Silver Solders for Soldering Iron, Steel, Cast Iron, and Copper
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This section is from the "Henley's Twentieth Century Formulas Recipes Processes" encyclopedia, by Norman W. Henley and others.
Silver Solders for Soldering Iron, Steel, Cast Iron, and Copper
I
Silver............ 10 parts
Brass............ 10 parts
II
Silver............ 20 parts
Copper........... 30 parts
Zinc............. 10 parts
III
Silver............ 30 parts
Copper........... 10 parts
Tin.............. 0.5 parts
IV
Silver............ 60 parts
Brass............ 60 parts
Zinc............. 5 parts
In those solders in which brass is used care should be taken that none of the metals employed contains iron. Even an inappreciable amount of iron deleteriously affects the solder.
V
Copper, 30 parts; zinc, 12.85 parts; silver, 57.15 parts.
VI
Copper, 23.33 parts; zinc, 10 parts; silver, 66.67 parts.
VII
Copper, 26.66 parts; zinc, 10 parts; silver, 63.34 parts.
VIII
Silver, 66 parts; copper, 24 parts, and zinc, 10 parts. This very strong solder is frequently used for soldering silver articles, but can also be used for soldering' other metals, such as brass, copper, iron, steel band-saw blades, etc.
IX
Silver, 4 parts, and brass, 3 parts.
X
A very refractory silver solder, which, unlike the silver solder containing zinc, is of great ductility and does not break when hammered, is composed of 3 parts silver and 1 part copper.
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