Foreword
Introduction
1 Scope
2 Normative references
3 Terms and definitions
4 Joint design
4.1 Principle
4.2 Types of joint
4.3 Assembly gap and brazing gap
4.3.1 General
4.3.2 Influence of brazing filler materials
4.3.3 Influence of parent material
4.3.4 Influence of dissimilar parent materials
4.3.5 Influence of surface finish
4.3.6 Influence of atmospheres or fluxes
4.4 Surface preparation
4.5 Stress distribution in service
4.6 Application of filler material
4.7 Assembly
4.8 Good brazing design
5 Materials
5.1 Parent materials
5.1.1 Basic considerations
5.1.2 Special considerations
5.2 Filler materials
5.2.1 General
5.2.2 Forms available
5.2.3 Applications
5.3 Fluxes
5.3.1 General
5.3.2 Flux removal
5.4 Atmospheres
5.4.1 Protective
5.4.2 Vacuum atmospheres for brazing
5.5 Safety
6 Methods of brazing
7 Heat treatment
8 Inspection
Annex A (informative) Examples of brazed assemblies
Annex B (informative) Typical examples of joint design
Annex C (informative) Filler materials most commonly used
for combinations of parent materials
Annex D (informative) Suitability of brazing filler material
classes for the commoner brazing methods
Annex E (informative) Methods of brazing
E.1 Flame brazing
E.1.1 General
E.1.2 Hand torch brazing
E.1.3 Mechanized flame brazing
E.2 Induction brazing
E.2.1 Process
E.2.2 Application
E.2.3 Advantages/limitations
E.2.4 Size limitations
E.2.5 Safety
E.3 Resistance brazing
E.3.1 Process
E.3.2 Application
E.3.3 Advantages/limitations
E.3.4 Size limitations
E.3.5 Safety
E.4 Furnace brazing
E.4.1 Process variants
E.4.2 Protective atmosphere brazing
E.4.3 Vacuum brazing
E.5 Immersion brazing
E.5.1 General
E.5.2 Flux bath brazing
E.5.3 Dip bath brazing
E.5.4 Salt bath brazing
E.6 Special methods
E.6.1 Laser beam brazing
E.6.2 Brazing/braze welding with an arc
E.6.3 Other methods
Bibliography