Flux Selection Chart
Aufhauser Brazing and Soldering Fluxes are top-rate industrial flow and cleaning agents ideally suited for use with Aufhauser Brazing or Welding alloys in your project.
Use this chart to select the appropriate flux to complement your welding, brazing, or soldering application.
Flux for General Welding / Brazing
Flux Name | Base Metal | Recommended Filler Metal | Form | Applications / Description | Active Temp. | Specification |
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Flux10 | Aluminum and Aluminum-Based Alloys | Most Aluminum Brazing Alloys | Paste, Powder |
Automotive, Air-Conditioning | 1080-1140°F | N/A |
Flux11 | Cast and Malleable Iron | Low-Fuming Bronze | Powder | Maintenance, Marine Engines | 1500-2000°F | Mil-F-16136B |
Flux14 | Aluminum Sheets and Aluminum Based Alloy Sheets | Most Aluminum Based Alloy Sheets, and Strips | Powder | Aluminum Sheets, Air-Craft, Air Conditioning, Home Building | 1080-1350°F | AMS 3414 Mil-F-6939b |
Flux17 | Stainless Steels, High Chrome Alloy and Carbides | Nickel Silver, Brass and Bronze, Low Silver Alloys | Powder | Carbide Tools, Restaurant Appliance Mining Tools | 1400-2200°F | AWS Type 3D |
Flux52 | Zinc Die Cast | Zinc Die Casting, POT Metal and Dow Metal | Salt Powder | Zinc Die Casting, DOW Metals | 600-1000°F | N/A |
Flux600 | Bronze, Copper Brass, and Steel | Low-Fuming Bronze and Nickel Silver | Paste, Powder |
Farm Machinery | 1400-2200°F | AMS 3417 AWS Type FB3J |
Flux800 | Cast Iron | Cast Iron | Powder | All Cast-to-Cast Iron Joining | 950-1300°F | N/A |
Flux900 | Magnesium and Magnesium Alloys | Equivalent Magnesium Filler Metals | Paste, Powder |
Fabrication of Magnesium Alloys | 950-1300°F | Mil-F-6943a |
Stainless Steel Flux | Gas Welding of Stainless Steel and High Chromium Ferrous Alloys | Equivalent Stainless Steel or High Chrome Alloys | Powder | Industrial Equipment and Maintenance | 1500-2900°F | Mil-F-7516b Classes 1 & 2 |
Back-Side Stainflux | Series 300 and 400 Stainless Steel | Equivalent Stainless Steel or High Chrome Alloys | Powder | TIG & MIG Welding of Stainless Steel | 2000-2900°F | Mil-F-7516b Classes 2 & 4 |
Flux for Silver Brazing / Soldering
Flux Name | Base Metal | Recommended Filler Metal | Form | Applications / Description | Active Temp. | Specification |
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Ferrous and Non Ferrous, Stainless Steels, Carbides and High Chrome Alloys | All Silver Alloys AWS Classes BAg and BCuP | Paste, Powder |
Air-Conditioning, Appliance, Plumbing, Carbide Tools | 1100-1600°F | AMS 3410 AWS FB3A O-F-499D Type B |
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Ferrous and Non Ferrous Alloys with Large Amount of Refractory Oxides | All Silver Alloys AWS Classes BAg and BCuP | Paste, Powder |
Carbide Tools, Mining Tools | 1050-1800°F | AMS 3411 AWS FB3C O-F-499D Type B |
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Flux505 | Ferrous and Non Ferrous Suitable for Soft Soldering | Soft Solders, All Commercial Grades Tin/Lead, Tin/Silver, Tin/Antimony | Paste, Powder |
Plumbing, Air-Conditioning | 300-500°F | Fed O-F 506c Type 1, Form B |
SolderFlux (Liquid) | Ferrous Alloys and Stainless Steel | Tin/Lead, Tin/Silver, Tin/Antimony Solder | Liquid | Recommended for Soldering of Most Metals Except: Aluminum, Magnesium and Titanium | 200-600°F | Fed O-F-506c Type 1, Form B |
Liquid Flux for Production Welding / Brazing
Flux Name | Base Metal | Recommended Filler Metal | Form | Applications / Description | Active Temp. | Specification |
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SpeedFlux Type LPG |
Steel, Copper, Bronze, Most Ferrous and Non-Ferrous | Steel, Bronze Rods, Nickel-Silver Rods, and Silver Solder | Liquid | Use with All Liquefied Petroleum Gas Systems for Production | 1400-2000°F | N/A |
SpeedFlux Type B-2 |
Steel, Copper, Bronze, Most Ferrous and Non-Ferrous | Steel, Bronze Rods, Nickel-Silver Rods, and Silver Solder | Liquid | Use with Oxyacetylene Torch for High Speed Production of All Surface Brazing, Tubular Steel Furniture and much more | 1400-2000°F | N/A |
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