Abstract: A heat exchanger for a motor vehicle is provided. The heat exchanger contains at least one element that contains aluminum. This element that contains aluminum has a core and at least one plating layer. The core is composed of a first aluminum alloy that contains approx. 0.5% to approx. 4% by weight Mn, and approx. 0.5% to approx. 4% by weight Mg. The at least one plating layer is composed of at least one other aluminum alloy.

Abstract: The invention relates to a tube, in particular a heat exchanger tube for a heat exchanger, in which the tube comprises two components that are materially bonded to one another with an adhesive bond, which then encompass a tubular interior through which a coolant can flow. At least one of the components comprises an aluminum alloy of the class EN AW-5000, in particular AW-5005, AW-5005a, AW-5049, AW-5052, or AW-5754, containing 0.5% to 4% magnesium by weight. At least one of the components has a bonding agent layer that contains titanium (Ti) and zirconium, at least on its surface where the adhesive bond is formed.

Abstract: A method for producing a multi-part cooling plate may including joining a flat component and a channel component. The flat component and the channel component may be formed from aluminum. The method may include forming a coolant conducting channel structure. Following the joining of the flat component with the channel component, the cooling plate may be cold worked, which may increase the strength and the flatness of the cooling plate.

Abstract: A method for producing a heat exchanger having tubes that are each received at a longitudinal end side in an associated header, the tubes and the headers are formed out of aluminium. The method may include soldering the tubes and the headers to one another to form a coolant-conducting channel structure, and cold-forming the heat exchanger following the soldering of the tubes to the headers such that strength is thereby increased.

Abstract: The invention relates to a method for producing a heat exchanger (1) having tubes (2), which are each received at the longitudinal end side in an associated header (3), wherein the tubes (2) and the headers (3) are formed out of aluminium and are soldered to one another and, in a state soldered to one another, form a coolant-conducting channel structure (4). Here it is substantial for the invention that the heat exchanger (1), following the soldering of the tubes (2) to the headers (3), is cold-formed and the strength thereby increased. By way of this, the weight and the costs can be reduced and the performance and the strength increased.

Abstract: A method for producing a multi-part cooling plate may including joining a flat component and a channel component. The flat component and the channel component may be formed from aluminum. The method may include forming a coolant conducting channel structure. Following the joining of the flat component with the channel component, the cooling plate may be cold worked, which may increase the strength and the flatness of the cooling plate.

Abstract: A soldered aluminum heat exchanger, having tubes made of a core material through which tubes a coolant flows, and the tubes being connected to at least one header by means of an inner soldered joint; having a protective plating on the inner face of the core material comprising aluminum and using four-layer technology; having an inner solder plating on the protective plating; and having an outer solder plating on the outer face of the tube facing away from the coolant face.

Abstract: A multi-layered brazing sheet with improved long life corrosion resistance achieved by balancing the Zn, Cu, Mn, Si and Mg content of the core and interliner alloy. The brazing sheet has a core of a 3xxx alloy, an inner braze cladding of a 4xxx alloy, and between core and inner braze cladding an interliner of a 3xxx alloy. The 3xxx alloy of the core has 0.55-1.0 wt % Cu, 0.7-1.8 wt % Mn, <0.3 wt % Mg, <0.4 wt % Zn. The 3xxx alloy of the interliner has <0.25 wt % Cu, 0.5-1.5 wt % Mn, <0.3 wt % Mg, 0.1-5.0 wt % Zn. A 1xxx or 7xxx alloy could be used for the interliner instead of the 3xxx alloy.