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SOLUTIONS
Quick reference for joining
2.01
The table on the next pages will suggest some solutions for joining metals. Each possibility has its advantages and limitations, and further information will be found in this chapter under the metal in question, and under each of the filler materials.
You should also note that with the TIG (GTAW) arc or the gas flame it is fully possible to join metals without additional filler material when the material thickness is small and the joint is suited for it, e.g. welding
METAL
Cunifer Nickel
Alloys
outside corners in sheet metal constructions.
How to use the table: The metals are found both in the top horizontal row and in the left vertical column. The possibilities of joining one metal to another are found on the horizontal/vertical line connecting the metal through the diagram, as shown for stainless steel below. The corner box (box 7 in the example below) will always show the alternatives for joining the metal to itself.
Bronze
Yorcalbro
Brass
Copper
Cast Iron
Stainless Steels
“Problem” Steels
Unalloyed/ Lowalloyed/ Cast Steels LH (E) LHV (E) LHT (E) LHL (E) *) **) ***)
Unalloyed/ Lowalloyed/ Cast Steels
Icuni (W) Tinbro (E) *) **)
Ialbro (W) Icuni (W) Tinbro (E) Albronze (E) *) **)
Ialbro (W) Icuni (W) Tinbro (E) Albronze (E) *) **)
Ialbro (W) Icuni (W) Tinbro (E) Albronze (E) *) **)
Ialbro (W) Icuni (W) Tinbro (E) *) **)
Nife (E) Nickel (E) Tinbro (E) Albronze (E) *) **)
23/14 (E) Tensile (E) Impact (E) *)
Tensile (E) Impact (E) *) **)
“Problem” Steels
Icuni (W) Tinbro (E) *) **)
Ialbro (W) Icuni (W) Tinbro (E) Albronze (E) *) **)
Ialbro (W) Icuni (W) Tinbro (E) Albronze (E) *) **)
Ialbro (W) Icuni (W) Tinbro (E) Albronze (E) *) **)
Ialbro (W) Icuni (W) Tinbro (E) *) **)
Tensile (E) Nickel (E) *) **)
Tensile (E) Impact (E) *)
Tensile (E) Impact (E) *)
Stainless Steels
Icuni (W) Tinbro (E) 23/14 (E) *)
AG-60 AG-45
AG-60 AG-45
AG-60 AG-45
AG-60 AG-45
Tensile (E) 23/14 (E) 18/8 (E) *)
18/8Mo (W) 23/14 (E) 18/8 (E) Duplex (E) Iduplex (W) *)
Cast Iron
Nickel (E) Tinbro (E) Tinbro (E) Tinbro (E) Tinbro (E)
Tinbro (E)
Albronze (E) Albronze (E) Albronze (E) Albronze (E) Albronze (E) *) **) *) **) *) **) *) **) *) **)
Copper
Icuni (W) *)
Ialbro (W) Icuni (W) Tinbro (E) Albronze (E) *) **)
Brass
Icuni (W) Tinbro (E) *)
Ialbro (W)
Icuni (W)
Tinbro (W) Tinbro (E) Albronze (E) *) **) *) **)
Yorcalbro
Icuni (W) Tinbro (E) *) **)
Ialbro (W) Ialbro (W) Icuni (W) *) Tinbro (E) Albronze (E) *) **)
Bronze
Icuni (W) Tinbro (E) *) **)
Ialbro (W) Tinbro (E) Albronze (E) *) **)
Cunifer Nickel Alloys
Icuni (W) *)
Ialbro (W) Icuni (W) Icuni (W) Tinbro (E) Tinbro (E) *) **) Albronze (E) *) **) Ialbro (W) Tinbro (E) Albronze (E) *) **)
Nife (E) Nickel (E) Tinbro (E) Albronze (E) *) **) ****)
Icuni (W) Tinbro (E) Albronze (E) *) **)
Example, joining stainless steel to: Cunifer/nickel alloys . . . . . . . . . . . box 1 Bronze: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . box 2 Yorcalbro . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . box 3 Brass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . box 4 Copper . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . box 5 Cast iron . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . box 6 Stainless steel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . box 7 “Problem” steels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . box 8 Low alloy steels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . box 9 Full scale table overleaf
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