Home aluminum welding

[hhuricane]

This looks kind of cool. I would like to know how well it works.
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[Cdc1221]

Id have to say that tje stremgth and integrity are questionable. I wouldnt use it on anything that will see heat or tensile strain. Seems to be about the equivalent of aluminum solder with some form of epoxy.

 

[wishihadatalon]

Not welding. More like a soldering process. Says on the website that it is capable of 13,500psi tensile strength. Almost 1/3 the required strength of a 5xxx aluminum weld per the AWS D1.2. For small non critical jobs, it shouldn't be too bad.

 

[Bud92gsx]

Interesting as least..Someonme try iy and see what up.

 

[Cdc1221]

Lot simpler to weld it

 

[Bud92gsx]

Ya no shit..But for thos of us with no tig, this could be an option.

 

[Cdc1221]

True.

 

[FearlessNick]

Just use coat hanger. What we do at the shop. Haha

 

[Bud92gsx]

Just use coat hanger. What we do at the shop. Haha

I've seen that done before..It works too..

 

[Cdc1221]

For welding steel yes

 

[yhype]

Looks like a plumber sealing copper pipes IMO.

 

[silvreclips]

Ive used similar stuff before. I "welded" my old intercooler pipes with this method. Held 23psi without any problems. Its a pain to use and very hard to fill gaps but it does work.

 

[okm12346]

Thats more brazing than welding.

 

[Jon91TSi]

I use brazing rod from time to time, such as this. The stuff that used to be mass marketed was called "alumaloy", they even had tv commercials. Harbor freight sells the same stuff, which is what I use. Depending on the thickness of the material you need to get it VERY hot before the rod will flow, which is bad because it can distort the parent material. Welding is much better because you can control the heat, and will make for a much stronger joint. This stuff has it's pro's, but I wouldn't use it for intercooler pipes, intake manifolds, etc.