ASVAB Shop Information Practice Test 374321

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Soldering

Soldering is a low-temperature process by which two or more items (typically metal) are joined together by melting a filler metal (solder) into the joint. An electrically powered soldering iron or soldering gun is used to melt the solder which is an alloy of lead and tin that has a melting point below the melting point of the items being joined. A chemical cleaning agent called flux is also used to clean the surfaces before soldering.

A joint created by soldering is:

as strong as a weld

weaker than a weld

as strong as the original metal

stronger than a weld