Silver Soldering Sheet Metal

Silver soldering does not close gaps so the two metal pieces to be joined must have as little space between them as possible to make a clean joint.

Silver soldering sheet metal.

However some galvanized sheet metal is impossible to solder. Silver solder sold in 1 gram increments. Today s solders use lead free alloys for applications in the electronics and plumbing industries using metals including gold silver copper brass and iron. The melted silver solder will flow into the narrow gap through capillary action.

Shop plain raw sheet material or fancy patterned sheet optons. If you have an account with us log in using your email address. Because the galvanized metal is designed to be resistant to outside harm soldering pieces of steel that have been galvanized can pose a problem if done improperly. This silver will then form a bond between the two pieces of metal.

Mike joins a mild flat steel bar to a piece of square steel tubing using ssf 6 silver solder and a propane torch. Silver soldering also known as hard soldering or silver brazing uses a silver based solder to join two or more pieces of dissimilar metal. We sell bulk precious metal mill products by the troy ounce as well as base metals by either troy ounce or pound. I think it depends on the alloys used in the galvanizing.

The process of silvering soldering is not the same process you may be used to performing on copper piping or electrical wiring. Once the pieces are ready to be soldered the torch can now be turned on. Notice the smooth finish without grinding. Beware look alike products like zap or zincalume these cannot be soldered either.

It is fairly simple to get the soldering on the steel done by just altering a few of the standard soldering steps for galvanized specific ones. Scott wuebber bozeman montana. Clean and prepare your metal the basic idea with silver soldering is less about melting silver and more about heating two separate pieces of metal to a point where the silver will flow onto and between them. We offer the widest selection of sterling silver sheet metal.

Metal sheet is one of the fundamental raw materials used in jewelry metalsmithing. I recently learned the hard way to obtain a sample of the metal and try soldering before fabricating.