Silver Soldering or Brazing is a very versatile means of making joints by using a fusible alloy as a filler material between similar or dissimilar parent materials.
The filler, which has a lower melting point than the metals to be joined, is either pre-placed or fed into the joint as the parts are heated.
Brazed joints are generally stronger than the individual filler metals used due to the geometry of the joint as well as to the metallurgical bonding that occurs. Most metals can be brazed, and the range of available brazing alloys has increased as new alloys and new service requirements are introduced. Brazed joints are highly reliable and are used extensively on rockets, jet engines, and aircraft parts.
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