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Uses of Iron and Mercury


Uses of Mercury and Iron


Uses

Uses & Benefits
  • Iron metal alloy steel is used in the application of civil engineering and manufacturing.
  • Alloys of iron with nickel, vanadium, chromium, tungsten and manganese have very useful properties.
  
  • It is a liquid metal at room temperature, but it is a toxic heavy metal and hence many uses of mercury are under review or phased out.
  • It is manly used as a catalysts in chemical industry.
  

Industrial Uses
Aerospace Industry, Automobile Industry, Chemical Industry, Electrical Industry, Electronic Industry   
Electrical Industry, Electronic Industry   

Medical Uses
Pharmaceutical Industry, Surgical Instruments Manufacturing   
Dentistry   

Other Uses
Alloys, Sculptures, Statues   
Alloys, Mirror Manufacturing, Pharmaceutical Industry   

Biological Properties
  
  

Toxicity
Non Toxic   
Highly Toxic   

Present in Human Body
Yes   
Yes   

In Blood
447.00 Blood/mg dm-3   
3
0.01 Blood/mg dm-3   
23

In Bone
380.00 p.p.m.   
5
0.45 p.p.m.   
19

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