SOFT SOLDERS FOR STAINLESS STEEL INDUSTRIAL SHEET METAL WORK

Common     Nominal        Short-time bulk    Density  Melting Range  Max. Serv.
Name       Comp. %        Solder Strength   (Lb./     Melts   Flows  Temp. øF
           Sn  Pb  Sb  Ag  Tensile  Shear    cu.in.)   øF       øF

Fifty-
Fifty      50  50  __  __   6,000   5,200    0.321     361     421      200
Sixty-
Forty      60  40  __  __   7,600   5,600    0.308     361     374      200
Pure
Tin       100  __  __  __   1,700   1,800    0.263     450     450      200
Tin-
Antimony   95  __   5  __   5,900   6,000    0.260     452     464      350
Tin-
Silver     96  __  __   4   Note 1  Note 1   0.266     430     430      350

Note 1.  The short-time bulk solder strength of tin-silver solder is similar to
tin-antimony solder.  Soldered joints made with either tin-antimony or tin-
silver solder have a much higher long-time tensile-shear strength than joints
made with tin-lead or pure tin solder.