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soft solder

noun

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


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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of soft solder1

First recorded in 1835–45
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Example Sentences

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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.

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The soft solders are composed mainly of tin and lead.

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There are several compounds on the market, consisting of soft solder in powder form, ready-mixed with flux.

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Thank you, my lad, I know you’re not talking soft solder, so as to get to wind’ard of me, like those fellows in there.

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

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