iridium

Beyond the 4 typical precious metals I also collect other metallic elements as a hobby and was wondering if anyone has any connections that could obtain 1 kg of iridium. The best any of my sources can manage is about 130 g so far.

I am thinking of creating a sculpture where iridium and magnesium are balanced in a way that defies logic.

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Permalink Reply by Vishwanath on August 28, 2011 at 5:55am

But how can one recognise the iridium coin, tell us if you know, and upload them.

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Permalink Reply by Clair Alan Hardesty on August 29, 2011 at 2:20pm

You might find iridium difficult to work with. It has a melting point of 2739K (4471F) (gold is 1337K, platinum is 2071K). Magnesium melts at only 923K (1202F). Of course if you aren't going to melt it or you have a major furnace, more power to you. Iridium is fairly rare, what of prices are you being quoted?

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Permalink Reply by james wolfe on August 29, 2011 at 5:09pm

stick with lead!!!!

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Permalink Reply by Bruce Harrison Jr on August 29, 2011 at 5:10pm

http://www.elementsales.com/index.html

These are the guys I was talking with and would be handling the melting and forming as well. They are only a few hours from here so I would not even need it shipped, just make a day trip out of it.

Its been a while since I asked for a quote and since there has been a major correction between then and now I should check again, Ill let you know.