Nickel free solder?

[lauren]

I couldn't find any info on the internet about the nickel content of jewelry solder (but I'm not sure what I should be searching for either).  I know that it's supposed to be just silver and tin, but a lot of other products contain some nickel and don't mention it either (even 14K gold, much to my dismay).  I guess I can order some and find out the hard way, but if anyone knows I would really appreciate it.

I'm planning on using it to solder items to the discs on some titanium ear posts, since I can't find anything in my area for sensitive ears (some claim to be, but bother me anyway).

[Russ Nobbs]

According to the MSDS for StaBrite solder it contains primarily tin and a small amount of silver. No Nickel.

Gold alloys can contain a lot of different metals depending on what color or qualities the maker wants. White gold, if I remember correctly, always contain nickel. Some yellow gold alloys do but most do not.  Unfortunatly, a cast gold ring does not come with a MSDS giving exact contents.

StaBrite is a "soft" silver colored solder.

"Hard" silver solders intended for use with a torch contain primarily silver with copper, zinc and for very low flow solders cadmium or tin.  Again, nickel is not commonly used according to the book we carry called Jeweler's Resource by Bruce Knuth.

Hope that answers your question.

[lauren]

Thanks!  I will try some of the StaBrite next time I order.  If that doesn't work I guess I will end up using glue and hoping for the best.