be excellent commercial alloys employed in industrial fin stock applications.
- Comp. Alloy C is an aluminum tube alloy containing 0.15 wt. % Zn
- Comp. Alloy D is an AA1235 aluminum alloy commonly used in heat exchangers.
- the open circuit potential corrosion values were measured according to ASTM G69. Corrosion test results are summarized in Table 7.
- the aluminum tube alloys Comp. Alloy C and Comp. Alloy D had an average open corrosion potential value vs. SCE of -741mV.
- the exemplary alloys in all tempers (e.g., H19, H23, and ()) exhibited electrochemical potential values comparable to the comparative alloys.
- the differences between Alloys 1-5 and Comp. Alloy C and between Alloys 1-5 and Comp. Alloy D ranged from 15-80 mV.
- the data show that Alloys 2, 3, 4 and 5 are acceptable to prepare fins that act as sacrificial anodes.
- Exemplary alloys with varying Zn subjected to electrochemical corrosion testing also exhibited a nearly linear correlation between Zn content and electrochemical potential. On average, an increase of 0.1 wt. % Zn provided an increase of about 9 mV in electrochemical potential.
- Exemplary alloys with a Zn content of about 2.5 wt. % or greater exhibited more negative corrosion potential, indicating that incorporating Zn greater than about 2.5 wt. % may not be desirable for achieving certain properties.
- Zn can be added optimally to be sufficiently resistant to corrosion to serve as a sacrificial alloy in a heat exchanger yet still preferentially corrode ahead of any primary functional metal parts of a heat exchanger, further suggesting the exemplary alloys described herein are excellent replacements for currently employed alloys used in industrial fin stock.
- the corrosion properties of the exemplary alloys described herein and the comparative alloys described herein according to ASTM G71 were also determined. Specifically, the corrosion properties were measured using zero resistance ammetry (ZRA). The ZRA galvanic compatibility was measured where the exemplary alloys were used as fin stock and Comp. Alloy C and Comp. Alloy D were used as tubestock. The results shown in Tables 10 and 11 represent the average current for the last four hours of the cycle as performed according to the test method. Table 10 shows the ZRA results for Alloys 1-5 gaivamcally coupled to Comp. Alloy C.
- Table 11 shows the ZRA results for Alloys 1-5 galvanicaliy coupled to Comp. Alloy D.
- exemplary fin alloys attached to comparative tube alloys Comp. Alloy C and Comp. Alloy D were also evaluated according to ASTM G85 Annex 3. Synthetic sea water, acidified to 2.8-3.0 pH, was used.
- the exemplary fin samples were mechanically assembled to the tube alloys and subjected to corrosion testing for an exposure of 4 weeks. As shown in Figures 1 and 2, the samples displayed progressively more corrosion on the exemplary alloys as the zinc content increased from 2 % to 2.5 %. This is particularly true for the exemplary alloys coupled to Comp. Alloy D. Based on these data, Zn levels less than 2 wt. % are preferred in some instances, but can be optimized depending on tube composition.
- the aluminum alloys described herein provide sacrificial corrosion characteristics and mechanical characteristics which enable the manufacture of aluminum alloy fin stock of reduced metal thickness.
- the fin stock of reduced metal thickness maintains sacrificial protection for the copper or aluminum alloy tubes in contact with the fins.
- the aluminum alloys described herein can also be used in other situations where mechanical strength in combination with sacrificial characteristics are desired.
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