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what the hell is this piece of metal
« on: January 27, 2024, 05:33:38 PM »
Wierd metal i found that whenever i touch it, it makes me itchy, i found its not magnetic and it seems too heavy for its size, ive attached some pictures so if you could find out what this is it would help me a LOT because i either want to sell it or just throw it out because i dont want to be itchy.

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Re: what the hell is this piece of metal
« Reply #1 on: January 27, 2024, 05:39:52 PM »
Just wanted to say, there are some scratch marks on the right side of the paper because i scratched it with this metal to see if it would leave a mark, it did. (like a pencil that you can barely see)

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Re: what the hell is this piece of metal
« Reply #2 on: January 27, 2024, 05:44:15 PM »
Probably it is lead. But only with picture cannot tell anything. Maybe you can get the volume of that piece and also the weight. Then you can calculate the specific gravity and check in a table.
Orif you have the possibilities to get analysis. XRF would be one method. Or dissolve in acid and get ICP or AAS.

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Re: what the hell is this piece of metal
« Reply #3 on: January 27, 2024, 05:55:03 PM »
the size, i will get the weight in a second

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Re: what the hell is this piece of metal
« Reply #4 on: January 27, 2024, 05:58:30 PM »
one more size

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Re: what the hell is this piece of metal
« Reply #5 on: January 27, 2024, 06:00:43 PM »
its 13 grams

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Re: what the hell is this piece of metal
« Reply #6 on: January 27, 2024, 06:08:58 PM »
What's the volume with your measured size?

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Re: what the hell is this piece of metal
« Reply #7 on: January 27, 2024, 06:11:37 PM »
If it is soft and ductile, it is most likely lead, as you were already suggested. Does it get shiny when scratched, and dull again after some time?
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Re: what the hell is this piece of metal
« Reply #8 on: January 27, 2024, 06:14:02 PM »
1.725cm³

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Re: what the hell is this piece of metal
« Reply #9 on: January 27, 2024, 06:15:46 PM »
does get shiny when scratched

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Re: what the hell is this piece of metal
« Reply #10 on: January 27, 2024, 06:17:16 PM »
ductility test would be hard to do, its too small to bend

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Re: what the hell is this piece of metal
« Reply #11 on: January 28, 2024, 03:41:39 AM »
Just hit it with a hammer, does it feel soft?

Note that it can be not a pure metal, but some kind of alloy. Lead is often alloyed to make it harder.
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Re: what the hell is this piece of metal
« Reply #12 on: January 28, 2024, 03:45:18 AM »
1.725cm³

Less, there is a hole.

Still, it is much less dense than I expected.
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Re: what the hell is this piece of metal
« Reply #13 on: January 28, 2024, 04:11:42 AM »
Might be zinc. Scrape a bit off and try a few tests?

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Re: what the hell is this piece of metal
« Reply #14 on: January 28, 2024, 04:47:26 AM »
whenever i press it against paper it leaves a mark, last time i wasnt pressing it enough, this time its kind of like an actual pencil.

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