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What is Brazing

Brazing Technology is a joining process in which a

filler metal is melted and dispersed by capillary action
between the faying surfaces of the metal parts being
joined. No melting of the base metals occurs in
brazing; only the filler metals are melted. In brazing,
the filler metal (also called as brazing metal), has a
melting point is above 840 F (450 C) but below the
melting point of the base metal to be joined. Tensile
strength of the joint is about 40000 psi.

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Advantages of Brazing:
Brazing has numerous advantages compared to
welding:

1. Any metals can be joined including dissimilar

metals
2. Certain brazing methods can be performed
quickly and consistently, thus permitting high
cycle rates and automated production
3. Some methods allow multiple joints to be
brazed simultaneously
4. Brazing can be applied to join thin walled parts
(But welding doesnt)
5. Less heat and power are required than in
fusion welding
6. Brazed joints never penetrate the base metal
(were the welded joint penetrate the base metal)

Limitations of Brazing:
Brazing also has some disadvantages:

1. Brazings joint strength is normally less than

that of a welded joint
2. Even though the strength of a good brazed
joint is better than that of the filler metal, it is
likely to be less than that of the base metals
3. High operational temperatures may weaken
the brazed joint
4. The color of the metal in the brazed joint may
not match the color of the base metal parts. It is
an aesthetic disadvantage.

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Brazing Joints:

Brazing Filler metal:

Copper brazing filler metal
Silver brazing filler metal
Coated brass brazing filler metal
Nickel brazing
Aluminum brazing
Mild steel brazing
Aluminium silicon brazing
Copper phosphorus brazing
Magnesium brazing

To qualify as a brazing metal, the following

characteristics are needed:

1. Melting temperature must be compatible with

base metal
2. Low surface tension in liquid phase for good
weldability
3. High fluidity for penetration into the interface
4. Capability of being brazed into a joint of
adequate strength for the application
5. Avoidance of chemical and physical
interactions with base metal

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Filler metals practiced to the brazing operation in a

variety of ways. The brazed metal comes as wire, rod,
sheets, strips, powders, pastes and preformed parts
made of braze metal. They designed to fit a particular
joining configuration and cladding on one surface to
be brazed.

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Brazing Flux:
Brazing fluxes (aluminum brazing flux, silver brazing
flux) serve as a similar purpose as in welding. They
dissolve or combine or slow down the formation of
oxides and other unwanted by products in the
brazing process. Use of a flux doesnt substitute for
the cleaning steps described previously.

Brazing Fluxes are available in three phases. They are:

1. Paste
2. Powder
3. Liquid

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Characteristics of a good flux include:

1. Flux has low melting temperature
2. It has low viscosity so that it can be displaced
by the filler metal
3. Fluxes facilitates wetting
4. It protects the joint until solidification of the
filler metal starts. The flux should also be easy to
remove after brazing operations.
5. Chemically cleans the metal surfaces
6. It shields the process from oxidation and
atmospheric contamination

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Vivekanandan October 10, 2017 10:00 am

Informative article. You can mentioned

the applications.

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