Medical Brazing
Applied Thermal Technologies worked close with the leading suppliers of Medical and Orthopedic instruments to bring Vacuum Furnace Brazing to the field. Since 1992 Applied Thermal Technologies has worked closely with the medical industry to meet requirements and quality. Medical device brazing is a joining process whereby a non-ferrous filler metal and an alloy are heated to melting temperature (above 800 degrees F) and distributed between two or more close-fitting parts by capillary action. With medical device brazing when the braze is at its liquid temperature, the molten filler metal interacts with a thin layer of the base metal, cooling to form an exceptionally strong, sealed joint due to grain structure interaction. With medical device brazing the joints becomes a sandwich of different layers, each metallurgically linked to each other. The most common filler materials are gold in color, but fillers that more closely match the color of the base materials can be used since appearance is important to the medical device brazing end product. Contact an Applied Thermal Technologies team member today to discuss your Medical Brazing needs.
