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 °C |
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BOILING POINT |
767 °C |
| *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.
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 |
ASTM B440-83 SPECIFICATION IS GUARANTEED BY MET-MEX
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