CuproBraze Proves Versatile in the Design of Heat Exchangers

CuproBraze Proves Versatile in the Design of Heat Exchangers
Key Advances Include “One-Shot” Brazing and New Tube Designs

CuproBraze has long been considered a versatile and flexible materials system. Typically, heat exchanger cores of different sizes and designs are processed on the same production line, unlike other processes such as brazed aluminum. For the latter, because of the difficulty of establishing the correct processing parameters, high volume production lines dedicated to identical products are the rule. For the CuproBraze process, flexible manufacturing is the rule. The underlying reason why the CuproBraze process is suitable for flexible manufacturing is that it allows for more latitude or leeway in temperature cycling than other processes. In other words, the temperature cycle that melts the brazing material can be varied significantly without damaging the bulk metals. This simple fact has important consequences for the production environment as well as design.