Brazing Steel To Copper

Here are basic tips for silver brazing copper to steel or stainless steel.

Brazing steel to copper.

A table listing copper base alloys can be found in a commercial publication. The higher the silver content the stronger the bond but the hotter the temperature needed to melt the filler metal. Trying to brazing a steel to copper connection do i have to use a kind of flux or is correct do it as a copper to copper. Copper phosphorous brazing welding rods.

The brazing rod should be melted by the heat of the metal pieces being joined not by direct contact with the flame of the torch. I use oxi acetylene torch and use silfox solder. How to braze stainless steel to copper. You can purchase brazing rods with varying of silver content and either flux coated or un coated rod.

But you can attach copper to steel with silver solder using a propane torch and call it whatever you like. View profile view forum posts visit homepage view forum threads professional member. Thats a good indication that brazing material flowed where it was needed. Recommended rods by metal type.

Clean and flux the area to be silver brazed. These alloys contain phosphorus and are self fluxing on copper. When brazing brass or bronze fittings stay silv white flux is required with these alloys. With proper flux provided in the joint brazing steel can be done with mechanized torch setup or within induction coils depending on requirements and availability of equipment.

But will also cost more and requires the use of an acetylene or mapp gas torch to melt the brazing rod. Use a torch that produces a high intensity flame. When brazing iron steel or other ferrous metals select one of the stay silv brazing alloys such as safety silv 45 or safety silv 56 with safety silv white brazing flux. Technically you can either braze or solder though you cannot braze with solder or solder with brazing rods.

Brazing copper will provide a stronger bond because of the high of silver in the brazing rod. Use the right brazing rod material for the metal used in your project.