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Silver soldering invar ?

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WALLACE26/09/2014 14:00:28
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One for the clockmakers...


Can invar be silver soldered without harming it's low expansion properties ?


Thanks.


W.

Keith Hale26/09/2014 16:22:19
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Invar can be silver soldered.

Ensure that the invar is in a fully annealed state and the joint design is such that the invar does not come under tension during heating.

Use 455 alloy with EF/HT5 Flux

Regards

Keith

Tim Stevens29/09/2014 18:09:20
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If you solder Invar to a flat surface of something else that expands, you will get distortion as the job cools, and perhaps enough stress to make the joint questionable. So, OK for joining end to end, but suspect for long joints.

Hope that helps - Tim

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