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heat of fusion

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heat of fusion
n.
The amount of heat required to convert a unit mass of a solid at its melting point into a liquid without an increase in temperature.
heat of fusion
The amount of heat required to convert a solid at its melting point into a liquid without an increase in temperature. Liquids release the same amount of heat when they solidify. See also heat of vaporization.
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Noun1.heat of fusion - heat absorbed by a unit mass of a solid at its melting point in order to convert the solid into a liquid at the same temperature; "the heat of fusion is equal to the heat of solidification"
heat of transformation, latent heat - heat absorbed or radiated during a change of phase at a constant temperature and pressure


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Tool life is expected to be better r than the aluminum permanent mold process due to the lower latent heat of fusion of magnesium alloys and the very low solubility of iron in magnesium.
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The maximum heat of fusion obtained in the films was directly proportional to the crystallization temperature; larger heats of fusion occurred in films crystallized at higher temperatures.
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Once the temperature of the solid loop was raised to the melting point, which is at 2,066F (1,130C), the temperature of the loop didn't increase because the energy was being used to satisfy the heat of fusion requirements to melt tire iron.
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