GENERAL PROPERTIES |
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CHEMICAL SYMBOL |
Cd |
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ATOMIC WEIGHT |
112.41 |
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SPECIFIC GRAVITY |
8.65 |
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MELTING POINT |
320.9 ûC |
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BOILING POINT |
767 ûC |
| *Chemical Engineers’ Handbook R.H. Perry Ed. 1973 | |
| White metal, ductile and malleable, easily scratched. Insoluble in water. As alloying element, it has antifriction properties and lowers the melting point of certain metals such as lead, tin, antimony; bismuth and zinc. |
| CADMIUM |
MILLIMETERS |
INCHES |
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LARGE |
WIDTH |
HEIGHT |
DIAMETER
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LARGE |
WIDTH |
HEIGHT |
DIAMETER
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Balls |
50.8 |
2 |
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Sticks |
229 |
13 |
9 |
0.5 |
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Box |
290 |
240 |
230 |
11 3/8 |
9 7/16 |
9 1/8 |
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SHAPE, SIZE AND PACKAGING: Balls of approximately 540 grs. (1 lb.) Wooden box weighting approximately 45 Kgs. (100 Lbs.) on wooden pallets of 22 boxes and approximately weight of 1,000 Kgs. (2,200 lbs.) Sticks of approximately 250 grs. (2/3 lbs.) Wooden box weighting approximately 50 Kgs. (110 lbs.) on wooden pallets of 20 boxes and approximately weight of 1,000 Kgs. (2,200 lbs.) |
TYPICAL ANALYSIS: (%) |
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Cadmium |
min. |
99.9500 |
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Antimony |
max. |
0.0003 |
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Arsenic |
max. |
0.0003 |
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Lead |
max. |
0.0100 |
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Tin |
max. |
0.0003 |
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Copper |
max. |
0.0025 |
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Silver |
max. |
0.0025 |
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Thallium |
max. |
0.0003 |
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Zinc |
max. |
0.0005 |
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Iron |
max. |
0.0005 |
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Nickel |
max. |
0.0005 |
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Cobalt |
max. |
0.0005 |
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ASTM B440-83 SPECIFICATION IS GUARANTEED BY MET-MEX |
| USES: Batteries Electrical/Electronics |
Fuses |
Plastic fiber Coatings |
