spelter
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of spelter
1655–65; origin uncertain; akin to Middle Dutch speauter, German spiauter spelter
Example Sentences
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Of course some control may be exercised by "soiling" with fireclay or using an oxidising flame; but the erratic behaviour of spelter in this respect is the greatest drawback to its use in apparatus construction.
From On Laboratory Arts by Threlfall, Richard
Soft spelter solder is composed of equal parts of copper and zinc, melted and granulated and passed through a sieve.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Slice 4 "Bradford, William" to "Brequigny, Louis" by Various
The hard solders are the spelter and the silver solders.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Slice 4 "Bradford, William" to "Brequigny, Louis" by Various
The "spelter," which is really only finely granulated fusible brass, is used for brazing iron joints.
From On Laboratory Arts by Threlfall, Richard
In the first place, spelter is merely rather soft brass, and consequently it often cannot be fused without endangering the rest of the work.
From On Laboratory Arts by Threlfall, Richard
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