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Woods metal

alloy (low melting), granular

Synonym(s):

Tin alloy, nonbase, Bi50 ,Pb25 ,Cd12 ,Sn12 (L-PbBi50Sn12.5Cd12.5), Wood′s alloy

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CAS Number:
76093-98-6
MDL number:
MFCD00801077
UNSPSC Code:
11101711
PubChem Substance ID:
57653680
NACRES:
NA.23

form

alloy (low melting)
granular

Quality Level

100

mp

73-77 °C (lit.)
~75 °C

SMILES string

[Cd].[Sn].[Pb].[Bi]

InChI

1S/Bi.Cd.Pb.Sn

InChI key

SSWIVUPIIWJGCS-UHFFFAOYSA-N

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Signal Word

Danger

Hazard Classifications

Acute Tox. 2 Inhalation - Acute Tox. 4 Oral - Aquatic Acute 1 - Aquatic Chronic 1 - Carc. 1B - Lact. - Muta. 2 - Repr. 1A - STOT RE 1

Target Organs

Central nervous system,Blood,Kidney,Immune system

Storage Class Code

13 - Non Combustible Solids

WGK

WGK 3

Flash Point(F)

Not applicable

Flash Point(C)

Not applicable

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G P Glasgow
Medical dosimetry : official journal of the American Association of Medical Dosimetrists, 16(1), 13-18 (1991-03-01)
Low melting temperature bismuth alloys that contain about 20% to 25% lead and 10% cadmium are widely used in radiotherapy to construct shielding blocks. Since 1980, five papers have addressed questions concerning potential metal toxicity, safe shop practices, measurement of
Attenuation characteristics of Lipowitz's metal for fast neutrons.
P R Almond et al.
Health physics, 55(1), 91-93 (1988-07-01)
D M Dimitriadis et al.
Medical dosimetry : official journal of the American Association of Medical Dosimetrists, 27(3), 215-220 (2002-10-11)
This study describes the importance of attenuator scatter in the construction of compensators. The attenuator used in this study was Lipowitz metal, commonly referred to as cerrobend. Linear attenuation coefficients of cerrobend were measured in air for different thickness of
H Kubo et al.
International journal of radiation oncology, biology, physics, 8(10), 1741-1745 (1982-10-01)
A technique is described to reduce the dose to the contralateral testicle of patients with testis tumors during retroperitoneal therapy with 10 MV X rays. When a conventional clam-shell shielding device was used, the dose to the testis from the

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