Section 2

Case studies of brazing applications.

In this section, we move from the theoretical to the practical.

On the following pages, we discuss a number of current brazing applications, all of them using Handy & Harman/Lucas-Milhaupt brazing materials. In each case, we describe and picture the application and explain why brazing was chosen as the preferred joining method.

Even this relatively limited number of examples furnishes a good idea of the immense flexibility of the brazing process.

The examples illustrate a wide range of sizes and types in brazed assemblies from fine wire sunglass frames to industrial air conditioning coils.

They show how a great variety of dissimilar metals, both ferrous and nonferrous, are joined into single assemblies.

There are examples of different types of heating methods and production techniques ranging from simple torch brazing to fully automatic processes using Lucas-Milhaupt equipment.

And the case studies help illustrate the many forms of filler metal options used in modern brazing including paste, foil, rings and stock and custom preforms.

We hope these examples will help stimulate your thinking about new possibilities for brazing in your own manufacturing operation. They may also suggest procedures, equipment and techniques that will help you braze more efficiently.