spelter

American  

[spel-ter] / ˈspɛl tər /

noun

1. zinc, especially in the form of ingots.

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spelter British  

/ ˈspɛltə /

noun

1. impure zinc, usually containing about 3 per cent of lead and other impurities

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Etymology

Origin of spelter

1655–65; origin uncertain; akin to Middle Dutch speauter, German spiauter spelter

Example Sentences

The metallic zinc on the market is known as spelter.

From The Business of Mining A brief non-technical exposition of the principles involved in the profitable operation of mines by Hoskin, Arthur J.

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 borax is generally powdered and mixed with the spelter, and both with water.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Slice 4 "Bradford, William" to "Brequigny, Louis" by Various

For brazed joints, spelter or powdered brass is employed, and the flux is usually borax.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Slice 4 "Bradford, William" to "Brequigny, Louis" by Various

The second is "spelter," or soft fusible brass, and the third is an alloy of silver and brass called silver solder.

From On Laboratory Arts by Threlfall, Richard