Soldering iron is the type of handheld soldering tool, used to join components on PCB and between other components. Heat goes through the soldering rod to melt the solder. Solder flows into the joint between components and PCB and any other components.
Soldering iron is the combination of two main basic parts
heated metal tip
an insulated handle.
The solder rod gets heated by passing an electric current through a resistive heating element.