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Text File  |  1994-11-01  |  2KB  |  34 lines
  1.  
  2. Common   Color match          Use                     Comments
  3. Name     to Stainless
  4.  
  5. Fifty-     Poor     Duct work, roofing, etc.    Satisfactory general
  6. Fifty                where appearance/special    purpose solder.  Not
  7.                      joint properties not        for color matching.
  8.                      important.
  9.                    
  10. Sixty-    Fair       Signs, ornamental trim,    Best all-around tin-lead
  11. Forty                 flashing, where appear-    solder. May discolor
  12.                       ance is more important.    with time.  Has better
  13.                       Used for tinning.          wetting and flowing 
  14.                                                  properties than 50-50 
  15.                                                  solder.
  16.  
  17. Pure      Good      Distilled water equip-      Low joint strength. Good
  18. Tin                  ment or special chem-       corrosion resistance.
  19.                      ical use where lead can     Non-toxic. Good color
  20.                      not be tolerated.           match.
  21.  
  22. Tin-      Good      Food handling equipment     Wide service temp. range.
  23. Antimony             where lead must be avoid-   Good food contact solder.
  24.                      ed. Refrigeration equip-    Non-toxic. Good non-
  25.                      ment to -70C (-160 F).      staining properties. 
  26.                                                  Good joint strength. 
  27.                                                  Higher cost.
  28.     
  29. Tin-    Very Good  Food handling equipment,    Best color-match & 
  30. Silver              fine ornamental work,       blending properties.
  31.                     high strength & other       Very good joint
  32.                     uses requiring special      strength. Good corrosion 
  33.                     joint properties.           resistance. Highest cost.
  34.