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Zinc cast in slabs for commercial use.

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Usage examples (33)
  • -- The alloy used for this purpose is termed "spelter," and brass, zinc and tin are its usual components.
  • The second is "spelter," or soft fusible brass, and the third is an alloy of silver and brass called silver solder.
  • The metal is known in commerce as "spelter" when in ingots, and as sheet zinc when rolled.
  • "spelter," which is really only finely granulated fusible brass, is used for brazing iron joints.
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