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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 ... [Read More](https://blog.lucasmilhaupt.com/en-us/about/blog/aluminum-brazing-corrosive-or-non-corrosive-flux) Topics: [Automotive](https://blog.lucasmilhaupt.com/en-us/about/blog/tag/automotive) ## [Benefits of Controlled Atmosphere Brazing in Automotive Manufacturing](https://blog.lucasmilhaupt.com/en-us/about/blog/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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The AWS Handbook lists five categories of stainless steels: Austenitic (nonhardenable) steels (i.e. ... 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