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3787  Controlled Atmosphere Brazing of Aluminum Heat Exchangers and Effects of Flux Residues on Corrosion of the
Cooling System Components in Engine Coolants

Friday, October 10, 2008: 9:25 AM
Virginia City I (Flamingo Las Vegas)

Dr. Bo Yang , Honeywell, Danbury, CT
Aleksei V. Gershun , Honeywell, Danbury, CT
Peter M. Woyciesjes , Honeywell, Danbury, CT
Automotive heat exchangers, such as radiators and heater cores, are now mostly made of aluminum
alloys.  Increasingly, a brazing technique known as controlled atmosphere brazing (CAB) is used to
manufacture the aluminum automotive heat exchangers. In the CAB process, fluoride­containing fluxes
are typically used to dissolve the aluminum oxide layer on the surface and inhibit reoxidation during the
brazing cycle to facilitate the effective joining of the individual components of the heat exchangers.
Removal of the flux residue on the internal surface of heat exchangers after brazing is thought to be
unnecessary since the flux residue is generally considered to be non­corrosive. Studies conducted
recently by a team headed by Honeywell researchers show that residues from potassium fluoroaluminate
fluxes are soluble in commercial coolants and can leach out fluoride ions that enhance corrosion of
aluminum alloys in cooling systems.  In this paper, results obtained on the study of the effect of the
residues of several different and newly developed fluxes on corrosion in engine coolants are reported.
Systematic investigation of the effects of fluoride and residual fluxes on localized and general corrosion
of different types of metals in engine cooling systems and their remedies are also presented and
discussed.

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