Form:

This specification covers a gold-nickel alloy in the form of wire, rod, sheet, strip, foil, pig, powder, shot, chips, preforms and a viscous mixture (paste) of the powder in a suitable binder.

Application:

This filler metal has been used typically for joining corrosion and heat resistant steels and alloys where corrosion and oxidation resistant joints with good strength up to 1300 °F (704 °C), but usage is not limited to such application. This filler metal is normally used for brazing, without flux, using a protective atmosphere.

Classifications:

Filler metal supplied to this specification is classified as follows:

Class 1 Standard composition

Class 2 Supplementary composition control