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Article #22491Re: Mercury vs. Aluminum
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Date: Thu, 01 Mar 1990 21:55
Date: Thu, 01 Mar 1990 21:55
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In article <1990Feb27.055111.18154@ux1.cso.uiuc.edu> forbes@aries.scs.uiuc.edu (Jeff Forbes) writes:
+In article <89936@psuecl.bitnet> peg@psuecl.bitnet (PAUL E. GANTER) writes:
+>own probe. We went with aluminum as it appeared unaffected by mercury.
+>
+The mercury cannot amalgamate the aluminum though the oxide coat. Aluminium
+can be amalgamated with certain mercury salts which is useful if you want to
+react the aluminum with something that cannot break through the oxide layer.
+
Seems to me that if you *scratch* the surface of aluminum, put some of the
liquid mercury onto the freshly opened surface, then add some water; the
aluminum is somehow corroded or eaten-up. Anyone else tried this? I read
about the reaction somewhere...what was that class...zzzzz! ;-)
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Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!utzoo!utgpu!jarvis.csri.toronto.edu!rutgers!usc!srhqla!quad1!ttidca!sorgatz From: sorgatz@ttidca.TTI.COM ( Avatar) Newsgroups: sci.electronics Subject: Re: Mercury vs. Aluminum Message-ID: <10391@ttidca.TTI.COM> Date: 1 Mar 90 21:55:37 GMT References: <25E934B0.37FC@deimos.cis.ksu.edu> <89936@psuecl.bitnet> <1990Feb27.055111.18154@ux1.cso.uiuc.edu> Reply-To: sorgatz@ttidcb.tti.com (Erik Sorgatz - Avatar) Distribution: usa Organization: Citicorp/TTI, Santa Monica Lines: 18