This invention discloses a composite preform for aluminum-steel
induction brazing, a
welding method, and an
anode guide rod
assembly. The composite preform includes an aluminum base skeleton and annular
brazing filler metal on its upper and lower surfaces. The aluminum base skeleton is disc-shaped with through holes, through which the annular
brazing filler metal is connected as a whole. The annular
brazing filler metal includes an inner ring
wetting zone, a middle ring
control zone, and an outer ring compensation zone, with the
solid-
liquid phase temperature of the brazing filler
metal increasing sequentially in these three zones. During
welding, a two-stage
induction heating process is employed: first, the inner ring brazing filler
metal is fully softened and spread in the
central region; then, the outer ring brazing filler
metal is completely melted and fed to the joint edge, while a controlled Fe-Al-Si
reaction layer is formed at the steel-side interface through the middle ring
control zone. This invention transforms the inherent radial
temperature difference of
induction heating into a step-by-step melting
process window, simultaneously solving the problems of insufficient central spreading, edge brazing filler metal loss, and uncontrolled brittle phase at the interface. It is suitable for large-section connections between
anode steel claws and aluminum guide rods in the electrolytic
aluminum industry.