Brazing The applications

Brazing can join dissimilar metals such as aluminum, silver, copper, gold, and nickel.
Brazing also has minimal effects on the two metal parts.
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(a) Brazing is used for fastening of pipe fittings, tanks, carbide tips on tools, radiators, heat
exchangers, electrical parts, axles, etc.
(b) It can join cast metals to wrought metals, dissimilar metals and also porous metal components.
(c) It is used to join band saws, parts of bicycle such as frame and rims.
http://www.educationportals.net/brazing-and-its-applications/
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Soldering, in addition to having a lower processing temperature, typically

results in a lower-strength joint than a brazed joint. For many applications,
this is suitable and even desirable. The shear strength of brazed joints
typically exceeds that of soldered joints by a factor of five. High heat input
can damage sensitive electronics or small components.
Both techniques can be used to join many metals and metallic alloys,
ceramics, and composite materials, to like and dissimilar materials.
Will the substrate be damaged at a higher temperature?
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Strength requirements brazed joints can be 3 10x the strength of

soldered joints
Corrosion resistance solders are generally more susceptible to oxidation
and degradation from chemicals and salt since the fillers are Sn, Zn or Pb
based.
Temperature assemblies can be exposed to solders melt from 100
250C and are generally used in electronics and other temperature sensitive
parts.
Thermal expansion differing CTE assembly materials benefit from
soldering since lower joining temperature lowers distortion upon cooling and
softer filler metals permit CTE mismatch to be accommodated.
Cost soldering is generally a lower cost process with the filler metals
being less expensive and the lower temperatures processing reduced post
joining clean-up lowers overall joining costs.

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The terminals themselves don't actually melt and aren't usually changed in
any way: the solder just sits on top. But when you braze, you work at a much
higher temperature. The filler melts and seeps right into the surface of the
metals you're joining, so it binds them together securely. Brazing is thus a bit
like a cross between welding and soldering and it's mainly concerned with
making a secure mechanical joint
http://www.explainthatstuff.com/weldingsoldering.html

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To identify which technique is most appropriate for joining two base materials, we must be aware
of the melting temperatures of these metals. Since brazing uses a filler that has been melted at a
temperature of at least 450 oc, as defined by the American Welding Society, the base materials
must have melting temperatures greater than this. Secondly we need to analyse the necessary
properties of the join. If we require the join to have a high mechanical strength then Brazing is a
much more applicable process. Because of the much higher temperatures used, when brazing the
filler soaks into the surface of the base metals fixing them much more securely than in soldering
where the solder binds more adhesively. Because of this, brazed joints can be 3-10 times stronger
than those of soldered joints. Examples of when this strength is necessary are limitless but one of
the most common cases is brazing steel bike frames.
Whilst higher temperatures increase strength they can also cause greater distortion as the metal
can warp or distort when cooling. A phenomenon worsened when metals of greater temperatures
are cooled. If working with very small or very thin metals this can be problematic and may not be
an appropriate process.
Due to the difference in fillers used in soldering (Tin, zinc and lead based alloys) compared to
brazing (copper based alloys) brazing is often considered to be more resistant to corrosion;
soldered joints can be more susceptible to degradation from chemicals or salt.
Hoganas, a Swedish manufacturing company uses brazing for many products including in the
production of catalytic converters in motorbikes. The catalytic converters must be able to
withstand long periods of intense vibration and high exhaust temperatures. The appropriate
method they have chosen requires a Nickel-based brased alloy.
https://www.hoganas.com/en/business-areas/brazing/brazing-pastes/brazing-applications/
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