Brazing Copper Tube To Stainless Steel

You can purchase brazing rods with varying of silver content and either flux coated or un coated rod.

Brazing copper tube to stainless steel.

Brazing copper to steel is actually pretty easy. Generally welding holds stainless steel parts together best. Bryan explains the difference between his and claytons approaches. For over 40 years franklin brazing has been a leader in the heat treating industry.

Surfaces may be properly cleaned for brazing by brushing with a stainless steel wire brush or by a stiff rubbing with emery cloth or scotch brite. Regardless of the type of work you need done we guarantee it will be finished by the expected. 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. But will also cost more and requires the use of an acetylene or mapp gas torch to melt the brazing rod.

How to braze stainless steel to copper. Brazing copper will provide a stronger bond because of the high of silver in the brazing rod. The brazing process can yield strong joints that are ductile clean and smooth. Brazing stainless steels requires adequate planning as the alloys used to form joints must have properties compatible with the base metal.

You can silver solder stainless to itself or to brass or copper to make easier connections without risk of corrosion problems. If oil or grease is present clean with a commercial solvent. Clean tube end and inside surface of fitting the joint surface areas should be clean and free from oil grease or oxide contamination. Tune in for today s tips on torch brazing stainless steel.

If this video we show you how to do just that using 56 silver flux coated brazing alloy by solderweld. Anyone have suggestions on what brazing alloys will work for brazing copper tubing to 304 stainless fittings. The joint will only be as strong as the silver solder itself. However a key advantage is that many dissimilar metals can be joined to stainless steels by brazing.

Clayton peeples shows how to use 45 silver solder to braze steel and copper.