hard solder
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of hard solder
First recorded in 1840–50
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To solder with hard solder, esp. with an alloy of copper and zinc; as, to braze the seams of a copper pipe.
From Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (2nd 100 Pages) by Noah Webster
In this case it must be remembered in making hard solder by the second receipt that standard silver contains about one-twelfth of its weight of copper — exactly 18 parts copper to 220 silver.
From On Laboratory Arts by Richard Threlfall
For a white hard solder use brass, 12 parts; zinc, 1 part; and tin, 2 parts. p.
From Practical Mechanics for Boys by James Slough Zerbe
In this I placed my manuscript; and then I took the box to a tinsmith and had the top fastened on with hard solder.
From A Chosen Few Short Stories by Frank Richard Stockton
Whether soft or hard solder is used, it is obvious that it must melt at a lower temperature than the parts which are to be joined together.
From Practical Mechanics for Boys by James Slough Zerbe
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