SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ATTACHING STAINLESS STEEL SIDE PLATES TO THE COPPER/BRASS TUBES OF A HEAT EXCHANGER CORE

摘要

A system and method for attaching very thin stainless steel plates to a radiator or heat exchanger core using the CuproBraze® brazing technique. The use of thin stainless steel side plates produces the structural strength needed in the radiator or heat exchanger core assembly without adding an excessive amount of weight. Heretofore, the CuproBraze® brazing technique has not been used with stainless steel. The stainless steel radiator or heat exchanger core side plates need only be about half as thick as a copper/brass side plate to provide the strength needed for support of the radiator or heat exchanger core.