silver solder

Low-temperature joining metal

Silver solder is a brazing alloy containing silver, used to join metals at temperatures lower than traditional brazing but higher than soft soldering.

It creates strong, clean joints in jewelry, plumbing, and metalwork: The jeweler used silver solder to attach the clasp.

The verb means to join using this alloy.

Related
  • brazingFiller-metal bonding process
  • fluxContinuous change or flow
  • torchHandheld burning light source
  • joinConnect or enlist
  • alloyMetallic combination

copper · brass · jewelry · jewelry repair · plumbing · filler · melt · pipe · pipe fitting · heat · wire · paste · weld · metal · repair · tin · bond · flow

Opposites
joining method strength/permanence

silver solderlead solder

Fusible metal for joints

welding · cold solder · bolting · riveting · press fit

filler metal composition

silver solderlead solder

Fusible metal for joints

Family

silver, solder, silvery, silvered, silvering, silvers, solders, soldered, soldering

Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Rated G