Thread: Super stiff bike seat springs- Anneal or not to anneal?
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Old 10-14-11 | 10:46 AM
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Originally Posted by Mark Kelly
How bad and how fast?

I've found that I get better penetration of 48% silver brazing alloy into joints in stainless steel if I dip the SS parts in 32% HCl for a few seconds then rinse.

Will this weaken the substrate?
Very bad and very fast and the steels you're talking about aren't strong. So don't worry.


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