EP2451604A4 - Copper alloy for heat exchanger tube - Google Patents

Copper alloy for heat exchanger tube

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Publication number
EP2451604A4
EP2451604A4 EP10797826.4A EP10797826A EP2451604A4 EP 2451604 A4 EP2451604 A4 EP 2451604A4 EP 10797826 A EP10797826 A EP 10797826A EP 2451604 A4 EP2451604 A4 EP 2451604A4
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Prior art keywords
heat exchanger
copper alloy
exchanger tube
tube
alloy
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German (de)
French (fr)
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EP2451604B1 (en
EP2451604A1 (en
Inventor
Parker M Finney
Larz Ignberg
Anders Kamf
Tim Goebel
Eric Gong
Ed Rottman
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Virtus Precision Tube LLC
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Luvata Espoo Oy
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    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F28—HEAT EXCHANGE IN GENERAL
    • F28F—DETAILS OF HEAT-EXCHANGE AND HEAT-TRANSFER APPARATUS, OF GENERAL APPLICATION
    • F28F21/00—Constructions of heat-exchange apparatus characterised by the selection of particular materials
    • F28F21/08—Constructions of heat-exchange apparatus characterised by the selection of particular materials of metal
    • F28F21/081—Heat exchange elements made from metals or metal alloys
    • F28F21/085—Heat exchange elements made from metals or metal alloys from copper or copper alloys
    • C—CHEMISTRY; METALLURGY
    • C22—METALLURGY; FERROUS OR NON-FERROUS ALLOYS; TREATMENT OF ALLOYS OR NON-FERROUS METALS
    • C22C—ALLOYS
    • C22C9/00—Alloys based on copper
    • C22C9/02—Alloys based on copper with tin as the next major constituent
    • C—CHEMISTRY; METALLURGY
    • C22—METALLURGY; FERROUS OR NON-FERROUS ALLOYS; TREATMENT OF ALLOYS OR NON-FERROUS METALS
    • C22C—ALLOYS
    • C22C9/00—Alloys based on copper
    • C22C9/06—Alloys based on copper with nickel or cobalt as the next major constituent
    • C—CHEMISTRY; METALLURGY
    • C22—METALLURGY; FERROUS OR NON-FERROUS ALLOYS; TREATMENT OF ALLOYS OR NON-FERROUS METALS
    • C22F—CHANGING THE PHYSICAL STRUCTURE OF NON-FERROUS METALS AND NON-FERROUS ALLOYS
    • C22F1/00—Changing the physical structure of non-ferrous metals or alloys by heat treatment or by hot or cold working
    • C22F1/08—Changing the physical structure of non-ferrous metals or alloys by heat treatment or by hot or cold working of copper or alloys based thereon

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  • Chemical & Material Sciences (AREA)
  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Mechanical Engineering (AREA)
  • Materials Engineering (AREA)
  • Metallurgy (AREA)
  • Organic Chemistry (AREA)
  • Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • Thermal Sciences (AREA)
  • General Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Crystallography & Structural Chemistry (AREA)
  • Heat-Exchange Devices With Radiators And Conduit Assemblies (AREA)
  • Conductive Materials (AREA)
  • Rigid Pipes And Flexible Pipes (AREA)
EP10797826.4A 2009-07-10 2010-07-08 Copper alloy for heat exchanger tube Not-in-force EP2451604B1 (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (2)

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US22467109P 2009-07-10 2009-07-10
PCT/US2010/041313 WO2011005926A1 (en) 2009-07-10 2010-07-08 Copper alloy for heat exchanger tube

Publications (3)

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EP2451604A1 EP2451604A1 (en) 2012-05-16
EP2451604A4 true EP2451604A4 (en) 2013-04-10
EP2451604B1 EP2451604B1 (en) 2017-08-30

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EP10797826.4A Not-in-force EP2451604B1 (en) 2009-07-10 2010-07-08 Copper alloy for heat exchanger tube

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US (2) US20110005739A1 (en)
EP (1) EP2451604B1 (en)
JP (2) JP2012532990A (en)
CN (2) CN102470471A (en)
BR (1) BR112012000607B1 (en)
CA (1) CA2767242C (en)
ES (1) ES2649557T3 (en)
HK (1) HK1251625A1 (en)
MX (1) MX340861B (en)
MY (1) MY173128A (en)
WO (1) WO2011005926A1 (en)

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HK1251625A1 (en) 2019-02-01
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BR112012000607B1 (en) 2019-03-06
CA2767242A1 (en) 2011-01-13
BR112012000607A8 (en) 2018-02-06
CN102470471A (en) 2012-05-23
ES2649557T3 (en) 2018-01-12
MY173128A (en) 2019-12-30
US20160363397A1 (en) 2016-12-15
JP2012532990A (en) 2012-12-20
CN107739880A (en) 2018-02-27
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US20110005739A1 (en) 2011-01-13
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