Remember when copper was commonly used in mobile air conditioning? Hans Fernqvist does. He’s a leading technical expert on climate AC systems at Volvo Car Corp. and has been actively involved in the ...

DALLAS — NetBraze® LLC is introducing a new phos copper brazing rod that has been modified to also become silver solder. For well over 75 years, says the company, phos copper brazing rods (AWS BCuP ...

I’m not so sure my gripe is a problem so much as it is a source of confusion, particularly for brazing novices: Many of the ...

This video from the Copper Development Association demonstrates how to properly solder and braze leak-free joints between copper tube and copper alloy flanges. The top stories, industry insights and ...

Brazing and soldering practices are one of many areas in the HVACR field where what is commonly practiced isn’t what’s best, and what’s taught doesn’t apply in all cases. Let’s start with the basics.

As I said in our last story, I love working with copper pipes and fittings and circulators and valves. I also love modern advances as they are often real improvements over old school approaches. Some ...

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Copper can be formed into alloys more freely than most metals. It can also be combined with a broad range of alloying elements. There are 400 types of copper alloys with different properties that are ...