Brazing Copper To Stainless Steel

Clean and flux the area to be silver brazed.

Brazing copper to stainless steel. You can use any silver solder but you will need an acid based flux. Recommended rods by metal type. Use the right brazing rod material for the metal used in your project. Generally welding holds stainless steel parts together best.

Copper phosphorous brazing welding rods. How to braze stainless steel to copper. The joint will only be as strong as the silver solder itself. All i had on that day was a cutting torch but it allowed for a soft enough flame to get the job done.

However a key advantage is that many dissimilar metals can be joined to stainless steels by brazing. But will also cost more and requires the use of an acetylene or mapp gas torch to melt the brazing rod. Specializing in brazing and annealing for chromium alloys such as stainless steel we treat other materials as well including carbon steel mild steel and copper. You can purchase brazing rods with varying of silver content and either flux coated or un coated rod.

Ssf 6 silver solder and a propane torch are used to demonstrate how to join a piece of copper tubing to a piece of stainless steel tubing. Thats a good indication that brazing material flowed where it was needed. For over 40 years franklin brazing has been a leader in the heat treating industry. Tune in for today s tips on torch brazing stainless steel.

The brazing process can yield strong joints that are ductile clean and smooth. Brazing copper will provide a stronger bond because of the high of silver in the brazing rod. Brazing stainless steels requires adequate planning as the alloys used to form joints must have properties compatible with the base metal. Regardless of the type of work you need done we guarantee it will be finished by the expected.

You can silver solder stainless to itself or to brass or copper to make easier connections without risk of corrosion problems.