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Solder
Gold & Platinum solder sold in one
penny weight pieces
Fine gold times factor plus $1.00 = price per one dwt piece of gold solder.
Platinum = sum of factor times market price of metal listed. Add
$1.00 labor. 5% Discount by the dozen. 10% by the half gross. 15% by the gross.
Solder available in wire form in 50 dwt rolls.
Hard solders are used for enameling, sizing, "building up"
prongs and repairing casting defects.
Secondary solders is accomplished with medium
and soft flowing solder.
Final assembly and repairing is done with soft and
repair solder.
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Yellow Gold Solders
| Designation |
Price Factor |
Approx. Karat |
Flow Point °F |
Melt Point °F |
| 18K hard |
.075 |
18.0 |
1575 |
1530 |
| 18K soft |
.075 |
18.0 |
1455 |
1395 |
| 18K repair |
.055 |
13.0 |
1330 |
1180 |
| 14K hard |
.052 |
13.0 |
1450 |
1300 |
| 14K medium |
.054 |
13.0 |
1400 |
1275 |
| 14K soft |
.054 |
13.0 |
1330 |
1180 |
| 14K repair |
.032 |
8.4 |
1295 |
1115 |
| Designation |
Price Factor |
Approx. Karat |
Flow Point °F |
Melt Point °F |
| 12K hard |
.043 |
11.4 |
1450 |
1290 |
| 12K medium |
.047 |
11.4 |
1400 |
1270 |
| 12K soft |
.047 |
11.4 |
1350 |
1220 |
| 10K hard |
.035 |
9.0 |
1410 |
1260 |
| 10K medium |
.038 |
9.0 |
1375 |
1210 |
| 10K soft |
.038 |
9.0 |
1350 |
1180 |
| 10K repair |
.024 |
5.0 |
1300 |
1110 |
| Designation |
Price Factor |
Approx. Karat |
Flow Point °F |
Melt Point °F |
| 8K hard |
.03 |
7.0 |
1405 |
1265 |
| 8K soft |
.029 |
7.0 |
1335 |
1180 |
| 8K repair |
.016 |
3.6 |
1295 |
1125 |
| 6K soft |
.023 |
5.5 |
1300 |
1110 |
| 6K repair |
.013 |
2.6 |
1250 |
1115 |
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White Gold Solders
| Designation |
Price Factor |
Approx. Karat |
Flow Point °F |
Melt Point °F |
| AA 20 |
.075 |
20.0 |
1530 |
1325 |
| 18K hard |
.072 |
19.4 |
1575 |
1340 |
| 18K medium |
.056 |
14.8 |
1360 |
1225 |
| 18K soft |
.056 |
14.0 |
1260 |
1160 |
| 16K medium |
.056 |
14.8 |
1340 |
1205 |
| 14K hard |
.053 |
12.6 |
1335 |
1190 |
| 14K medium |
.053 |
12.6 |
1320 |
1175 |
| 14K soft |
.048 |
10.0 |
1280 |
1130 |
| Designation |
Price Factor |
Approx. Karat |
Flow Point °F |
Melt Point °F |
| 12K soft |
.040 |
9.8 |
1260 |
1125 |
| 10K medium |
.034 |
8.9 |
1325 |
1200 |
| 10K soft |
.032 |
7.2 |
1270 |
1180 |
| 10K repair |
.027 |
5.0 |
1230 |
1130 |
| 8K soft |
.032 |
7.0 |
1260 |
1175 |
| 6K soft |
.022 |
5.5 |
1230 |
1130 |
| 6K repair |
.013 |
2.4 |
1260 |
1150 |
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Platinum Solders
| Designation |
Gold |
Paladium |
Platinum |
Flow Point °C |
Flow Point °C |
| 1000 |
.042 |
.012 |
¯ |
1100 |
2010 |
| 1100 |
.04 |
.015 |
¯ |
1135 |
2075 |
| 1200 |
.05 |
.03 |
¯ |
1200 |
2190 |
| 1300 |
.065 |
.015 |
¯ |
1250 |
2280 |
| 1400 |
.058 |
.027 |
.0045 |
1460 |
2660 |
| 1500 |
.049 |
.036 |
.0045 |
1480 |
2730 |
| 1600 |
.041 |
.036 |
.014 |
1535 |
2795 |
| 1700 |
.02 |
.05 |
.0208 |
1600 |
2910 |
| Designation |
Gold |
Paladium |
Platinum |
Flow Point °C |
Flow Point °C |
| Welding |
.012 |
.046 |
.0345 |
1650 |
3000 |
| Hard Welding |
.012 |
.046 |
.0345 |
1740 |
3165 |
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Pink Gold Solders
| Designation |
Price Factor |
Approx. Karat |
| 14K soft |
.05 |
11.2 |
| 10K soft |
.03 |
7.1 |
| 14K repair |
.03 |
7.2 |
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Green Gold Solders
| Designation |
Price Factor |
Approx. Karat |
| 14k soft |
.055 |
11.3 |
| 10K soft |
.035 |
7.1 |
| 14K repair |
.049 |
7.2 |
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