[TheForge] welding red brass, slightly OT

[Andy Gladish]

On Wed, 01 Jul 2009 13:39:36 -0700, James Binnion <jbin at well.com> wrote:

> Hey Ries,
>
> The melting points of silicon bronze are just slightly higher (C6510
> at 1940F ) or exactly the same (C6550 at 1880F) as the red brass, it
> will be welding :-)  You could TIG braze it with the copper/silver
> eutectic braze alloy or even sterling silver wire for that matter to
> avoid the high zinc content of typical silver braze alloys.
>
> Jim
>
> James Binnion
> jbin at well.com


I didn't know how to interpret some of the data on the materials sheet I  
looked at- there were two points listed, liquefaction at 1880 for both red  
brass and silicon bronze, and a lower (1790-1810) melting point "below  
which the material is crystalline"
Assuming that puddle temps would be at the higher number?

Andy G.