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<p>[QUOTE="buyingtime777, post: 289618, member: 188"]Found this question queried and answered in a Wikipedia section I believe.</p><p><br /></p><p>What is silver solder made out of?</p><p>Hard solders are used for brazing, and melt at higher temperatures. Alloys of <b>copper</b> with either <b>zinc</b> or silver are the most common. In silversmithing or jewelry making, special hard solders are used that will pass assay. They contain a high proportion of the metal being soldered and lead is not used in these alloys.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="buyingtime777, post: 289618, member: 188"]Found this question queried and answered in a Wikipedia section I believe. What is silver solder made out of? Hard solders are used for brazing, and melt at higher temperatures. Alloys of [B]copper[/B] with either [B]zinc[/B] or silver are the most common. In silversmithing or jewelry making, special hard solders are used that will pass assay. They contain a high proportion of the metal being soldered and lead is not used in these alloys.[/QUOTE]
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