BRAZING PRACTICE SOLUTION TEST 2026
COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
GRADED A+
●● What temperatures should be used when brazing?
Answer: The lowest effective brazing temperatures possible to minimize
heat effects on base metal.
●● Is uniform capillary action possible when surfaces are free of foreign
substances?
Answer: Yes
●● How can surface oxide on a metal to be brazed be eliminated?
Answer: By sanding, grinding, filing, blasting, or wire brushing.
●● What temperature do filler metals suitable for brazing begin to melt?
Answer: Above 370°F.
●● Do some filler metals for brazing come with a flux coating?
Answer: Yes
●● Should flux residue be removed from the base metal after brazing?
, Answer: Yes
●● Is the base metal melted when brazing?
Answer: No, the base metal is not melted.
●● Can brazing be used to join dissimilar metals?
Answer: Yes
●● Does production brazing often use a furnace as a heat source?
Answer: Yes
●● Does a butt joint provide the same strength as a lap joint?
Answer: No
●● Must a brazing filler metal be molten before it flows into a joint?
Answer: Yes
●● What happens if a base metal is not hot enough when braze welding?
Answer: The filler metal will bead and roll off like water on a greasy
surface.
●● At what temperatures is brazing performed?
COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
GRADED A+
●● What temperatures should be used when brazing?
Answer: The lowest effective brazing temperatures possible to minimize
heat effects on base metal.
●● Is uniform capillary action possible when surfaces are free of foreign
substances?
Answer: Yes
●● How can surface oxide on a metal to be brazed be eliminated?
Answer: By sanding, grinding, filing, blasting, or wire brushing.
●● What temperature do filler metals suitable for brazing begin to melt?
Answer: Above 370°F.
●● Do some filler metals for brazing come with a flux coating?
Answer: Yes
●● Should flux residue be removed from the base metal after brazing?
, Answer: Yes
●● Is the base metal melted when brazing?
Answer: No, the base metal is not melted.
●● Can brazing be used to join dissimilar metals?
Answer: Yes
●● Does production brazing often use a furnace as a heat source?
Answer: Yes
●● Does a butt joint provide the same strength as a lap joint?
Answer: No
●● Must a brazing filler metal be molten before it flows into a joint?
Answer: Yes
●● What happens if a base metal is not hot enough when braze welding?
Answer: The filler metal will bead and roll off like water on a greasy
surface.
●● At what temperatures is brazing performed?