fusibility

[ fyoo-zuh-bil-i-tee ]

/ ˌfyu zəˈbɪl ɪ ti /

the quality of being fusible or convertible from a solid to a liquid state by heat.

the degree to which a substance is fusible.

Origin of fusibility

From the French word fusibilité, dating back to 1615–25. See fusible, -ity

non·fu·si·bil·i·ty, noun un·fu·si·bil·i·ty, noun

Lead was probably used at first for its fusibility only, but afterward it was certainly introduced for economical reasons.

Scientific American, September 29, 1883 Supplement. No. 404 |Various
Iron, which is nearly infusible, acquires almost the fusibility of gold when alloyed with this precious metal.

A Dictionary of Arts, Manufactures and Mines |Andrew Ure
It possesses a convenient degree of fusibility, above that of zinc and tin, but much lower than that of copper.

Cooley's Cyclopdia of Practical Receipts and Collateral Information in the Arts, Manufactures, Professions, and Trades..., Sixth Edition, Volume I |Arnold Cooley
The fusibility of clays is a characteristic which has been very imperfectly studied.

The Natural History of Clay |Alfred B. Searle

Nevertheless, it would be advancing too much to pretend that we must attribute all to fusibility, and nothing to density.

Buffon's Natural History. Volume X (of 10) |Georges Louis Leclerc de Buffon