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Re: Lead Soldering

To: Dick J <lsr_man@yahoo.com>
Subject: Re: Lead Soldering
From: Bryan Savage <b.a.savage@wildblue.net>
Date: Mon, 19 Jun 2006 21:47:33 -0700
Dick,

You can easily solder to anything that can be tin, copper or silver plated.

You can get solder to stick to just about anything ferrous but it usually
takes acid flux.

I've never tried "soldering" Aluminum.

Bryan


Dick J wrote:
> I've always thought of soldering in terms of copper tubing, then I realized 
>that everytime I solder electrical connections it involved copper wire and 
>terminals, which I don't think are always made of copper.  Exactly what metals 
>can be soldered using regular resin core soldering wire.  Copper to steel 
>alloy?  What about aluminum tubing?  Brass for sure? Bronze? 
>    
>   DickJ
>   In East Texas




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