Assertion: solder's flux | /r/HasProperty | inert
Facets:
value: at room temperature
type: OTHER
value: nearly
type: DEGREE
Source sentences:
text: In high-temperature metal joining processes (welding, brazing and soldering), flux is a substance which is nearly inert at room temperature, but which becomes strongly reducing at elevated temperatures, preventing oxidation of the base and filler materials.
text: The flux is an inert substance that prevents the formation of metal oxides at extreme temperatures.