We have received a number of questions about the strength and durability of Alumaloy on our aluminum repair forum.  We understand that people have concerns and we would like to address them.  In an effort to…

Using Alumaloy and Castaloy is almost identical to using the brazing process with bronze or copper.  In my Alumaloy vs brazing article we talked about some of the similarities.  However, Castaloy is the most similar to…

What is Flux? Flux is a chemical cleaning agent that facilitates soldering, brazing, and welding.  It does this  by removing oxidation from the metals to be joined.  In high-temperature metal joining processes, the primary purpose of…

Brazing is a metal joining process where a metal filler is heated and distributed evenly between two or more close fitting parts. The filler metal, usually bronze or copper, is heated to slightly above it’s melting…