This section is from the "Henley's Twentieth Century Formulas Recipes Processes" encyclopedia, by Norman W. Henley and others.
Tin................. 4 parts
Lead................ 3 parts
This is a very soft solder which sharply reproduces all details.
Another easily fusible alloy but somewhat harder, is the following:
Tin................. 8 parts
Lead.............. 6 parts
Antimony......... 0.5 part
Alger Metal.—Tin, 90 parts; antimony, 10 parts. This alloy is suitable as a protector.
Tin, 85.5 per cent; antimony, 14.5 per cent.
Ashberry metal is composed of 78 to 82 parts of tin, 16 to 20 of antimony, 2 to 3 of copper.
Tin, 9 parts; lead, 1 part; antimony, 1 part; bismuth, 1 part.
 
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