Soldering Stainless Steel To Copper

If you choose to solder your components together a common plumbing solder containing 95 tin 5 antimony will do the job just fine.

Soldering stainless steel to copper. So you have a flux no. A copper pipe is one of the most common materials used to distribute water throughout the home and copper pipes are typically joined to one another using flux and solder. The same technique will solder brass to brass or copper or any copper alloy or nickel or steel or iron. The joint will only be as strong as the silver solder itself.

Soldering steel iron to steel iron is a little trickier but works pretty well the same just takes practice. This video shows how to soft solder brass to stainless. For stainless steel an acid flux removes oxides from the steel surface and helps the metals stick together. Flux is an oily or watery substance depending on the type that cleans metal surfaces so they bind better.

Stainless is usually a tricky metal to work with but for soft. You can silver solder stainless to itself or to brass or copper to make easier connections without risk of corrosion problems. How to solder stainless steel to copper. In the soldering process heat is applied to the copper joint where the pipe and fitting meet and the gap between the joint is filled with molten metal.

71 to make stainless steel soldering possible. Both solders will have a melting point of 230 c 450 f. You can use any silver solder but you will need an acid based flux. The key to making solder bind to stainless steel is treating it with flux before soldering.

For instance our no. You can also use lincon electric solder stay bright kit with flux that is 95 tin and 5 silver for better results.