Liquid Silver Mercury
HiraChem is your specialist supplier of Silver Mercury.
Mercury (also known as quicksilver) is the only metal which is liquid at room temperature - it is well known for it's use in thermometers, but it is also widely used in scientific research, for dental restoration and in lighting.
Mercury forms alloys with different metals easily - these alloys (called amalgams) can be used for creating dental fillings and are in use to create long-life batteries.
It's main applications are:- As catalyst for the production of pvc (polyvinyl chloride)
- In energy efficient cfl (compact fluorescent light) bulbs
- In cathode cells
- In industrial chemicals
- In paints