Harris Safety-Silv 56% 1/16 Silver Solder Brazing Alloy 1 Troy Ounce, 75310 5631

Great stuff for brazing and makes some very strong joints. Make sure you use a torch or commercial grade soldering iron.

Oxidized faster than any other 50% silver solder Ive used before. Melts at a REALLY low temp for 50% silver solder.

Harris is a known brand: dependable quality--no surprises--it is what it says it is. With a little practice almost anyone can learn to silver solder. The secret is metal preparation, the use of the right flux, and rapid rise in temperature to red glowing hot. Propane is hot enough--the technique is to get the proper amount of heat to the metal to be soldered and not to use oxy-acetylene which will likely burn up the flux before soldering temperature is reached. Use white flux for small jobs and black flux for larger jobs which will take longer to heat up.

new to silver brazing but this works great

This is the problem solve braze filler for joining many metals. It flows like water, almost being eutectic. And wets easily thanks to the 56% Ag. Yes, pricey but this isnt for making fillets, it is for flowing into tiny joints and acting as a solder. Been using this type and brand for 25+ years. Just cannot justify the gamble with off brands. I dont go through much, this troy ounce will last at least 10 years unless Lady Luck throws more high dollar miracle jobs in my reach. It is easy to use..joints need 5 to 10 thousandths of clearance. Use Harris flux, white for most and black for stainless. Either GTAW or oxyacetylene with just a frogs hair of reducing flame. Throw the heat on the larger of the side of the joint, then touch the filler to the smaller part. When its hot enough, it will flow like magic. The joint is a hint golden which to me is pure beauty. Very tarnish resistant except to halogen salts or sulfur compounds. Proper joints will just show a line.

Apply flux, fire up the torch, pre heat, apply solder. Zap! You are finished. Assure smooth flow, no lumps! Ron

This is top-quality material, but dont be deceived by the picture. The container is very small and you only get 31 grams. I think you can find 56% silver brazing alloy far less expensive elsewhere. I was in a hurry.

I needed to make a decent joint on stainless steel. Silver soldering is just about cool enough to avoid sensitizing the metal (sensitizing it makes it no longer stainless and causes it to corrode catastrophically--look it up if youre messing with stainless!). This, along with Harris SSBF1 Stay Silv Brazing Flux (the black stuff, which is fairly expensive in a 1 lb jar, which was the smallest I could get here on Amazon) flowed easily, and seems to have produced a good result. If it corrodes, itll be my fault for getting it too hot, not the flux or solder, which worked really well and were easy to use with a regular MAPP torch.

Have used this Harris silver solder for years. Perfect results every time

Works best when the surface is heated to dull orange. Excellent result for joining a stainless vessel to a copper water-cooling line.