Information AboutGalinstan |
| CATEGORIES ABOUT GALINSTAN | |
| fusible alloys | |
| coolants | |
| gallium compounds | |
| tin compounds | |
| indium compounds | |
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PHYSICAL PROPERTIES
Galinstan tends to Wet and adhere to many materials, including glass, which limits its use compared to mercury. Galinstan is commercially used as a mercury replacement in Thermometers due to its nontoxic properties, but the inner tube must be coated with gallium Oxide to prevent the alloy from wetting the glass surface. Galinstan has higher reflectivity and lower density than mercury; it is investigated as a replacement of mercury in Liquid Mirror Telescope s for Astronomy . It is also a promising Coolant , though its cost and Aggressivity are major obstacles for its use. Galinstan is difficult to use for cooling Nuclear Reactor s, because indium has high Cross Section for Thermal Neutron s, efficiently absorbing them and inhibiting the fission reaction. REFERENCES EXTERNAL LINKS |
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