It is impossible to braze aluminium with normal brass brazing rods because, aluminium has a too low melting point and would melt before brass.
Melting Temperature of Brass normally 900 Degree Centigrade to 940 Degree Centigrade.
Melting Temperature of aluminium normally around 660.3 Degree Centigrade.
Emery cloth is used as abrasive materials to clean the steel before brazing.
Flux is used in brazing to clean the metal by dissolving any oxide already present.
When brazing is completed workpiece should be cooled slowly.