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hard solder

noun

a solder fusing at temperatures above 1200°F (650°C).

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Also called brazing alloy.
Compare soft solder.

Origin of hard solder

First recorded in 1840–50

Words nearby hard solder

hard-shell clam, hard-shell crab, hardship, hard shoulder, hard sign, hard solder, hard-spun, hardstand, hard standing, hard stuff, hard-surface
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Example sentences from the Web for hard solder

  • The Clockmakers have come, requisitioned, to do the touch-holes, the hard-solder and filework.

    The French Revolution|Thomas Carlyle