The excellent fluidity and the working temperature below the melting point of most Aluminium alloys makes this rod very suitable for brazing with the oxy-acetylene flame on thin sheets and profiles of aluminium.
Penetrates very well in the tightest lap-joints.
Suitable for joining aluminium to copper after tinning the copper with Lastek 3000P.
Aluminium and its alloys (less than 2 % Mg).
Pure Al, AlMn, AlMgMn, AlMg1, AlMgSi1, AlMgSi0.5 (AA1100, 1060, 3003, 3004, 5005, 5050, 6063, 6951 aso...)
Profile constructions, tube joinings (lap-joints), window frames, carriage work.
Remark: Anodic oxidation can darken the deposit. When this is not acceptable, use welding rod lastek 74 (or another one in function of the base metal).
Clean and degrease the work pieces and slightly bevel the edges.
Apply the flux Lastek 71A (or make a paste with distilled water) and heat the work pieces with a slightly carburizing flame until the flux becomes transparent.
Melt the rod along the joint.
Remove flux residues in order to prevent corrosion afterwards (brush it away with hot water or if necessary plunge it in nitric acid or other appropriate acids followed by rinsing in water).
(For normal lap-joints: recommended brazing gap 0.15 - 0.25 mm(0.006-0.01inch). For larger lap-joints (> 10 mm (> 0.4 inch)): gap 0.5 mm(0.02 inch).)
Furnace brazing: temperature at 600 - 650 °C (1120 - 1200 °F).
Lastek 71 is also suitable for TIG welding of AlSi alloys.