What are the uses of antimony?
What are the uses of refined antimony?
Refined antimony, also known as antimony ingots and metallic antimony, is smelted from antimony-containing ores. Victory Company has its own smelting production line, allowing it to control the quality and specifications of refined antimony. So, what are the uses of refined antimony?
What are the uses of refined antimony?
1. Refined antimony is often used as a component in other alloys, increasing their hardness and strength. For example, antimony is found in battery plates, bearings, printing (types), solder, and cable sheathing. Lead-antimony can be used as a die for thin plate stamping. High-purity antimony is a doping element for semiconductor silicon and germanium. Antimony white (antimony trioxide) is one of the main uses of antimony. Antimony white is an important raw material for white pigments and is also a flame retardant for enamel and paint. Antimony sulfide (antimony pentasulfide) is a red pigment for rubber. Crude antimony (antimony trisulfide) is used in matches and smoke generators.
2. Refined antimony is a poor conductor of electricity and heat. It is not easily oxidized at room temperature and is corrosion-resistant. Therefore, the main role of antimony in alloys is to increase hardness, often referred to as a metal or hardening agent. After adding different proportions of antimony, the hardness increases, and it can be used to make weapons, so antimony is called a strategic material. Antimony and antimony are used in wear-resistant materials and printing types, making them important strategic materials.
3. Refined antimony can be used as a polycondensation catalyst in polyester manufacturing. Antimony-containing compounds and compounds have wide-ranging applications; antimonides can be flame retardant and are therefore often used in various plastics and fire-retardant materials. Antimony and lead are corrosion-resistant and are the ideal materials for manufacturing battery plates, chemical pipelines, and cable sheathing. The high strength and extreme wear resistance of antimony with tin, lead, and copper make it a good material for manufacturing bearings and gears. High-purity antimony and other compounds (such as silver antimony and gallium antimony) are ideal materials for manufacturing semiconductors and electrothermal devices. Antimony white is a type of antimony, an excellent white pigment, commonly used in the ceramics, rubber, paint, glass, textile, and chemical industries.
4. Some compounds of refined antimony are excellent catalysts in chemical reactions. It can catalyze the oxidation of resorcinol to benzoquinone and the hydrogenation of cyclohexane. With the development of science and technology, antimony is widely used in the manufacture of various flame retardants, enamels, glass, rubber, coatings, ceramics, plastics, semiconductor components, pharmaceuticals, and chemical products.
Refined antimony Relative density is 6.68. The melting point is 630. The boiling point is 1635 (1440). Toxic, lethal dose (rat, intraperitoneal) 100 mg/kg. There are currently 111 antimony producing areas in China. These mainly include Wanshan, Wuchuan, Danzhai, Tongren, and Banpo in Guizhou. Antimony (English: Antimony, Latin: sti) is a toxic chemical element, with the element symbol Sb and atomic number 51. Antimony is a brittle, lustrous silver-white solid, toxic, with unique thermal contraction and expansion properties, and is not ductile. Antimony is not oxidized by air at room temperature, but it can react with concentrated nitric acid.
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