Cadmium Sheet Metal

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Cadmium sheet metal. Cadmium a naturally occurring element found in the earth s crust was discovered in 1817 but was not used commercially until the end of the 19th century. Immediate medical attention is required. Product use cadmium metal is used as a constituent in easily fusible alloys in soft solder and solder for aluminum in electroplating as a deoxidizer in nickel plating in process engraving in electrodes for cadmium vapour lamps in photoelectric cells in nickel cadmium storage batteries and in pigment manufacture. In the case of contact with eyes rinse immediately with plenty of water and seek medical.

Cadmium is a chemical element with the symbol cd and atomic number 48. A variety of standard and custom cadmium alloys for plating vacuum plating alloying and additions applications are available. Cadmium is a silver gray crystalline solid suitable for use in corrosion protection applications such as steel electroplating or the mechanical plating of fasteners and other parts. First aid measures general advice show this safety data sheet to the doctor in attendance.

Hillman 12 in x 24 in cold rolled steel expanded sheet metal. This soft silver white metal was first used in paint pigments and as a substitute for tin in world war i. Workers may be harmed from exposure to cadmium. It is a highly toxic carcinogenic that is harmful to most of the body s systems especially to the lungs bones and kidneys.

About cadmium sheet american elements specializes in producing cadmium as rolled sheets in various thicknesses and sizes. Cadmium is found in cadmium fumes cdo and cadmium compounds. Eye contact rinse immediately with plenty of water also under the eyelids for at least 15 minutes. Cadmium metal cd is a silver white solid tinged with blue.

Cadmium revision date 17 jan 2018 cadmium 7440 43 9 100 4. Most of the cadmium produced today is obtained from zinc byproducts and recovered from spent nickel cadmium batteries. Fumes released upon heating eg welding on surfaces coated with cadmium may cause acute metal fume fever.