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Precision and Reliability: High Purity Alloys in Microelectronics Soldering
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Lucas-Milhaupt Brazing Experts on Aug 7, 2023
In the ever-growing market of microelectronics, every detail matters. From the design and fabrication of integrated circuits to the assembly of complex electronic devices, precision and reliability are paramount. One critical aspect that often goes unnoticed but plays a pivotal role in achieving ...
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Brazing in aerospace-connecting the world around us
Posted by
Lucas-Milhaupt Brazing Experts on May 4, 2020
In our current era, connecting regions of the world has never been more important, whether it is bringing loved ones together, supplying disaster areas with immediate aid, or sending satellites into space. Incredible advancements in aerospace have allowed companies to meet these needs, but behind ...
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Aluminum Brazing: Corrosive or Non-Corrosive Flux
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Lucas-Milhaupt Brazing Experts on Feb 25, 2020
Aluminum brazing has become prevalent in the automotive and HVAC/R industries. Most manufacturers are using all-aluminum or mostly aluminum components, including evaporator and condenser coils, distributors, liquid and suction lines. When brazing aluminum, two families of fluxes are commercially ...
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Topics: Automotive
Brazing Safety Tips: Six Steps for Safe Brazing
Posted by
Lucas-Milhaupt Brazing Experts on Feb 22, 2019
While safety is a critical component in any manufacturing operating, brazing carries its own hazards, including chemical fumes and the heat of the torch flame. Modern safety programs focus on behavior-based safety (BBS) – encouraging employees to focus on actions leading to safer outcomes by ...
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Topics: Brazing Fundamentals, Brazing Tips
High Purity Alloys → More Predictable Product Performance
Posted by
Lucas-Milhaupt Brazing Experts on Jan 15, 2019
Improve Product Performance with High Purity Alloys For many industries, higher quality alloys yield better connections, better assemblies, longer life and more predictable product performance. Lucas-Milhaupt manufactures high purity alloys to meet your most stringent requirements. How are high ...
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Topics: High Purity Vacuum Tube Grade
Benefits of Controlled Atmosphere Brazing in Automotive Manufacturing
Posted by
Lucas-Milhaupt Brazing Experts on Oct 31, 2018
If you have taken a look under the hood of your car lately, you likely have seen parts that were brazed using a Controlled Atmosphere Brazing (CAB) process. As more and more automotive manufacturers switch to aluminum components to increase performance and decrease car weight, the demand for ...
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Topics: Automotive, Brazing Fundamentals
How To Clean Brazing Metals
Posted by
Lucas-Milhaupt Brazing Experts on Sep 26, 2018
Capillary action will work properly only when the surfaces of the metals are clean. If they are contaminated, IE: coated with oil, grease, rust, scale or just plain dirt, those contaminants have to be removed. If they remain, they will form a barrier between the base metal surfaces and the brazing ...
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Topics: Brazing Fundamentals
Proper Assembly For Brazing
Posted by
Lucas-Milhaupt Brazing Experts on Aug 15, 2018
Once the parts of the assembly for your brazed joint are cleaned and fluxed, it is time to put the assembly together. If the shape and weight of the parts permit, the simplest way to hold them together is by gravity. Hold each part in position for brazing, steadying the parts in correct alignment ...
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Topics: Brazing Fundamentals
How to Clean a Braze Joint in Two Steps
Posted by
Lucas-Milhaupt Brazing Experts on Jun 14, 2018
Once you have properly brazed the assembly, you will need to clean the brazed joint. Cleaning a braze joint is a two step process. The first step is to remove all flux residues. Second, pickle the joint to remove any oxide scale formed during the brazing process. Step 1: Flux Removal Flux removal ...
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Topics: Flux, Brazing Fundamentals
How to Flux Brazing Joints
Posted by
Lucas-Milhaupt Brazing Experts on Mar 30, 2018
Flux is a chemical compound applied to the joint surfaces before brazing. Flux is essential in the brazing process because it prevents oxides from forming and inhibiting the metallurgical bond in brazing. Oxides are the result of chemical combination between the hot metal and oxygen in the air and ...
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Topics: Brazing Fundamentals