hard solder

American  

noun

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

---

Etymology

Origin of hard solder

First recorded in 1840–50

Example Sentences

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 Zerbe, James Slough

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 The Magic Egg and Other Stories by Stockton, Frank Richard

For a white hard solder use brass, 12 parts; zinc, 1 part; and tin, 2 parts. p.

From Practical Mechanics for Boys by Zerbe, James Slough

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 Threlfall, Richard

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 Webster, Noah