Lighten up Ron. If you are asking if the silver soldering process will harm the heat treatment of the 17-4 ph stainless steel, the answer is probably not, Soldering by definition is 840 degree F or less. I do not know the lower transformation temperature of 17-4 ph or the melting temperature of silver solder but in all likelyhood you shouldn't have a problem.
If it is a critical application, make up a test joint and have a lab test performed.
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Date 07-09-2000 00:17
Im' not sure of the transformation temperature of the stainless but silver solder typically is heated to 1100 degrees F. Yes, that is over the 850 for a solder process, but, thats the truth!