Brazing is done with any type of alloy, be it brass, aluminum, silver, bronze, etc......
Brazing is done by Oxy/Acyt torches whereas the filler material and the object reach the same temp or melting point and the liquids join to become one....
Brazing is not recommended for structural work as it does not hold up to stresses very well...
.....normally used in ornamental works or areas where you may need to join 2 dissimilarmetals.
For joining steel components, it is known as
Braze Welding[/B], but it still is done with Oxy/Acyt torches.
For
WELDING, you would use either stick welding or wire feed,.........Tig or Mig...
Tig (Gas Tungsten Arc Welding) welding is mainly used for stronger welding of thinner materials...........stainless steel, aluminum, and other alloys...
.it uses sticks or lengths of rods similar to brazing, but at much higher temps.....with a hand pistol that controlls the electric arc........all controlled by a foot pedal..........
Mig (Gas Metal Arc Welding)welding is a welding process auto fed by wire spools, which are the electrodes. Mig welding is very versatile and can be used for most any metals from the thinnest auto body panels to the thickest steels..........
Wanna know about cast iron welding..........
While lots of people say you can
weld cast iron, you really shouldn't weld it with an arc welder......
The prefered method for repairing cast iron is to pre-heat it to about 1,000 to 1,300 degrees, and by doing so, you would braze or fuse the metal together.
We use
Temperature Indicating Sticks at work of varing degrees.
You heat the cast iron up until the stick melts when you stroke it across the metal..............only then is the cast rady to be brazed..........
This post edited by gverb1219 07:52 PM 09/19/2008
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