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Also, they use a low-melting point wax so it's not actually that hot.
Surgical hotness Professor in Training 2009
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The use of low-melting bismuth alloys is widespread in sprinkler systems in buildings.
Bismuth 2007
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Earthenware glazes are based on low-melting materials, mainly lead oxide (white lead oxide, red lead oxide), sodium and boron compounds (soda ash, borax, boric acid) and potassium compounds (pearl ash, also known as potassium carbonate).
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What they have in common are clay bodies that develop their maximum strength in this range, and glazes that are based on low-melting compounds such as lead, sodium and potassium.
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If they are separated by mica and one of the carbons is equipped with a globule of low-melting alloy, the heat of the arc will melt this, short-circuiting the gap and extinguishing the arc.
Cyclopedia of Telephony & Telegraphy Vol. 1 A General Reference Work on Telephony, etc. etc. George Patterson 1910
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What is the purpose of the globule of low-melting alloy in the
Cyclopedia of Telephony & Telegraphy Vol. 1 A General Reference Work on Telephony, etc. etc. George Patterson 1910
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Provision Against Continuous Arc: -- For the purpose of short-circuiting an arc, a globule of low-melting alloy may be placed in one carbon block of an arrester.
Cyclopedia of Telephony & Telegraphy Vol. 1 A General Reference Work on Telephony, etc. etc. George Patterson 1910
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All of them depend on one action: the softening of a low-melting alloy by heat generated in a resistance.
Cyclopedia of Telephony & Telegraphy Vol. 1 A General Reference Work on Telephony, etc. etc. George Patterson 1910
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