CPC C22F 1/04 (2013.01) [B32B 15/017 (2013.01); C22C 21/00 (2013.01)] | 8 Claims |
1. A corrosion resistant aluminum alloy tube, the tube having a composition consisting of:
0.05-0.15% by weight of silicon;
less than or equal to 0.40% by weight of iron;
0.01-0.6% by weight of manganese;
less than or equal to 0.30% by weight of magnesium;
less than or equal to 0.70% by weight of zinc;
0.05-0.35% by weight of chromium;
0.02-0.20% by weight of zirconium;
less than or equal to 0.25% by weight of titanium;
less than or equal to 0.20% by weight vanadium;
less than or equal to 0.10% by weight of copper;
up to 0.15% by weight of other impurities, each not greater than 0.03% by weight, and
a balance of aluminum, and
wherein the tube has a coating of zinc on an outer surface thereof.
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