Skip to main content
SpringerLink
Log in

Effect of Microstructural Evolution on Sagging Behavior of Cold-Rolled Aluminum Foil During the Brazing Thermal Cycle

  • Published:
Journal of Materials Engineering and Performance Aims and scope Submit manuscript

Abstract

Effect of microstructural evolution on sagging behavior of aluminum foil was investigated during the brazing thermal cycle. During the brazing thermal cycle, the sagging behavior consists of three stages: slight sagging stage, accelerative sagging stage and slow sagging stage. The sagging of cold-rolled aluminum foil mainly occurs in the accelerative sagging stage, which is governed by recovery under external stress in the sagging test. The coarse recrystallized grain is responsible for the slow sagging stage by reducing grain boundary sliding. Increasing cold-rolled reduction and addition of final annealing heat treatment can improve sagging resistance by shortening recovery process during the brazing thermal cycle. Dissolution of dispersoids has few effects on sagging deformation.

This is a preview of subscription content, log in via an institution to check access.

Access this article

Log in via an institution

Price excludes VAT (USA)
Tax calculation will be finalised during checkout.

Instant access to the full article PDF.

Institutional subscriptions

Fig. 1
Fig. 2
Fig. 3
Fig. 4
Fig. 5
Fig. 6
Fig. 7
Fig. 8
Fig. 9
Fig. 10

Similar content being viewed by others

References

  1. A. Kawahara, A. Niikura, and T. Doko, Development of Aluminum Alloy Fin Stock for Heat Exchangers Using Twin-Roll Continuous Casting Method, Furukawa Rev., 2003, 24, p 81–88

    Google Scholar 

  2. J. Qin, S.B. Kang, and J.H. Cho, Sagging Mechanisms in the Brazing of Aluminum Heat Exchangers, Scr. Mater., 2013, 68, p 941–944

    Article  Google Scholar 

  3. J.S. Ryu, M.S. Kim, and D.S. Jung, Brazeability of Cold Rolled Three Layer Al-7.5Si/Al-1.2Mn-2Zn-(0.04–1.0)Si/Al-7.5Si(wt%) Clad Sheets, J. Mater. Process. Technol., 2002, 130–131, p 240–244

    Article  Google Scholar 

  4. Y.Y. Tu, Z. Tong, and J. Jiang, Effect of Microstructure on Diffusional Solidification of 4343/3005/4343 Multi-layer Aluminum Brazing Sheet, Metall. Mater. Trans. A, 2013, 44A, p 1760–1766

    Article  Google Scholar 

  5. J.S. Yoon, S.H. Lee, and M.S. Kim, Fabrication and Brazeability of a Three-Layer 4343/3003/4343 Aluminum Clad Sheet by Rolling, J. Mater. Process. Technol., 2001, 111, p 85–89

    Article  Google Scholar 

  6. J.S. Yoon, S.H. Lee, and M.S. Kim, Sagging Resistance of Cold Rolled Aluminum 4343/3N03/4343 Clad Sheet, J. Mater. Sci. Lett., 2001, 20, p 229–232

    Article  Google Scholar 

  7. S.H. Lee, J.S. Yoon, and M.S. Kim, Effects of Cold Rolling Parameters on Sagging Behavior for Three Layer Al-Si/Al-Mn(Zn)/Al-Si Brazing Sheets, Metals Mater. Int., 2002, 3, p 227–232

    Article  Google Scholar 

  8. Y.Y. Tu, X.L. Liu, M.D. Zhang et al., Improving Brazeability of AA3003+ Zn Brazing Aluminum Sheets by Final Annealing, Adv. Mater. Res., 2011, 197–198, p 1555–1560

    Article  Google Scholar 

  9. H.W. Liu, Mechanics of Materials, Higher Education Press, Beijing, 2004

    Google Scholar 

  10. J.R. Davis, Ed., Aluminum and Aluminum Alloys, ASM International, Materials Park, 1993

    Google Scholar 

  11. T. Hasegawa, T. Yakou, and U.F. Kocks, Length Changes and Stress Effects During Recovery of Deformed Aluminum, Acta Metall., 1982, 30, p 235–243

    Article  Google Scholar 

  12. J.H. Auld, R.I. Garrod, and T.R. Thomson, Recrystallization During Creep of Prestrained Aluminum, Acta Metall., 1957, 5, p 741–746

    Article  Google Scholar 

  13. S. Bhaumik, V. Mohles, G. Gottstein, C. Heering, and G. Hirt, Derivation of Recovery Kinetics from Stress Relaxation Test, Adv. Eng. Mater., 2010, 3, p 127–130

    Article  Google Scholar 

  14. S. Bhaumik, V. Mohles and G. Gottstein, Integrating Stress Enhanced Recovery into a Work Hardening Model, in Proceedings of the 12th International Conference on Aluminum Alloys (2010), p 1159–1164.

  15. S. Bhaumik, X. Molodova, and G. Gottstein, Effect of Stress on the Annealing Behavior of Severely Plastically Deformed Aluminum Alloy 3103, Mater. Sci. Eng. A, 2010, 527, p 5826–5830

    Article  Google Scholar 

Download references

Acknowledgments

The authors would like to thank the support from Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Clad Materials (No. BM2014006), Program on Jiangsu Science and Technology Achievements Transformation (No. BA2015079), International Science & Technology Cooperation Program of Wuxi City (No. CZE02H1504), and Key Countries and Institutions of Industrial Technology Cooperation Projects (No. BZ2016004).

Author information

Authors and Affiliations

  1. Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Clad Materials, Yin Bang Clad Material Co., Ltd., Wuxi, 214145, China

    Canwei Liu, Xili Xue, Xin Chen, Long Li, Chengdong Xia, Zhaojun Zhong & Dejing Zhou

Authors
  1. Canwei Liu
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

  2. Xili Xue
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

  3. Xin Chen
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

  4. Long Li
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

  5. Chengdong Xia
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

  6. Zhaojun Zhong
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

  7. Dejing Zhou
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

Corresponding author

Correspondence to Dejing Zhou.

Rights and permissions

Reprints and permissions

About this article

Check for updates. Verify currency and authenticity via CrossMark

Cite this article

Liu, C., Xue, X., Chen, X. et al. Effect of Microstructural Evolution on Sagging Behavior of Cold-Rolled Aluminum Foil During the Brazing Thermal Cycle. J. of Materi Eng and Perform 26, 5563–5570 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11665-017-2782-8

Download citation

  • Received:

  • Revised:

  • Published:

  • Issue Date:

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s11665-017-2782-8

Keywords

Search

Navigation