Hi everyone,
I will have some parts 3d printed to use on a stainless steel frame. I do brazing (%30 Silver).
A friend’s company prints in Inconel (but not stainless steel). When I did some research I found some essays mentioning it can be brazed with Ag-Cu alloys (but in some examples there are some additional elements like Ti)
Does anyone have any experience on brazing Inconel? (I remember talking to someone on Bespoked who did that, if my memory serves me right)
The thing is I would strongly prefer to have the parts printed at my friend’s company.
Would Inconel have some disadvantages other than price?
Or would you recommend some other powder materials for this purpose?
The main advantage of Inconel over other steel alloys is it’s performance at elevated temps, which is why it’s used in engines of all sorts. It’s a heavier alloy thansay 17-4 or 316 and depending on which Inconel alloy it’s not as strong. ie. 625 is half the strength of say 718 and 17-4 but still ‘strong enough’ for most bicycle parts when designed appropriately. If it’s a smaller part then it will be ok mostly if it was a bigger structure, say a whole headtube then I’d be looking at other alloys like 17-4
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