IP Library Granted Patent US 10,670,350
Granted Patent B2
US 10,670,350 · App. 16/219,023 · Granted Jun 2, 2020

Method of manufacturing heat exchanger

Inventors: Yoshiaki Hori (Tokyo, JP); Kazunari Imakawa (Tokyo, JP)
Assignee: NIPPON STEEL NISSHIN CO., LTD.
F28F9/18B23K20/02B23K37/00C22C38/00F28F3/00F28F21/083F28F21/089F28F2275/02F28F2275/061
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Patent No.
US 10,670,350
App. No.
16/219,023
Granted
Jun 2, 2020
Kind
B2
Abstract

Provided is a method of manufacturing a heat exchanger by diffusion bonding in which deformation of bonding members as stainless steel plates is suppressed, and releasability (detachability of a bonding member from a release member) after diffusion bonding treatment is excellent. Provided is a method of manufacturing a heat exchanger, the method including layering a plurality of bonding members 1 made of stainless steel, and applying heat and pressure to effect diffusion bonding of the bonding members 1 , in which release members 3 are arranged on the both surface sides of the bonding members 1 , and holding jigs 4 are arranged so as to sandwich the bonding members 1 through the release members 3 , and pressing is then performed through the holding jigs 4 with a pressure device, and in which the diffusion bonding is performed using a combination of the release members 3 and the bonding members 1 , the release members 3 including a steel material containing 1.5 mass % or more of Si, and a ratio (Fr/Fp) of the high-temperature strength (Fr) of the release members 3 at 1000° C. to the high-temperature strength (Fp) of the bonding members 1 at 1000° C. being 0.9 or more.

Claims (11)

1. A method of manufacturing a heat exchanger, the method comprising layering a plurality of bonding members made of stainless steel, and applying heat and pressure to effect diffusion bonding of the bonding members,

wherein release members are arranged on both surface sides of the bonding members, and holding jigs are arranged so as to sandwich the bonding members through the release members, and pressing is then performed through the holding jigs with a pressure device, and

wherein the diffusion bonding is performed using a combination of the release members and the bonding members, the release members including a steel material containing 1.5 mass % or more of Si, and

a ratio (Fr/Fp) of high-temperature strength (Fr) of the release members at 1000° C. to high-temperature strength (Fp) of the bonding members at 1000° C. being 0.9 or more.

2. The method of manufacturing a heat exchanger according to claim 1 , wherein an average cooling rate after heating in the diffusion bonding is less than 1.2° C./min.

3. The method of manufacturing a heat exchanger according to claim 1 , wherein the holding jigs include a carbon material.

4. The method of manufacturing a heat exchanger according to, wherein a parting agent is applied to both sides of the release members.

5. The method of manufacturing a heat exchanger according to claim 2 , wherein the holding jigs include a carbon material.

6. The method of manufacturing a heat exchanger according to claim 2 , wherein a parting agent is applied to both sides of the release members.

7. The method of manufacturing a heat exchanger according to claim 3 , wherein a parting agent is applied to both sides of the release members.

8. The method of manufacturing a heat exchanger according to claim 5 , wherein a parting agent is applied to both sides of the release members.

Assignments (4)
MERGER Recorded Apr 20, 2022
From: NIPPON STEEL NISSHIN CO., LTD.
To: NIPPON STEEL CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 059712/0475 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Apr 20, 2022
From: NIPPON STEEL CORPORATION
To: NIPPON STEEL STAINLESS STEEL CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 059712/0669 →
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Feb 4, 2020
From: NISSHIN STEEL CO.,LTD.
To: NIPPON STEEL NISSHIN CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 051797/0370 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Dec 13, 2018
From: HORI, YOSHIAKI; IMAKAWA, KAZUNARI
To: NISSHIN STEEL CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 047767/0392 →
Continuity (2)
Continuation PCTJP2018010334 · Mar 15, 2018
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