[Antennas] Windshield wiper metal strips - what are they made of ?

Tue Jul 12 21:50:23 EDT 2005

> I was replacing the windshield wiper blades yesterday ( I only buy the
> refills and reuse the existing wiper 'arms') and noticed that the two
> metal strips in each blade just might make some good material for
> antenna building.

> These strips are made from a non-magnetic material. It's does not
> appear to be an aluminum alloy, and look unlike any stainless I've had..
> although it could be a lower cost allow of stainless steel. These
> blades have been outside on my car for two years now - through two road
> salting winters and two blazing summers - and show absolutely no signs
> rust or corrosion.

> Does anyone know what this metal is ?
> Does anyone know of this material can be easily soldered ?

 I've been saving them for years, look like one of the hundreds of alloys
of stainless steel to me. I expect to braze weld them with a phospher-bronze
rod and flux.
-- 
 Ron