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

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 Sutphen, Van Tassel

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.

From Practical Mechanics for Boys by Zerbe, James Slough

It was also found that fusible metal either stuck to or contracted upon clean quartz so as to make a firm joint.

From On Laboratory Arts by Threlfall, Richard

The heat-ray impinged upon the boss of fusible metal.

From The Gates of Chance by Sutphen, Van Tassel

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.

From Scientific American Supplement, No. 508, September 26, 1885 by Various