| I.— | Tin | 4 parts |
|---|---|---|
| Lead | 3 parts |
This is a very soft solder which sharply reproduces all details.
Another easily fusible alloy but somewhat harder, is the following:
| II.— | Tin. | 8 parts |
|---|---|---|
| Lead | 6 parts | |
| Antimony | 0.5 part |
Miscellaneous Tin Alloys.
II. Argentine Metal.—Tin, 85.5 per cent; antimony, 14.5 per cent.
III.—Ashberry metal is composed of 78 to 82 parts of tin, 16 to 20 of antimony, 2 to 3 of copper.
IV. Quen’s Metal.—Tin, 9 parts; lead, 1 part; antimony, 1 part; bismuth, 1 part.
Type Metal.
| Lead | Antimony | Copper | Bismuth | Zinc | Tin | Nickel | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| I | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
| II | 5 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
| III | 10 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
| IV | 10 | 2 | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| V | 70 | 18 | 2 | — | — | 10 | — |
| VI | 60 | 20 | — | — | — | 20 | — |
| VII | 55 | 25 | — | — | — | 20 | — |
| VIII | 55 | 30 | — | — | — | 15 | — |
| IX | 100 | 30 | 8 | 2 | — | 20 | 8 |
| X | 6 | — | 4 | — | 90 | — | — |