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How much weight can soldered pieces hold?

I soldered these two copper bracket together to act like a place to hang objects on.   They both are in a u shape.  used to hold copper pipes onto like walls.  

I was wondering how much weight can it hold up?  because both ends of the brackets are held together by solder.  It now looks like a oval.  

Tried pulling them apart  with my hands but seems like its holding on pretty strong.  
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i hanged about 15 lb weight on one end of the bracket while the other clings onto a pole going horizontal,  with the solder joint between them.  seems to be holding.
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I've soldered wires together for a car stereo, etc. If I pull on the two wires as hard as I can the solder link does not break, the wire does.
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