Brazing

[Ripcrow]

Is it possible to braze brass to mild steel or is there a better way.any tricks would be helpful I haven't done any brazing for about 18 yrs and from memory I want that good at it

 

[rcfreak177]

Silver solder is my favourite, not quite as strong but you need a bit less heat and sticks to almost anything.
The 2 best tricks are clean material to begin with and not to overheat, if it is spitting then it is too hot, (for brazing and silver soldering)

Here is a bit of info on brazing for you.

http://www.copperinfo.co.uk/alloys/brass/downloads/design-in-brass/johnson-matthey.pdf

And a bit more on joining steel to brass.

http://www.millerwelds.com/resources/communities/mboard/showthread.php?23747-Welding-brass-to-carbon

 

[portlandron]

It can be done but not easy. The melting point of brass is just a little over the melting point of brazing rod. As stated silver solder is a good substitute if you don't need a lot of strength.