Soldering is used across a variety of industries today as an effective means of joining metals together. While soldering is typically associated with electronics manufacturing, its use extends to wide spectrum of industrial sectors. Acid Core solders are used in OEM/Industrial applications as well as being used by electricians, plumbers, metalworkers, artisans, automotive repair and manufacturing, aerospace repair and manufacturing, heat exchange, roofing, solar and energy and many more industries.
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Soldering is a process of joining two or more items by melting and putting a filler metal into the joint. The filler metal, known as solder, has a lower melting point. To solder metals together a soldering gun or soldering iron is used which will melt the solder wire so that it can flow into the joints of the metals and fuse them together in a semi-permanent bond.Rosin and Acid core solders are manufactured with the solder wire as a tube and the tube contains flux. While rosin core wire is typically used in electronics, the name acid core, denotes that the flux is an aggressive type designed to solder steel as well as other metals.
Acid Core Soldering
The uses for acid core solder include the joining of oxidized metals. The acid core in the solder cleans the oxidation off the metal, making for a satisfactory joint. Examples of this include joining together parts of engines in cars or other machinery, and in plumbing to strip the layer of oxidation off the surface of pipes as the solder melts, allowing it to form a waterproof joint.Â
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Acid core solder can work with any type of oxidized metal except aluminum because the acid core will burn the metal and although uses for acid core solder are varied it is not the recommended for electronics. due to the corrosive nature of the residue.