Gary;
As you've no doubt observed, there is a range of opinion here as to the
acceptability of "brazing."
I am a strong advocate of "fillet brazing" (aka "braze welding") but I
wouldn't recommend it for high temperature applications such as headers.
Your header material, mild steel, is OK but the header temperature is not.
If the headers are operating at red heat (full-throttle) the joints will
probably fail.
A properly done chassis should be fine.
Regards, Neil Tucson, AZ
-----Original Message-----
From: gary baker [mailto:lsr350@hotmail.com]
Sent: Saturday, January 11, 2003 3:43 AM
To: Nt788@aol.com; FastmetalBDF@aol.com; ardunbill@webtv.net; Albaugh,
Neil; land-speed@autox.team.net
Cc: Tinwiz1@hotmail.com; squarerollbars@yahoo.com; JackFB1320@aol.com
Subject: Re: Welding vs Brazing
>
><< Haven't we all seen plenty of brazed header to
> flange joints that failed on rods or race cars ...... just because it
>seemed
> easier than welding the different thicknesses together ? >>
I have completed a set of zorsts ( exhausts ) rather complicated 4 into 2
into 1 all tuned length and I used nickel bronze brasing for the hole
shebang .your scaring me here will they fail or fall apart ? please some
advice mild steel pipe used
Gary
/// unsubscribe/change address requests to majordomo@autox.team.net or try
/// http://www.team.net/mailman/listinfo
/// Archives at http://www.team.net/archive/land-speed
/// what is needed. It isn't that difficult, folks.
|