Aluminum brazing and soldering filler metals are used to join materials within the aluminum family of alloys. These materials are available in wire, strip, powder ...

The most versatile brazing alloys are made up of three or more metals, called a trifoil. They consist of a copper base layer that is coated on each side with a brazing alloy. The copper absorbs ...

Where do you stand on one of the eternal questions of metalwork: brazing, or welding? As your Hackaday writer, and the daughter of a blacksmith, it’s very much on the welding side here.

Improper brazing is a leading contributor to system inefficiency due to refrigerant leaks. Understanding the types of copper tubing and how to properly join them is vital to the operation and lifespan ...

Separate Trading of Registered Interest and Principal Securities (STRIPS) was created to provide investors with another alternative in the fixed-income arena that could meet certain investment ...

AT A GLANCE • Increased demand for copper typically indicates a growing economy, just as a drop in copper demand can suggest an economic slowdown • Copper prices are now down more than 25% ...

2-Year U.S. Treasury Note Continuous Contract $103.109-0.090-0.09% 5-Year U.S. Treasury Note Continuous Contract $107.609-0.211-0.20% 10-Year U.S. Treasury Note Continuous Contract $110.984-0.297 ...

Traders refer to the price of physical copper as the spot price. Because these transactions are for immediate delivery, they’re settled on the spot. Copper spot prices are typically quoted in ...

Unlike a traditional bond, which includes both fixed, semiannual interest payments called coupons and the repayment of the principal at maturity, Strips operate differently. As their name suggests ...

2-Year U.S. Treasury Note Continuous Contract $103.547 0.012 0.01% 5-Year U.S. Treasury Note Continuous Contract $108.789 0.016 0.01% 10-Year U.S. Treasury Note Continuous Contract $112.922 0.078 ...

The quick answer to this question is that a stripped bond (or "strip bond") is a bond that has had its main components broken up into a zero-coupon bond and a series of coupon payments.