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Compound for Welding Steel
The following composition is said to be su- the mercury to the rest in a melted state and perior to borax for welding steel. Mix remove from the fire; mix well with an iron coarsely powdered borax with a thin paste of rod. This amalgam melts at a low heat, and Prussian blue; then let it dry. The combination seems to be a rational one. named antimonoid, has been in use for some warmed, and the amalgam, rendered fluid by