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Maurice	26/02/2018 14:42:43
469 forum posts 50 photos	I recently made a mistake while fabricating an item from copper, using silver solder (Easiflo No 2) and had to remove the offending part. Does the melting point of silver solder rise after it has been melted once, as I had the devil's own job getting it apart, or is it just my imagination?
Thor 🇳🇴	26/02/2018 14:57:18
1766 forum posts 46 photos	Hi Maurice, I have the same experience as you, it seems that the melting point of silver (hard) solder increases slightly for each melting, this is for jewelry but may be of help.This increase in melting point may also be of help if you braze several items together and let the work cool inbetween each brazing. Thor
Brian H	26/02/2018 15:06:24
2312 forum posts 112 photos	Hello Maurice, the silver solder forms another alloy, mixing with the metal of the workpiece and this normally has a higher melting point that the silver solder alone. Brian
Neil Wyatt	26/02/2018 18:14:09
19226 forum posts 749 photos 86 articles	In short yes, if you are careful you can 'step braze' using the same alloy. Neil
Maurice	26/02/2018 18:53:21
469 forum posts 50 photos	Thanks for that gents. I have step brazen like this in the past, but was not sure if the effect was real, or if I'd just been lucky. Nice to know for sure. Maurice

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