soft solder

American  

noun

1. a solder fusible at temperatures below 700°F (370°C), generally an alloy of lead and tin.

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Etymology

Origin of soft solder

First recorded in 1835–45

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soft solder

Then, using standard soft solder, the iron makes a neat, strong joint.

From Time Magazine Archive

Generators, purifiers, and holders must be welded, riveted or folded at the seams; soft solder is only permissible as a tightening material.

From Acetylene, the Principles of Its Generation and Use A Practical Handbook on the Production, Purification, and Subsequent Treatment of Acetylene for the Development of Light, Heat, and Power by Leeds, F. H. (Frank Henley)

On the outside of this soft solder a strip of tin six inches or a trifle less in length, by one fourth inch wide and one thirty-second of an inch thick.

From Rules and Practice for Adjusting Watches by Kleinlein, Walter J.

With good soft solder, nearly all kinds of soldering can be done over a lamp without the use of a "copper."

From Scientific American Supplement, No. 363, December 16, 1882 by Various

Zinc alloys with soft solder very easily, and by so doing entirely spoils it, making, it "crumbly," dirty, and preventing it running.

From On Laboratory Arts by Threlfall, Richard