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One critical aspect that often goes unnoticed but plays a pivotal role in achieving ... Read More How To Repair an Aluminum Coil with Lucas Milhaupt AL822 Posted byBob Cristanon Jun 23, 2023 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 ... Read More Topics: HVAC/R , Aluminum , Brazing Tips Brazing in aerospace-connecting the world around us Posted byLucas-Milhaupt Brazing Expertson 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 ... Read More Aluminum Brazing: Corrosive or Non-Corrosive Flux Posted byLucas-Milhaupt Brazing Expertson 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 ... Read More Topics: Automotive Brazing Safety Tips: Six Steps for Safe Brazing Posted byLucas-Milhaupt Brazing Expertson 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 ... Read More Topics: Brazing Fundamentals , Brazing Tips High Purity Alloys → More Predictable Product Performance Posted byLucas-Milhaupt Brazing Expertson 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 ... Read More Topics: High Purity Vacuum Tube Grade Benefits of Controlled Atmosphere Brazing in Automotive Manufacturing Posted byLucas-Milhaupt Brazing Expertson 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 ... Read More Topics: Automotive , Brazing Fundamentals How To Clean Brazing Metals Posted byLucas-Milhaupt Brazing Expertson 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 ... Read More Topics: Brazing Fundamentals Proper Assembly For Brazing Posted byLucas-Milhaupt Brazing Expertson 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 ... Read More Topics: Brazing Fundamentals How to Clean a Braze Joint in Two Steps Posted byLucas-Milhaupt Brazing Expertson 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 ... Read More Topics: Flux , Brazing Fundamentals All posts Next Stay Current on all Things Brazing! Recent Posts Posts by Tag Brazing Fundamentals (22) HVAC/R (16) Copper (12) Flux (12) Torch (10) Aluminum (8) Brazing Tips (8) Automotive (5) Furnace (5) High Purity Vacuum Tube Grade (4) Oil & Gas (4) Aerospace (3) Electrical (3) Solder (3) Electronics (2) Stainless Steel (2) Steel (2) Carbide (1) High Silver (1) Low Silver (1) Medical (1) Nickel (1) See all 5656 S. 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