Vacuum Grade Brazing Alloys

Vacuum brazing is a material joining technique that offers significant advantages: extremely clean, superior, flux-free braze joints of high integrity and strength.

 

Select Aufhauser vacuum grade brazing alloys for your precision brazing applications.

 

Silver Alloys

Aufhauser Trade Name AWS A5.8 Ag Au Cu Ni Other Zn Grade 1 Zn Grade 2 Cd Grade 1 Cd Grade 2 Solidus (Melting) Liquidus (Flowing) Description
SilverAlloy A-100 BVAg-0 99.95 - 0.05 - - 0.001 0.002 0.001 0.002 1764°F/ 962°C 1764°F/ 962°C High purity brazing alloy. Applications include aeronautical work, electrical and linear-beam vacuum tubes, automotive parts.
SilverAlloy BV-72 BVAg-8 72 - 28 - - 0.001 0.002 0.001 0.002 1435°F/ 779°C 1435°F/ 779°C For strong, robust, integral joints: aeronautical applications, linear-beam vacuum tubes, power supply surge protectors, automotive parts.
SilverAlloy BV-71 BVAg-8b 71 - 28.5 0.5 - 0.001 0.002 0.001 0.002 1436°F/ 780°C 1463°F/ 795°C Contains a small amount of nickel which improves the wetting of the surface of ferrous metals.
SilverAlloy BV-68 BVAg-30 68 - 27 - Pd 5 0.001 0.002 0.001 0.002 1485°F/ 806°C 1490°F/ 809°C For use on ferrous/ non-ferrous alloys, for brazing metallized ceramics to nickel-cobalt-iron assemblies, or joining glass to metal seals.
SilverAlloy BV-65 - 65 - 20 - Pd 15 0.001 0.002 0.001 0.002 1562°F/ 850°C 1652°F/ 900°C Brazing stainless steel, carbon steel, Cu, Ni, Kovar, metallized ceramics, tungsten carbide in vacuum applications.
SilverAlloy BV-61 BVAg-29 61.5 - 24 - In 14.5 0.001 0.002 0.001 0.002 1155°F/ 624°C 1305°F/ 707°C Moderate temperature low pressure systems, in particular the electronic vacuum tube.
SilverAlloy BV-60 BVAg-18 60 - 30 - Sn 10 0.001 0.002 0.001 0.002 1115°F/ 602°C 1325°F/ 718°C Special alloy with very low level of impurities for vacuum brazing.
SilverAlloy BV-58 BVAg-31 58 - 32 - Pd 10 0.001 0.002 0.001 0.002 1515°F/ 824°C 1566°F/ 852°C Often used in brazing of metallized ceramics to nickel-cobalt-iron assemblies and in glass to metal seals
SilverAlloy BV-54 BVAg-32 54 - 21 - Pd 25 0.001 0.002 0.001 0.002 1650°F/ 900°C 1740°F/ 950°C  
SilverAlloy BV-50 BVAg-6b 50 - 50 - - 0.001 0.002 0.001 0.002 1435°F/ 779°C 1602°F/ 872°C  

 

Gold Alloys

Aufhauser Trade Name AWS A5.8 Ag Au Cu Ni Other Zn Grade 1 Zn Grade 2 Cd Grade 1 Cd Grade 2 Solidus (Melting) Liquidus (Flowing) Description
GoldAlloy BV-80 BVAu-2 - 80 20 - - 0.001 0.002 0.001 0.002 1635°F/ 891°C 1635°F/ 891°C  
GoldAlloy BV-35Ni BVAu-3 - 35 62 3 - 0.001 0.002 0.001 0.002 1832°F/ 1000°C 1886°F/ 1030°C Typical applications include vacuum and electronic tubes, automotive components
GoldAlloy BV-82 BVAu-4 - 82 - 18 - 0.001 0.002 0.001 0.002 1740°F/ 949°C 1740°F /949°C  
GoldAlloy BV-92 BVAu-8 - 92 - - Pd 8 0.001 0.002 0.001 0.002 2190°F/ 1200°C 2265°F/ 1240°C  
GoldAlloy BV-35 BVAu-9 - 35 65 - - 0.001 0.002 0.001 0.002 1814°F/ 990°C 1850°F/ 1010°C Good for Kovar alloys. Suitable in brazing ceramics to metals.
GoldAlloy BV-50 BVAu-10 - 50 50 - - 0.001 0.002 0.001 0.002 1751°F/ 955°C 1778°F/ 970°C Provides good wetting on metallized ceramics, including molybdenum-manganese metallized.
GoldAlloy BV-ACS-60 - 20 60 20 - - 0.001 0.002 0.001 0.002 1535°F/ 835°C 1553°F/ 845°C Excellent vacuum properties along with high corrosion and oxidation resistance
GoldAlloy BV-ACS-75 - 5 75 20 - - 0.001 0.002 0.001 0.002 1625°F/ 885°C 1643°F/ 895°C More ductile than standard gold-copper alloys
GoldAlloy BV-ACN-81 - - 81.5 16.5 2 - 0.001 0.002 0.001 0.002 1670°F/ 910°C 1697°F/ 925°C Provides high-integrity brazed joint duties in aero-engines, aerospace fuel-line assemblies, vacuum tubes, automotive components.

 

Other alloys

Aufhauser Trade Name AWS A5.8 Pd Ni Co Cr B Other Zn Cd Pb P C Solidus (Melting) Liquidus (Flowing) Description/ Applications
OFHC Copper CDA 101 BVCu-1x - - - - - Cu 99.99 0.002 (Grade 2) 0.002 (Grade 2) - - - 1981°F/ 1083°C 1981°F/ 1083°C Oxygen Free High Conductivity copper flows freely with good wetting characteristics on ferrous and nickel-based materials.
NiPalCr-36 - 36 50 - 10.5 3 Si 0.5 <0.001 <0.001 <0.002 <0.002 <0.010 1508°F/ 820°C 1760°F/ 960°C Automotive, aerospace, aero engines, surge arrestors. Pratt & Whitney CWP475
PalNi-6040 - 60 40 - - - - <0.001 <0.001 <0.002 <0.002 <0.010 2260°F/ 1238°C 2260°F/ 1238°C Stainless steel, nickel, Ni-super allloys, refractory metals.
PalCo-6535 BVPd-1 65 - 35 - - - <0.001 <0.001 <0.002 <0.002 <0.010 2226°F/ 1219°C 2226°F/ 1219°C High melting temperature. High oxidation and corrosion resistance.

 

 

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Indicative Silver Price: $24.80/Oz. T.


Last Updated On: 3/28/2024

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