Solder Stainless Steel Sheet Metal

Temperatures are typically below 450 c for soldering stainless steels.

Solder stainless steel sheet metal.

Soldering is often used for joining stainless steel in applications such as roofing and water tubing plumbing. Paint flux on the seam of the stainless steel pieces using a soldering brush. Soldering like brazing uses filler alloys with lower melting points than the parent metal i e. Heat the stainless steel evenly until the solder begins to flow.

Solder solder is a metal alloy made up of different elements. 304 stainless steel sheet is the most popular and economical of the stainless steels. Rapid materials offers soldering tools and supplies from freund express perkeo and more. Flux is an oily or watery substance depending on the type that cleans metal surfaces so they bind better.

Whether you are soldering on a job site or in the shop we have the best sheet metal soldering supplies and tools for you. 304 stainless sheet may become slightly magnetic when worked and is not heat treatable. A selection of stainless steel flux galvanized steel flux flux for ornamental copper work and sal ammoniac blocks are also found in soldering supplies. The key to making solder bind to stainless steel is treating it with flux before soldering.

Safe water drinking act prohibits the use of leaded solders on lines carrying drinking water. The stainless steel being joined. Check out our propane soldering irons. 304 stainless sheet offers good corrosion resistance to many chemical corrodents as well as industrial atmospheres and marine environments.

Put a small amount of medium silver solder at one end of the seam. Use a strong acid based flux. For stainless steel an acid flux removes oxides from the steel surface and helps the metals stick together. Get free shipping on qualified stainless steel sheet metal or buy online pick up in store today in the hardware department.

Solder may also be used for a process similar to soldering called brazing which requires its own special material and higher temperatures than soldering. Once the solder is melting run the flame of the torch along the seam. Aisi 304 304l astm a240 ams 5513 5511.