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== Description ==
 
== Description ==
  
Currently brazing solder refers to a hard, brass-color solder used for joining two pieces high-zinc brasses. It is composed of 51% [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=copper copper] and 49% [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=zinc zinc]. Some ancient brazing solders also contained [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=silver silver] and were called silver solders.
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Currently brazing solder refers to a hard, brass-color solder used for joining two pieces high-zinc brasses. It is composed of 51% [[copper]] and 49% [[zinc]]. Some ancient brazing solders also contained [[silver]] and were called silver solders.
  
 
== Synonyms and Related Terms ==
 
== Synonyms and Related Terms ==
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hard solder; silver solder; brasure (Fr.); Hartlot (Deut.); hard soldeer (Ned.); solda de brasagem (Port.)
 
hard solder; silver solder; brasure (Fr.); Hartlot (Deut.); hard soldeer (Ned.); solda de brasagem (Port.)
  
== Authority ==
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==Resources and Citations==
  
 
* David C. Scott, ''Metallography and Microstructure of Ancient and Historic Metals'', The Getty Conservation Institute, Los Angeles, 1991
 
* David C. Scott, ''Metallography and Microstructure of Ancient and Historic Metals'', The Getty Conservation Institute, Los Angeles, 1991
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* ''The American Heritage Dictionary'' or ''Encarta'', via Microsoft Bookshelf 98, Microsoft Corp., 1998
 
* ''The American Heritage Dictionary'' or ''Encarta'', via Microsoft Bookshelf 98, Microsoft Corp., 1998
  
* Website address 1  Comment: www.hants.org.uk/museums/ofr/cmeth_t.html
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* Website: www.hants.org.uk/museums/ofr/cmeth_t.html
  
  
  
 
[[Category:Materials database]]
 
[[Category:Materials database]]

Latest revision as of 09:33, 10 May 2022

Description

Currently brazing solder refers to a hard, brass-color solder used for joining two pieces high-zinc brasses. It is composed of 51% Copper and 49% Zinc. Some ancient brazing solders also contained Silver and were called silver solders.

Synonyms and Related Terms

hard solder; silver solder; brasure (Fr.); Hartlot (Deut.); hard soldeer (Ned.); solda de brasagem (Port.)

Resources and Citations

  • David C. Scott, Metallography and Microstructure of Ancient and Historic Metals, The Getty Conservation Institute, Los Angeles, 1991
  • Dictionary of Building Preservation, Ward Bucher, ed., John Wiley & Sons, Inc., New York City, 1996
  • G.S.Brady, Materials Handbook, McGraw-Hill Book Co., New York, 1971 Comment: p. 129
  • The American Heritage Dictionary or Encarta, via Microsoft Bookshelf 98, Microsoft Corp., 1998
  • Website: www.hants.org.uk/museums/ofr/cmeth_t.html