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Fusible alloys, or low-melting alloys, have some interesting properties, but are often overlooked. Their solidification characteristics make them useful for tooling applications as well as components ...

This week, the Great Laxey Mine Railway, on the Isle of Man, has given an update on their locomotives after the winter period. Bee has returned from Alan Keef’s workshop after a wheel came loose on ...

Figure 3: A 3/4-inch fusible plug showing three modes of failure: The plug of scale could possibly withstand the pressure of steam if the tin melted; the filling did not melt when heated to over 1,000 ...

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The fusible plug from the author's 1911 45 HP Case, cut in half lengthwise to show the fusible material and its apparent change in composition from one end to the other. Note that the fusible "tin" ...