Collection

Five bottles of eutectic alloys of various metals

Made:
1885 in London

Five bottles of eutectic alloys of various metals to show the percentage which gives an alloy of the lowest melting point.

Bottle of eutectic alloy of bismuth and tin

Bottle of eutectic alloy of bismuth and tin

1885
Bottle of eutectic alloy of bismuth and zinc

Bottle of eutectic alloy of bismuth and zinc

1885
Bottle of eutectic alloy of bismuth and cadmium

Bottle of eutectic alloy of bismuth and cadmium

1885
Bottle of eutectic alloy of bismuth and lead

Bottle of eutectic alloy of bismuth and lead

1885
Bottle of eutectic alloy of bismuth, zinc, tin, lead and cadmium

Bottle of eutectic alloy of bismuth, zinc, tin, lead and cadmium

1885

Details

Category:
Heat
Object Number:
1885-16
Materials:
glass, bismuth, zinc, tin, lead and cadmium
Measurements:
each jar: 100 x 55 mm
type:
eutectic alloy
credit:
Normal School of Science (Physical Laboratory, via Dr. F. Guthrie)

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