Cadmium Free Silver Solder

Cadmium is a silver white ductile metal which melts.

Cadmium free silver solder.

Choose from our selection of silver solder including brazing alloys without cadmium solder for stainless steel and more. This has a melting range of 630 660c. Cadmium free silver brazing alloys are used for soldering with ferrous metals such as copper and copper alloys nickel and nickel alloys and special metals such as tungsten carbide. There is no direct us equivalent to this alloy.

Cadmium free silver solder just recently started using cadmium free stuff seems to build up way better but the boss man insists that the cadmium containing stuff has better bite. I ve even been thinking of replacing my solder as it contains 5 antimony. Ssf 6 is the only fluxed silver solder that s strong enough to clean oxidized stainless steel and wets even burned stainless. Their hard silver solder wire that is cadmium free.

It conforms to en1044 ag103 and is known by various different trade names. I really want to know the dangers of this chemical. Health effects of cadmium in silver solders. The lowest melting point cadmium free silver solder brazing alloy is one of 55 silver 21 copper 22 zinc and 2 tin.

Serious health effects on the lungs and kidneys are the principal concerns. An ideal replacement for fluxless silver solder coils our flux coated rod has high thin flow flows easily and can be used with a variety of metals at over 70 000 psi. Throw out the cadmium solder and all pipe it has touched. September 8 2016 5 44am 2.

I rarly have leaks with either but lately ive defanitly prefered cadmium free lately. In stock and ready to ship. Ssf 6 is high strength 56 silver solder alloy. Johnson matthey silverflo 55 thessco m25t etc.

I do have proper ventilation but am still concerned now that i found out i ve been using this heavily and it contained cadmium. The harris products group is a world leader in the design development and manufacture of brazing soldering and welding alloys and equipment cutting and heating equipment and gas distribution systems. At 320 c and when heated above this temperature in air produces cadmium oxide fumes. And that s standard lead free plumbing solder considered safe.