Friend comes by the office and describes the following: welder is 'brazing' an aluminum can to other metals i.e. copper, steel or other aluminum. No inert gas obviously being used. What's the rod? - Mike
name that rod!
Aug 30, 2005
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Mostly Zinc.
Dan
It can be any number of rods out there. The one I use is called alloy
31 by Esab and has a blue flux you use with it. It's more like a silver solder than any other aluminum rod I've seen. I've joined aluminum to steel with it and I'm sure it would work with copper.Wayne Cook Shamrock, TX
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