[Jewelry making - Article 00169] - Re: [Orchid] Argentium in at Rio Grande!

[Trevor F]

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>     Remember that Argentium melts at a lower temperature than
>     traditional sterling. AFIK, you can only use easy solder with it
>     anyway. 

    Stuller's "Metals" book, for example, lists the following: 

    Traditional sterling:
        - melt 1640 F / 893 C
        - flow 1750 F / 954 F

    Argentium Sterling:
        - melt 1410 F / 766 C
        - flow 1610 F / 877 C

    Stuller offers Argentium Sterling (AS) solder in three grades: Hard,
    Medium, Easy. Each has melt and flow temps slightly less than the
    corresponding grade of regular sterling silver solder. 

    All three grades of AS solder are perfectly usable. There is no known
    or reported reason why "you can only use easy solder". 

Cheers,
Trevor F.
in The City of Light
www.touchmetal.com

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