Richard Farrant Posted February 10, 2022 Share Posted February 10, 2022 I have just been contacted by a friend in Australia who is looking for a part for an ex-Australian Army Scammell Contractor tank transporter. The part is the fusible plug for the Vulcan Sinclair fluid coupling. Does anyone know where one can be obtained, or what metal was used, white metal, lead, etc? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
radiomike7 Posted February 10, 2022 Share Posted February 10, 2022 (edited) You could try Vulkan themselves: https://www.vulkan.com/en-us/drivetech/products/fluid-coupling/fluid-coupling Edited February 10, 2022 by radiomike7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Farrant Posted February 10, 2022 Author Share Posted February 10, 2022 Thanks, 👍 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
radiomike7 Posted February 10, 2022 Share Posted February 10, 2022 If that fails and you know the temperature required one of these alloys might work: Alloy Melting point Eutectic? Bismuth % Lead % Tin % Indium % Cadmium % Thallium % Gallium % Antimony % Rose's metal 98 °C (208 °F) no 50 25 25 – – – – – Cerrosafe 74 °C (165 °F) no 42.5 37.7 11.3 – 8.5 – – – Wood's metal 70 °C (158 °F) yes 50 26.7 13.3 – 10 – – – Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Farrant Posted February 10, 2022 Author Share Posted February 10, 2022 OK thanks, will pass the info on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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