Example Sentences for contraction. This contraction is slower, and more durable and important in its results. With a contraction of heart he plunged himself into the conversation. Without it the world monetary system would have entered phases of contraction much more readily.
Maximum operating temperature for Babbitt is 300Âº F. In motors 180Âº F to 190Âº F is considered running hot. Some turbine applications run as high as 225Â° F. Many technicians however, will set the alarm at 185Âº F and trip at 205Âº F. Melting temperature for common Babbitt varies from 350Âº F to 475Âº F.
The greater the tin concentration, the greater the solderâs tensile and shear strengths. At the retail level, the two most common alloys are 60/40 Sn/Pb which melts at 370Â°F or 188Â°C and 63/37 Sn/Pb used principally in electrical work. The 63/37 ratio is notable in that it is a eutectic mixture, which means: 1  It has the lowest melting point (183Â°C or 361Â°F) of all the tin/lead alloys; and the melting point is truly a point, not a range.