Solar Flux Welding Stainless Steel

Solar flux is mixed with alcohol methanol methyl alcohol preferred and brushed on the back of the weld joint.

Solar flux welding stainless steel. Program and is fully approved for use in all european countries under submission gp 445334 30. It is formulated to shield the back of the weld joint from oxygen dissipate heat and unwanted oxides and to clean the surface of the metal. Our research indicates that wonder gel manufactured by bradford derustit company is excellent. However if removal is desired it is easily accomplished with a stainless steel wheel stainless steel brush or common pickling compounds.

Solar flux has been providing welders with the means of making x ray quality welds on stainless steel and high nickel alloys for over 70 years. And special chemicals called flux through the middle. I use solar flux all the time when i weld sst pipes headers tanks and things that are usually thin. For use it needs to be mixed with methanol which is readily available from local diy stores.

It was a powder that we mixed with rubbing alcohol to a past consistency and smeared on the inside of the pipe edge were the weld was going to be. Our solar flux type b stainless steel welding backup flux is similar in properties to superior no. Solar flux is not permitted on 99 9 of jobs without a wpq supporting it. 454grams this item is slightly cheaper than the other listing as it is bought from a different supplier.

Once it dried it was supposed to be like a flux coating to compensate for the lack of shielding gas. This flux melts as you weld forming a gas to shield your weld. So it s not a simple case of using it instead of purging in fact imho it takes a greater welder skill to deposit a acceptable root using this paste. Solar flux is mixed with alcohol methanol methyl alcohol preferred and brushed on the weld joint.

Solar flux meets or exceeds the requirements of the european r e a c h. I know this because i have been welding with solar flux for at least 30 years on s s and inconel material s even high chrome. Mig welding stainless steel with flux core wire. In those cases we would use this stuff called solar flux at least i think that is what it was called.