Cadmium Sheet Metal

Cadmium metal cd is a silver white solid tinged with blue.

Cadmium sheet metal.

Repeated exposure may cause permanent kidney and liver damage anemia and loss of sense of smell. In the case of contact with eyes rinse immediately with plenty of water and seek medical. This soft silver white metal was first used in paint pigments and as a substitute for tin in world war i. 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.

This soft silvery white metal is chemically similar to the two other stable metals in group 12 zinc and mercury like zinc it demonstrates oxidation state 2 in most of its compounds and like mercury it has a lower melting point than the transition metals in groups 3 through 11. First aid measures general advice show this safety data sheet to the doctor in attendance. 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. Fumes released upon heating eg welding on surfaces coated with cadmium may cause acute metal fume fever.

Cadmium revision date 17 jan 2018 cadmium 7440 43 9 100 4. A variety of standard and custom cadmium alloys for plating vacuum plating alloying and additions applications are available. Workers may be harmed from exposure to cadmium. About cadmium sheet american elements specializes in producing cadmium as rolled sheets in various thicknesses and sizes.

It is a highly toxic carcinogenic that is harmful to most of the body s systems especially to the lungs bones and kidneys. Item 168753 model 11786. Eye contact rinse immediately with plenty of water also under the eyelids for at least 15 minutes. 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.

Immediate medical attention is required. Cadmium is a chemical element with the symbol cd and atomic number 48. Cadmium is found in cadmium fumes cdo and cadmium compounds.