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Article #399Re: Help me find Wood's Metal, please.
From: Ari J{rm{l{
Date: Sun, 24 Jan 1993 22:39
Date: Sun, 24 Jan 1993 22:39
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> Question is, where can I get Woods Metal? I called a stained
>glass place, a fire sprinkler company (they use glass fusible
>links now), a welding supply company, and consulted our machine
>shop. No luck. ANY helpful suggestions would be most welcome!
If you cannot find anyone selling it why don't you prepare it
yourself? CRC Handbook of Chemistry and Physics lists Wood's metal
to be (m.p. 70 C)
Bi 50 %
Pb 25 %
Sn 12.5 %
Cd 12.5 %
The cadmium in it would make me to hesitate... Would Newton's
metal do (m.p. 97 C):
Bi 50 %
Sn 18.8 %
Pb 31.2 %
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Ari Jarmala (the three 'a's are umlauted),
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