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Items made of silver can vary in hardness based on the specific alloy used. Hard silver is typically an alloy such as sterling silver which contains other metals to add durability, while soft silver may refer to pure silver or a lower percentage of alloys, making it more malleable and easier to work with for artistic purposes.
Truly pure silver is dead soft and doesn't get brittle. In fact true pure silver goes dead soft.
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The answer is "ware" as in hardware, silverware, software.
Typically one solders sterling silver with silver solders. There is not a solder called "sterling solder." You can choose from an array of silver solders ranging from easy (extra soft) through hard. Soft solders have lower silver content and melt at a lower temperature. Hard solders have higher silver content and flow at higher temperatures. If you are doing multiple solder joints on a single piece of solder you will need to use several grades of solder. However, if you are just creating a single solder joint than it is best to use a soft or medium solder.
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it is hard and sometimes soft
soft you can bend and hard you can not
The Silver Dollar comes from the soft acid waters of the Amazon. They are not at all suited to the hard alkaline water required for African cichlids.