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spelter

American

[spel-ter] / ˈspɛl tər /

noun

zinc, especially in the form of ingots.

spelter British

/ ˈspɛltə /

noun

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

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Borax is the flux used, with silver solder as with spelter.

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

The pipe is suspended vertically, flange downwards, and the spelter run in from the back of the flange.

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

The temperature is gradually raised to a bright red heat, when the spelter will be observed to fuse or "run," as it is technically said to do.

From On Laboratory Arts by Richard Threlfall

After coming from the spelter and being cooled by water, the wire is wound on suitable take-up blocks into finished coils.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Part 1, Slice 3 "Banks" to "Bassoon" by Various

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

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