Aluminum Brazing: Corrosive or Non-Corrosive Flux

Posted by 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

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

Your Industry-Specific Brazing Solutions

Posted by Lucas-Milhaupt Brazing Experts on Apr 12, 2017
You want brazing solutions designed for your needs – whether you are manufacturing air conditioning systems for automobiles or highly sensitive jet turbine blades or even components for satellites. Find out which brazing alloys and consumables meet your specific needs. Lucas Milhaupt has over 75 ...
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Topics: Aerospace, Automotive, HVAC/R, Electrical, Electronics

Materials Calculators Blog

Posted by Lucas-Milhaupt Brazing Experts on Nov 14, 2014
Lucas-Milhaupt Materials Calculators Materials questions? We can help. When ordering alloys, you may have the dimensions or length of a braze joint, but many products are sold by weight. How much should you order? Or, conversely, you may know the mass/weight, but need the length. Our calculators ...
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Topics: Aerospace, Medical, Automotive, HVAC/R, Electrical, Electronics, Oil & Gas

Torch Brazing Stainless Steel

Posted by Lucas-Milhaupt Brazing Experts on Aug 4, 2014
Torch Brazing Stainless Steel Stainless steels encompass a variety of iron-based alloys, having more than 10% chromium, which offer corrosion resistance through a transparent chromium oxide layer. The AWS Handbook lists five categories of stainless steels: Austenitic (nonhardenable) steels (i.e. ...
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Topics: Automotive, Stainless Steel, Torch