brass divider for operation room

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I'm working in a hospital project in Bangkok, Thailand. The operation room requires brass divider 12"x12" grids. All brass strips need to be welded together. and also connected to structural steel.I'm concerned about welding the brass strips at every 12". Will the heat affect the brass strips? Any suggestion? This is my first job as a contractor by the way.Thanks a lot!
Reply:i have only done unlike metals a few times. i'm sure someone will come along who does brass all the time. my question is, why are they using brass instead of the anti-microbial stainless which is resisitent to bacteria? or is for decoration purposes."Retreat hell, were just fighting in the other direction"Miller Trailblazer 302, Extreme 12 VS, Dimension 400, Spectrum 375, HF 251D-1, Milermatic 251 w/ spoolgun  Hypertherm 1000Lincoln sp 1702000 F-450 to haul it
Reply:Can the brass be silver soldered with "easy" silver solder, that is, fairly low temperature hard solder (about 900 - 1000 degrees F, I think).  Is that what the specifiers actually intended?  That can be done with minimal distortion, but you may still run into warping.  How are you going to connect the brass to the structural steel?  Silver solder could work here too, although I must admit that I have never silver soldered to a large mass of structural steel.  With proper technique, a silver soldered joint is quite attractive.  Consider using silver solder shavings mixed with flux instead of trying to feed exactly the proper amount of wire solder into the joint so you avoid unsightly dribbles from excess solder.Same questions as backuproller - why brass?  What is the configuration?  Is it a decorative lattice work?  Wire or flat strips?  Woven or laid flat?  Easy silver solder gives you good control over the process for a neat finished appearance, and it is plenty strong, even for a security situation.Good luck.awrightLast edited by awright; 09-30-2006 at 02:56 AM.