The melting element is a component that consists of a housing with a lower and upper part.
This housing Housing A housing is a solid shell, which surrounds a content, either protecting the content from external influences, or protecting the environment from the content. surrounds the melting metal or soldered strut. The soldered strut is melting at a certain temperature. By melting the strut, a mechanically pre-stressed mechanism is activated, e. g. loosening the hood attachment of an endurance burning Endurance burning Stabilized burning for an unlimited time. flame arrester Flame arrester Device fitted to the opening of an enclosure, or to the connecting pipe work of a system of enclosures, and whose intended function is to allow flow but prevent the transmission of a flame. .