ZIRCONIUM metal ~ 98.9% ~ THICK PLATE #7

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Check out my other items ! in my shop THE MISTS OF AVALON High purity Zirconium- plate 98.9% Zirconium Zirconium Zirconium Zirkonium Zirconio Circonio Zirkonium Zircônio relatively clean finish, chopped pieces ( please beware edges are a little rough ) matt finish plate Photograph- shows a typical example only, each piece may vary a little in shape weight approx- 92g size approx ~ 61 x 47mm x 4.7 to 4.8mm thick ( NB~ that there is a slight variation to thickness of all the pieces on offer ) ZIRCONIUM Zirconium is a very strong, malleable, ductile, lustrous silver-gray metal. Its chemical and physical properties are similar to those of titanium. Zirconium is extremely resistant to heat and corrosion. Zirconium is lighter than steel and its hardness is similar to copper. Applications Zirconium is u sed in alloys such as zircaloy, which is used in nuclear applications since it does not readily absorb neutrons. Also used in catalytic converters, percussion caps and furnace bricks. The major end uses of zircon (ZrSiO 4) are refractories, ceramic opacification and foundry sands. Zircon is also marketed as a natural gemstone used in jewelry. The metal also has many other uses, among them in photographic flashbulbs and surgical instruments, to make the glass for television, in the removal of residual gases from electronic vacuum read more