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soft solder
noun
a solder fusible at temperatures below 700°F (370°C), generally an alloy of lead and tin.
Word History and Origins
Origin of soft solder1
Example Sentences
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.
The soft solders are composed mainly of tin and lead.
There are several compounds on the market, consisting of soft solder in powder form, ready-mixed with flux.
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.
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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