solders

Joins with alloy

Solders is the plural of solder—a fusible metal alloy used to join metal surfaces, especially in electronics and plumbing.

The verb solders means to join with solder: She solders the wires to the circuit board.

Figuratively, to solder can mean to unite or bond: shared hardship that solders people together.

metalwork

tin

Element fifty, Sn

  • leadDense metal, symbol Pb
  • alloyMetallic combination
  • fluxContinuous change or flow

iron · torch · rosin · melting · flowing · wicking · tinning · silvering · plumbing · pipes

electronics

circuits

Closed electrical paths

PCB · terminals · leads · pins · resistors · capacitors · motherboard · joints · flux · tinning

joining

fuses

Joins or safety wires

attaches · welds · brazes · unites · seals · links · fastens · couples · secures · affixes

Opposites
joining vs. separating

soldersunsolders

Melts joint apart

disconnects · separates · detaches · disjoins · severs

metal joining methods

solderswelds

Joins metal by melting

brazes · spot welds · glues · rivets · bolts

Phrases
Family

solder, soldering, soldered, solderer, resolder, solderers, resoldering, resoldered, unsolder

Familiarity
Top 200,000
Profile
Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Rated G