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Aluminum condensers and evaporators are now found extensively in the HVAC/R field. For installation and repairs, Lucas Milhaupt has the product to get the job done right. Our AL822 is a zinc/ aluminum rod with a flux core, so no separate fluxing step is required. It can be used to both join and ...

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 ...

Companies are facing tremendous economic pressure today, which requires renewed focus on core business practices. Your goals may include increasing workforce skills, improving manufacturing processes and building more robust products while reducing costs associated with labor, field failure and ...

Aluminum-Copper HVAC Protection The HVAC/Refrigeration industry is converting many components from copper to aluminum. The reasons? Aluminum is less expensive by weight, is more corrosion resistant, weighs less, and maintains similar heat-transfer rates to copper. These aluminum parts are joined to ...

When it comes to safely brazing with oxy-acetylene torches, let's look at two important aspects: safety equipment, plus procedures for safe operation. This is serious business: arc rays and sparks can result in loss of sight, fume inhalation can lead to lung damage, and other accidents can cause ...

Importance of Ring Volume One factor that may impact the strength of a brazed joint is the depth of alloy penetration into the joint. If an operator does not apply enough alloy to the assembly, the final part will not have the ideal strength and/or leak tightness characteristics for a brazed joint. ...

Reducing Alloy Consumption The use of flux-cored braze products (both in wire feed and ring form) can significantly reduce the alloy consumption for each braze joint. Lucas-Milhaupt Handy One® silver brazing products are an industry staple, improving manufacturing processes and cost containment for ...

Capillarity Capillarity is defined as movement of a liquid along the surface of a solid caused by the attraction of molecules in the liquid to the molecules of the solid. Experiment Let's head to the lab, where we will conduct several experiment depicting successful capillary action, then ...