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| View Larger Image | Copper Phosphorus Soldering Rods | Misc.by Bernzomatic
| List Price: | $5.99 | |
| | Sales Rank: | 94,653th |
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FEATURES | - 12" COP/PHOS BRAZING ROD
- KW's: brazing rod
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Product Description
Brazing / welding rods. Joins copper to copper without flux or copper to copper alloys (brass and bronze). This alloy is widely used in refrigeration, electrical and plumbing jobs to join copper tubing and pipe, electrical wires and flexible tubing. Excellent for soldering copper tubing connections even with water in the line. |
CUSTOMER REVIEWS (Average Customer Rating: 5.0 based on 1 review)
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A welcome addition for the amateur craftsman by wiredweird (Earth, or somewhere nearby)  5 Stars
January 18, 2009
With the prices silver and precious metals through the roof, many crafters are exploring the beauty of less costly metals, including copper and brass. The usual solders for silver or gold don't always work out, though, when handling these metals. Even when the melting points line up, the color of the solder joint can be a problem. People exploring less costly but still beautiful metals should give this hard solder (MP 1310°F) a try. It doesn't cost much compared to silver, but works well with copper based alloys.
This supposedly works without flux on copper pipe (I think a reducing flame will help a lot), but it also works well with the standard borax-based fluxes I've tried, the kind used for silver soldering. (The Amazon description mistakenly says the rods are flux-coated - they aren't.) Color matching with copper is better than other solders, but the filler is on the grey side. It seems a bit dark with brass alloys I've tried, and I'm concerned about color changes as the surface oxidizes. One caution in working with this: these rods are very hard. Don't use your fine wire cutters when cutting pallions. I learned this by damaging a small pair of cutters.
Professionals are said to use this in refrigeration plumbing. I'm sure it will work well, and it's easy to find at many hardware stores. High volume users will probably go to industrial suppliers, though, to find lower prices, alloys with ranges of melting points, and better characterization of the material properties. For low-volume users who can get by with just one melting point, this certainly deserves a try.
-- wiredweird
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SIMILAR PRODUCTS |
| Bernzomatic AL3 Brazing Rods
by Bernzomatic
12" brazing rod for use with oxygen torch kit and high temperature fuel torches. No. PC3: Copper phosphorus rods, used to braze copper and bronze, may be used to seal copper pipes in plumbing applications without draining the water, 3 rods per card No. WB
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| Bernzomatic #WB5 4PK Pre Bronze Brazing Rod
by BERNZOMATIC
4 Pack, Premium Bronze Brazing Rod, 60,000 PSI Tensile Strength, 1600 Degree Working Temperature, Flux Coated, General Purpose Brazing Rod For Steels, Copper, Galvanized Or A Combination Of These Materials.
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