fluxing
In continuous motion
Fluxing is the process of applying flux—a substance that promotes the flow of solder or helps remove oxides during metalworking.
In soldering and brazing, fluxing prepares surfaces so molten metal bonds cleanly: After fluxing the joint, he applied the solder.
The term also appears in glassmaking and ceramics, where flux lowers melting points.
Solidified conifer sap
- tinningCoating with tin
- wettingAdding moisture to
- solderFusible bonding alloy
- brazingFiller-metal bonding process
desoldering · rework · reflow · intermetallic · lead-free · through-hole · joint · PCB
Extracting metal from ore
- slagIndustrial metalworking byproduct
- crucibleVessel for extreme heat
- refiningRemoving unwanted elements
- purificationRemoval of contaminants
ore · foundry · ingot · cupola · matte · calcination · sintering · lance
Unbroken forward movement
- fluctuationIrregular change over time
- shiftingChanging position or form
- transitioningPassing from one state another
- oscillationRepeated back-and-forth movement
instability · variability · impermanence · dynamism · mutability · ebb · continuous · movement
Complete change of form
- hermeticismAirtight, impervious condition
- elixirMythical healing draught
- quintessencePurest embodiment of something
- alembicDistillation apparatus
tincture · albedo · nigredo · arcane · esoteric · purification · calcination · dissolution
rosin
Solidified conifer sap
brazing · desoldering · rework · reflow · intermetallic · lead-free · through-hole · joint · PCB · electronics
smelting
Extracting metal from ore
- slagIndustrial metalworking byproduct
- crucibleVessel for extreme heat
- refiningRemoving unwanted elements
purification · ore · foundry · ingot · cupola · matte · calcination · sintering · lance · molten
flow
Unbroken forward movement
- fluctuationIrregular change over time
- shiftingChanging position or form
- transitioningPassing from one state another
oscillation · instability · variability · impermanence · dynamism · mutability · ebb · continuous · movement · cycling
transmutation
Complete change of form
- hermeticismAirtight, impervious condition
- elixirMythical healing draught
- quintessencePurest embodiment of something
alembic · tincture · albedo · nigredo · arcane · esoteric · purification · calcination · dissolution
fluxingstatic
Without motion or change
fixed · stable · unchanging · constant · stationary
fluxingstill
Unmoving, or continuing
motionless · stagnant · inert · dormant · quiescent
fluxingsteady
Fixed, not fluctuating
constant · uniform · consistent · invariable · regular
flux, influx, reflux, fluxes, efflux, fluxed, conflux, afflux, outflux