fusible metal

American

noun

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.

fusible metal British

noun

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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Between this brass screw and this, there is always a soft wire made of tin and lead—fusible metal, we call it.

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My attention has been directed to a fusible metal cement containing mercury, and made according to the following receipt, given by Mr. S. G. Rawson, Journal of the Society of Chemical Industry, vol. ix.

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A piece of fusible metal of such resistance that it breaks down at a certain current strength.

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Third: By not heating the adjacent parts and using an easily fusible metal, which is heated up and run between the two, by means of a soldering iron.

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Here, a is the copper or silver wire, and b is a soldering made with a very fusible metal and securing a continuity of the circuit.

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