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Pot metal is a soft, low-quality, ferrous metal alloy comprised of zinc, copper, aluminum, tin, iron, lead, cadmium, and magnesium in varying quantities. With a low melting point of 786°F, pot metal can be difficult to restore or repair without the proper tools. Very few solders have a low enough working temperature to ensure safe repair of pot metal–many rods melt at 700º F and can be dangerously close to melting the pot metal before you even apply them.

Fortunately, Super Alloy 1 pot metal restoration kit from Muggy Weld has a melting point of 350ºF and unique properties that make pot metal welding and repairs easier than ever before. Whether you’re soldering pot metal for a repair job, repairing a priceless heirloom, or restoring original pot metal classic car parts, you can restore pot metal with ease and prevent it from pitting or breaking easily when you use quality pot metal restoration rods from Muggy Weld.

Super Alloy 1 Pot Metal Repair Kit includes both the alloy rods and a jar of liquid flux. To help prevent overheating the base metal, the non-corrosive flux acts as a temperature guide and turns root beer brown when the base metal reaches 350º F. The alloy rod and flux work synergystically, helping anyone make repairs that are as strong the base metal.

Pot Metal Repair

Muggy Weld’s pot metal repair videos have been created to empower you with the knowledge that you need to successfully restore your own pot metal parts. From antique auto and classic car parts, to Matchbox cars, antique jewelry, statues and lamps, our pot metal repair videos are a wealth of tips and techniques for successful pot metal repairs–with your own torch, in minutes.

Take a look at our videos on the pot metal restoration process to learn about how to use our products and different repair applications involving pot metal, white metal, monkey metal, zinc die cast, spelter, pewter, or lead.

These days, more and more parts are being replaced with aluminum parts. Why? Aluminum is lightweight, durable, and inexpensive in comparison with other metals. The problem is, most aluminum welding shops have been trained to believe that expensive machinery is needed to properly weld this versatile metal, leaving consumers in need of an easy way to weld aluminum.

Aluminum melts at 1218°F and does not turn red like other metals before it reaches the point that it liquefies. If you have ever tried to weld aluminum you know that without an accurate temperature guide, you may end up cleaning aluminum off the floor. For this reason, many auto body shops previously recommended replacing aluminum parts rather than repairing them—which is not only expensive but unnecessary. Fortunately, times have changed, and there’s now a simple way to weld aluminum.

Muggy Weld’s aluminum welding, brazing, and soldering store contains a unique line of aluminum welding, brazing and soldering alloys and fluxes that work together to act as an exact temperature guide when torch welding aluminum. While many aluminum brazing products are sold without flux, we believe the use of flux to be superior for several reasons.

• First, it allows the rod to flow and bond better than aluminum rod alone. Any welder knows that flow is an important factor in a successful aluminum soldering procedure. “Where flux flows, rod goes”
• Second, Muggy Weld fluxes act as exact temperature guides, changing form when the base metal reaches the proper working temperature.
• Finally, Super Alloy 5’s flux chemically reacts to clean up oxidation as well as other contaminants, which is very unique in aluminum repair procedure.

Aluminum Welding, Brazing, and Soldering

Take some time to view our aluminum welding, brazing, and soldering videos and familiarize yourself with our high quality aluminum welding repair products:

Super Alloy 1 is a low temperature solder that bonds aluminum at 350ºF. Super Alloy 1’s special formulation bonds aluminum to a number of other metals including brass, steel, and pot metal

Super Alloy 5 is our high strength brazing alloy specifically designed for aluminum repair. Super Alloy 5 can be used as TIG rod, or can be applied with nearly any brazing torch to weld aluminum at only 600ºF

Even if you’ve never held a torch, our aluminum welding videos will empower anyone to successfully repair aluminum parts. From aluminum boat repair to cast aluminum to delicate ac lines, our aluminum brazing and soldering products demystify aluminum welding and make it approachable to welders of all skill levels.

Stainless steel is an alloy containing at least 10.5% chromium and less than 1.2% carbon and other metals. Considered “green” due to its infinite recyclability and sustainability, stainless is also corrosion resistant, durable, easy to clean and maintain, and aesthetically appealing. For these reasons, stainless steel is utilized extensively in hospital, restaurant, construction, transportation, and energy production applications.

Although stainless steel is one of the most widely used metals, stainless steel welding can be extremely challenging. Cutting, drilling, soldering, and welding stainless steel is difficult mainly because the metal is a poor heat conductor and has a high rate of thermal expansion. It also reacts badly to excessive heat, causing it to warp. Thankfully, we have a unique line of products that can help make stainless steel soldering and brazing tasks easier.

Super Alloy 1, SSQ-6, and SSF-6 silver solder are all designed for brazing and soldering stainless steel. Allowing for easier and more effective repair and welding jobs, many of our products melt at high temperatures and can be used on a variety of metals, such as brass, copper, bronze, cast iron, and stainless steel. For soldering and brazing tasks, or for welding stainless steel, SSQ-6 and SSF-6 can also be used with any heat source and can last for long periods with minimal care.

Stainless Steel Welding

Super Alloy 1 is a low temperature solder that bonds stainless to a variety of other metals at 350º F

SSF-6 Silver Solder is a high strength, 56% silver solder alloy that’s both hospital and restaurant safe. SSF-6 is a perfect color match to stainless.

SSQ-6 Silver Solder Paste is a 1 oz syringe of silver solder alloy combined with high flowing flux. SSQ-6 wets stainless and burnt stainless steel, and can be used to bond stainless to many metals.

Our stainless steel welding videos were designed to simplify the stainless steel soldering and brazing process and outline our unique product line. Check out instructional stainless steel welding videos below and learn how to repair tubing, create custom pieces, join stainless to brass, steel, and and more.

Steel is an alloy composed of iron and carbon—the higher the carbon content, the stronger, harder and more brittle the steel. There are many types of steel that can be used for steel welding jobs, all of which are categorized based upon various physical properties and carbon content.

Mild steel, also known as low carbon steel, has a carbon range of .05% to .30% Medium carbon steel has a carbon range of .30% to .45%, high carbon steel has a carbon range of .45% to .75%, and very high carbon steel has a carbon content of .75% to 1.5%. Mild steel is easily formed, machined, and welded, medium carbon steel is more brittle, and high carbon steel is very strong.

Most steel soldering or brazing jobs require only a hand held propane torch.

Super Alloy 1 is recommended when heat or aesthetics is an issue, otherwise we recommend SSF-6 Silver Solder for torch welding: with a holding strength of 71,000 PSI, SSF-6 is as strong as a MIG or TIG weld, with a beautiful finish.

Steel Welding

Steel repair can be very difficult; it is difficult to cut and is prone to distortion because of its high thermal expansion. Control the amount of ferrite in the weld to minimize hot cracking, preheat, and use steel welding and solder products such as Super Alloy 1, SSF-6, and SSQ-6 when working on different types of stainless steel.

Super Alloy 1 is a multi-metal solder that bonds steel to a variety of other metals. At 350º F, Super Alloy 1 is our lowest temperature alloy.

SSF-6 Silver Solder is a high strength, flux-coated silver solder rod. One inch of this 56% silver rod flows an amazing 18 inches and produces joints that are 70,000 psi

SSQ-6 Silver Solder Paste is presented in a convenient 1 oz syringe and contains the same solder formula as SSF-6, with the flux mixed into the paste for easy application.

Take a look at our videos below to learn about the steel brazing and soldering process and how to use our high quality products in a variety of repair applications such as: auto body, antique shotgun restoration, brake line, hydraulic line and more.

Copper is a corrosion resistant, non-ferrous metal used extensively in construction, industrial machinery, wire and cable products, and copper tubing due to its strength, antimicrobial properties, and thermal and electrical conductivity. Pure copper has a high melting point of 1983º F; however, there are hundreds of copper alloys: copper-lead, aluminum bronze, copper silicon, copper zinc, copper nickel or cupro-nickel, and copper tin.

Here are some things to remember when brazing or soldering brass, bronze, or copper:

Brass is a copper-zinc alloy that melts at around 1652-1724º F range and is fairly easy to cast. Brass is commonly used to create musical instruments such as trumpets or trombones, as well as bathroom fixtures and doorknobs. During any brass brazing or soldering job, use high quality filler if the color doesn’t have to match the metal.

Bronze is an alloy of copper, tin, aluminum, or silicon with a melting point of 1675º F. Cold-working or heat treating bronze increases its tensile strength, making it an attractive choice for industrial applications, musical instruments, medals, art and sculpture.

Copper, Brass, and Bronze Repair

While copper, brass, and bronze may not be applications that are used every day in welding, industries such as refrigeration, electronics and plumbing—as well as ornamental artists, encounter these metals and perform brass, bronze, or copper welding jobs daily.

Super Alloy 1 can bond all of these metals in any combination, and can be used in bonding with other metals such as aluminum—at 350º F.

SSF-6 Silver Solder is 56% silver, cadmium-free and is especially useful when high strength is needed, or when you need high flow to get to those hard to reach areas.

SSQ-6 Silver Solder Paste is the same formula as our SSF-6, in a convenient 1 oz syringe to allow for precision application.

Copper, brass, and bronze can be easily soldered or brazed with the right tools and knowledge. Take some time to view our repair videos to learn how to use our products in different soldering and brazing applications joining copper, brass, and bronze individually and in any combination. Regardless of your welding skill level, we have videos to help you with each of our copper, brass, and bronze repair products.