... electrical and instrumentparts, valves, pump parts, tools and dies, connectors, and welding equipment. Casting alloys are used for resistance -welding tips and equipment, soldering irons, casting and ... asa solvent for nitrocellulose and cellulose acetate, for gums and resins, in lacquers and thinners, and in ink, paint, and varnishremovers. Because of its low freezing point and miscibility ... silver birch and ismuch used for pulpwood. It is similar to and mixed with whitebirch, B. alba, which is strong, elastic, and uniform and is muchused in Vermont and New Hampshire for making...