copper alloy.

Ferrous nails shall be hot-dip galvanized

steel.

4.

Plastic Cement:

Plastic cement shall

conform to the requirements of Federal Specification

8S-C-153.

5.
Serews:
Screws shall conform to the
requirements of Federal Specification FF-S-111 and shall
be of the type hereinefter specified or required to pro-

perly secure the work.
Non-ferrous screws shall be hard
copper or copper alloy, or hard aluminum alloy as required,

ferrous screws shall be of steel, galvanized.

6. Solder: Solder shall conform to the
requirements of Federal Specification QQ-S-571lb, Class A.

Flux shall be rosin except where prohibited by unusual

conditions of application, in which event soldering flux
paste conforming to the requirements of Federal Specification O-F-506, or muriatic acid properly killed with zinc
may be used.

7.

Soldering Flux:

Soldering flux shall

COoe to the requirements of Federal Specification
O-F-50

°

b.
Soldering:
All edges of sheet metal to be
soldered shall be pretinned before soldering is begun.

Soldering shall be done slowly with well-heated coppers
so as to thoroughly heat the seam and completely sweat the

solder through the full width of the seam. Ample solder
shall be used and the seam shall show not less than one
full inch of evenly flowed solder. Where soldering paste
or killed acid is employed as a flux, scldering shall

follow immediately after application of the flux.
Upon
completion of soldering, surfaces shall be thoroughly
cleaned.
c.

Seams:
1.

Flat lock seams shall finish not less

2.

Solder lap seams shall finish not less

3.

Unsoldered plain lap seams shall not lap

than 3/4 inch wide.

than one inch wide.
less than 3 inches.

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