FUSIBLE METAL Definition & Meaning

fusible metal

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

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

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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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