Indium
What is it?
Indium is a soft, malleable metal used in industry and medicine.
How can I avoid it?
Avoidance requires reading the product labels, package inserts, Safety Data Sheets (SDS), and, on occasion, communication with the manufacturer.
Uses:
- Component in lead-free solders
- Corrosion-resistant mirror surface on metals
- Dental alloys/Amalgams
- Electrodes in liquid crystal displays and touch screens
- Manufacture of glass
- Manufacture of graphite
- Manufacture of semiconductors
- Metal alloys
- Solders
Other names for indium:
- In
- Indium (III)
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