fusible metal

American  

noun

1. any of various alloys, as of bismuth, lead, and tin, that melt at temperatures as low as 160°F (70°C), making them useful in various safety devices.

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fusible metal British  

noun

1. any of various alloys with low melting points that contain bismuth, lead, and tin. They are used as solders and in safety devices

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fusible metal

Or, if he had been in the possession of a proper bath of fusible metal, he would have attained the necessary certainty in his process, and need not have immured himself in a subterranean apartment.—PARKES'

From Industrial Biography, Iron Workers and Tool Makers by Samuel Smiles

The fusible metal of D'Arcet is composed of: bismuth, 8 parts; lead, 5 parts; tin, 3 parts.

From Scientific American Supplement, No. 520, December 19, 1885 by Various

The construction of larger furnaces and the employment of higher temperatures led to the production of a highly carbonized, fusible metal, without any special design on the part of the manufacturers in producing it.

From Scientific American Supplement, No. 441, June 14, 1884. by Various

At noon to-morrow, March 21st, the rays of the sun will be concentrated by the lens in the window-sash and will fall upon this boss of fusible metal.

From The Gates of Chance by Van Tassel Sutphen

This may be accomplished by filling them with fusible metal, and dissolving the substance of the shell by muriatic acid; thus a metallic solid will remain which exactly filled all the cavities.

From On the Economy of Machinery and Manufactures by Charles Babbage

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