Applications and characteristics of antimony alloys, explained by an antimony white manufacturer
Antimony white Manufacturers believe that antimony can form a common alloy with lead, which has higher hardness than mechanical strength. In most cases where lead is used, different amounts of antimony are added to make alloys. In lead-acid batteries, this additive can change the performance of the electrodes and reduce the production of hydrogen gas as a byproduct during discharge.
Antimony white manufacturers believe that antimony is also used in antifriction alloys (such as Babbitt metal), bullets, lead bullets, wire sheathing, type metal, solders (some lead-free solders contain 5% antimony), lead-tin-antimony alloys, and tin-poor alloys that are hardened to make organ pipes.
Antimony white manufacturers believe that antimony has few applications in biology or medicine. Medicines with antimony as the main component are called antimony-containing medicines, which are emetics. Antimony compounds are also used as antiparasitic agents. Antimony white manufacturers believe that since 1919, potassium antimonyl tartrate (commonly known as tartar emetic) has been used as a drug to treat schistosomiasis. It has gradually been replaced by praziquantel. Antimony and its compounds are used in many veterinary drugs, for example, Anxiumarin (lithium antimony thiomalate) is used as a skin conditioner for ruminants. It nourishes and regulates the keratinized tissues of antimony, at least for animals.
Antimony white manufacturers believe that antimony-containing drugs are also used as one of the options for treating leishmaniasis in livestock, such as meglumine antimoniate. Unfortunately, its therapeutic index is not only low, but it is also difficult to enter the bone marrow where some flagellates of Leishmania are located, so it cannot cure diseases affecting the viscera. Antimony pills made of metal are used as medicine. But inhaling it from the air can cause poisoning.
Antimony white manufacturers believe that antimony trisulfide is used in the match heads of some safety matches. Antimony-124 is used with beryllium in neutron sources: antimony-124 emits gamma rays, causing phototransmutation of beryllium. The average energy of neutrons released in this way is 24 keV. Antimony sulfide has been shown to stabilize the coefficient of friction of automotive brake pad materials. Antimony is also used in the manufacture of bullets and bullet tracers. This element is also used in traditional decorations, such as painting and art glass crafts. Before the 1930s, it was used as a sunscreen for tooth enamel, but it was no longer used after multiple poisonings.
Antimony white manufacturers believe that lead-antimony alloys are mainly used in lead-acid batteries, which are the starting batteries for traditional gasoline vehicles. However, a little-known fact is that new energy vehicles powered by lithium batteries also contain lead-acid batteries. This is because low-voltage lead-acid batteries still need to play a role in the steps of starting and raising and lowering car windows; in addition, the addition of antimony alloys helps to improve the hardness of the material. So antimony is also useful in the military industry, and it is even possible to maintain an annual compound growth rate of over 10% in this field. However, due to the low proportion, we can simply understand it. In this way, the demand for antimony involves many industrial categories and is affected by the real estate cycle and the automotive industry cycle. Based on this, we can boldly speculate that the demand for antimony is positively correlated with the long-term trend of the macro-economy.
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