Computer Estate( and collecting)

From: der Mouse <mouse_at_Rodents.Montreal.QC.CA>
Date: Mon May 17 13:05:23 2004

> 63/37 is the optimal tin/lead alloy; its melting point is a little
> lower than 60/40 alloy.

I thought the reason 63/37 (or whatever the precise ratio is - I think
it's something like 63.7/36.3, no?) was preferred was that it had a
melting _point_ rather than a melting _range_. (Whether this is tied
to its being the eutectic mixture is something I'm not enough of an
alloy scientist to know.)

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