Effects of cold rolling parameters on sagging behavior for three layer Al−Si/Al−Mn(Zn)/Al−Si brazing sheets

Abstract

The effects of intermediate annealing (IA) and the final cold rolling (CR) condition on the microstructure and sagging resistance during brazing were investigated using three layer clad sheets composed of the Al−7.5 wt.%Si alloy (filler, thickness: 10 μm)/Al−1.3 wt.%Mn based alloy (core, 80 μm)/Al−7.5 wt.%Si alloy (filler, 10 μm). Also, the effect of 1.2≈2 wt.% Zn addition into the core on the sagging resistance of the clad sheets was determined. It was revealed that all the clad sheets fabricated by the optimum condition (IA at 690 K and CR to 20≈45%) show excellent sagging resistance with a limited erosion due to the formation of a coarsely recrystallized grain structure in the core during brazing. It was also revealed that the recrystallization behavior of the Al−1.3 wt.%Mn based alloy is hardly affected by the addition of 1.2≈2 wt.%Zn during the brazing cycle. Therefore, the sagging resistance of the clad sheets is found to be governed not by the Zn content added in the Al−1.3wt.%Mn based core, but by the intermediate annealing and final cold rolling condition.