A class of silver brazing filler metals is designed to eliminate the use of toxic cadmium in the composition of silver solders. Cadmium-oxide fumes occur when the braze reaches a high temperature, ...

Brazing joins parts by heating them to more than 840°F and applying a filler metal that has a melting temperature below that of the base metal. Filler metal flows into the joint by capillary ...

Ceramics once regarded as non reactive can be made slightly reactive by the use of strong acids and a great deal of electrical energy applied in a manner consistent with standard electroplating tools ...

Brazing and soldering practices are one of many areas in the HVACR field where what is commonly practiced isn’t what’s best, and what’s taught doesn’t apply in all cases. Let’s start with the basics.

Multiple tool inserts, typically between 40 and 60, are usually brazed individually onto a single drill bit, especially when used in down-hole fixed-cutter, hammer, or rock drill rebuild and ...