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to braze

to braze

1 9.1
To join metal pieces by heating a hard metal filler until it flows between them
  • verb
  • /breɪz/
  • Specialized
translation icon : soldar
  • The technician will braze the two metal parts together using a high-melting solder.
  • brazed pins
  • vacuum-brazed

Examples

  • He successfully brazed the broken pipe after carefully preparing the surfaces.

  • The liquid circuit is welded, torch-brazed, or vacuum-brazed using a joint design that ensures leak tightness.

    Academic text (1996)

  • We braze specifically for your designs and applications.

    Academic text (2004)

  • But I think I have the ability to braze a chunk on to this.

  • I can do layout, I can template, I can braze.

    The River (1984)

  • Pins brazed onto the BSM connected the module to a circuit board.

    Academic text (1998)

  • Once connected, workers clamp the tubes into registration on a movable template, where they are brazed or welded into place.

    Academic text (1999)

  • In addition, Fastrac's injection system has only three parts: a face plate with a drilled hole pattern, a brazed injector body, and a gimbal block, Davis said.

    Academic text (1998)

  • All Exergy shell-and-tube heat exchangers feature 316L seamless stainless steel tube construction with nickel-chromium vacuum-brazed joints.

    Academic text (1998)

  • To create a strong bond, you should braze the metal pieces in a controlled environment.

Synonyms

to solder
vsto braze
  • Specialized
8 7.0

To join metal parts by melting a soft metal between them

uses a harder joining metal that melts at higher temperature

Antonyms

to separate
297 1.9

To break into parts or pieces

to uncouple
5 5.3

To disconnect two things that are joined, often machine parts

How Strong

to weld
  • Specialized
29 4.6
to braze
  • Specialized
1 9.1
to solder
  • Specialized
8 7.0

Surface Forms

braze infinitive
brazed past
brazed past participle
brazing present participle
brazes third person singular

Etymology

The word braze comes from the old word brass, and it once meant 'to cover with brass' or make something of brass. Today, to braze means to join metal pieces by melting a hard metal that flows between them, so the origin explains why the process often used a brass-like metal.