What wire used for Aluminum?
1297735
to weld aluminum material you have to use aluminum wire and as a shielding gas pure argon not 75/25 mix, make sure the material you are welding is clean of oil dirt or grime aluminum is not as forgiving as steel, good luck.
1366512
I assume you are asking about copper or copper plated wire. You can do that with a regular soldering iron but the Lee melter at a pretty high temperature would work better. have at least 15% tin in the mix of lead or use pure tin.
1577563
It is all copper. Aluminum would be completely unsuitable... This is very good speaker wire and I am very satisfied with it.....
2122676
Depending on the size of the materials you are trying to solder. It will solder aluminum wire with the right flux and solder. I would expect the same is true for metal
1940554
I don't think there's any problem using this product on aluminum, I have used it with great success and the product has come in contact with several differt metals including copper and brass without issues. Make sure if your using a scraper to scrape with something that won't damage your aluminum.
328514
Not with it stock. You cant weld aluminum material with solid steel or flux core wire, as they will not bond well with the aluminum and the weld will not be very strong. Your MIG welder will need to have a spool gun installed as well, because the aluminum wire is too soft to push from the machine, and wont make it up the feed.
1686491
This is pure copper wire and it works great. No aluminum at all. Just braided copper.
2122678
It is for soldering electrical wire. I do not think it would work for metal or aluminum.
1096774
This is a DC only machine, therefore you can't use TIG for aluminum. You might be able to use the stick process for that with special electrodes but I wouldn't recommend it.
2098144
18 gauge wire is what we used and it works just perfect. Hope this helps you with your decision.
870847
Google welding chart.you can use .035 or .030. Just feed and temp settings are different.Use 100 percent Argon with aluminum.Good luck
2047077
I think aluminum... not positive though. Look at the manufacturers website maybe??
2153239
According to AntaresPro.com, these are copper clad aluminum; other sites turn up in google search saying it is a hybrid metal to optimize conductivity--meaning evasive wording to avoid saying copper clad aluminum. If I knew for sure this was copper wire, I'd buy it, wish it was. Confusing information here at Amazon.com, including customer care info which appears to be wrong--truth or consequences? Advance auto rep says copper wire too on the online answer, but I think true copper wire would be heavier in pounds weight than this is.
2125777
I welded up a good bit of aluminum for an RV door fabrication project. Use straight Argon gas and aluminum wire. Run it hot and fast. Took some practice and online research for techniques, but I eventually got really nice welds with good penetration.
1181665
From what I've read no. Aluminum is too soft to feed through a regular Mig welder. You can buy an aluminum spool gun which hooks up to the tip of the welder but it costs just as much as a welder. Your best bet would probably be to just buy a welder that has the capability of welding both flux wire and aluminum. I found one for an example but you could probably do some more thrift shopping to get a better deal.
1998223
Wires have all been made of copper for the past 50-60 years. Prior to that there have been different mixtures involving aluminum but there's no such thing as being incompatible just because its a different metal.
2157819
You can melt lead 622F, and should be able to melt aluminum 1220F. Both have lower melt points than cast iron 2200F. Not sure about aluminum but NEVER use it for food if you melt lead in it.