Typical Uses-
158º Fusible Alloy - Anchor bushings in drill jigs,
Internal or external support of delicate parts for machining, Cores for
spinning, Fusible mandrels in filament winding., Fiberglas lamination, Drop
hammer and embossing dies, Tube bending filler (up to 1-3/4" diameter) ,Heat
transfer medium in processing plastics, chemicals, etc. (up to 255°F), Shielding
Blocks for Nuclear Medicine
158º-190º Fusible Alloy- Toy soldier casting , Proof
casting cavities (threads, dies, moulds, blind holes), Duplicate patterns in
foundry match-plate making, Supporting work pieces while machining, Spray
coating wood patterns, Masks for electroplating and spray-painting.
203º Fusible Alloy-Cadmium Free alternative for LOW 158 for Nuclear
Medicine.
212º Fusible Alloy-A
tin/bismuth alloy (containing lead) which melts at the low temperature of 212º.
217-440º Fusible Alloy- Originated by GE for anchoring
punches in dies, Anchor non-moving parts in machinery; hold down bolts in
concrete floors, locator parts in tooling docks, Split jaw chucks, jigs,
fixtures, Metal forming dies, form blocks, joggle jaws, Repairing broken dies,
Filling blowholes in castings.
255º Fusible Alloy- Anchor cutlery handles, inserts in
wood, metal parts in glass (Tuflex doors), Make fusible spinning chucks, Mandrel
for electroforms, Drop hammer dies, stretch form blocks, Moulds for plaster,
plastics, Tube bending filler (over 1-3/4" diameter), Hydrodynamic forming,
seamless fittings, Duplicate patterns in pottery and foundry, Liquid metal in
autoclaves, heat-treating, Heat transfer (Up to 327 °F), Shielding Blocks for
Nuclear Medicine
281º Fusible Alloy- Anchor shafts in permanent magnet
rotors, locator members in aircraft assembly fixtures, metal parts in glass,
magnets in fixtures, Make nests for parts in jigs and dial feed stations, Cores
for electroforming, Embossing dies, form blocks, Joggle jaws, Lost wax pattern
dies, Duplicate foundry patterns, Tracer models in profiling, Molds for
plastics, sheet plastics, plastic teeth, prosthetic development, Potting
electronic components, Laps for rifle barrels.
281-338º Fusible Alloy- Parallels LOW 281 in its end
uses, Electroforming mandrels, lost wax pattern dies due to greater dimensional
accuracy, Holding jet turbine engine blades for machining.
Note: Other Fusible
alloys are available
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