HEAVY METAL TESTING SERVICE
Recently, more and more regulations require that the heavy metal in materials should not exceed the prescribed limits. What kind of heavy metal element are used in material? The following table can provide a reference:
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Element of heavy metal |
Special application |
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Antimony (Sb)/Antimony Compounds |
Semiconductor, solder, wire coating, flame retardant, paint, color masterbatch, dye, alloy |
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Cadmium (Cd)/Cadmium Compounds |
Color masterbatch and stabilizer for plastic products, protection of surface coatings such as paint and glaze, battery/ accumulator and alloy used in equipment |
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Cobalt (Co)/Cobalt Compounds |
Alloy, protection of surface coatings such as paint and glaze, catalyst, color masterbatch, magnet |
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Selenium (Se)/Selenium Compounds |
Semiconductor, photosensitizer, lens, battery, color masterbatch, steel, pesticide, catalyst |
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Thallium (Tl)/Thallium Compounds |
Alloy, fuse, optical glass, catalyst |
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Tellurium (Te)/Tellurium Compounds |
Alloy, semiconductor, stainless steel, catalyst |
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Nickel (Ni)/ Nickel Compounds |
Steel, alloy, plating, electric thermistor, battery, catalyst, color masterbatch, baking paint |
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Beryllium (Be)/Beryllium Compounds |
Beryllium copper alloy, ceramic products, optical glass, aperture, catalyst, calcium carbide |
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Manganese (Mn)/ Manganese Compounds |
Manganese steel, battery, additives, ferrous salts, semiconductors, catalyst, color masterbatch, brilliant varnish, desiccant, rust inhibitors, baking paint, oxidants, bleach, bactericide, gasoline additive |
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Zinc (Zn)/ Zinc Compounds |
Color masterbatch, paint, desiccant, catalyst of rubber, flux, dye, adhesive, battery, filler, plating solution, metal surface painting, preservative, bleach, lubricant, PVC stabilizer, anti-corrosion agent, anti-dye agent, semiconductor |
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Lead (Pb)/Lead Compounds |
Paint, battery/ accumulator used in equipment, color masterbatch, catalyst/ hardener of rubber, lubricant, glass, coating, semiconductor, plating solution, PVC stabilizer, baking paint, dye, ceramic products, insecticide, oxidant, gasoline additive, solder |
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Mercury (Hg)/ Mercury Compounds |
Anti-corrosive paint for wool products, textiles and yarns, alkaline battery, relay, switch, actuator, transmission, electrode, color masterbatch, catalyst, preservative, bactericide |
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Organo-tin compounds |
Anti-corrosive paint, bactericide, plastic stabilizer |
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Chromium (Cr)/Chromium Compounds |
Color masterbatch of plastic and surface coating, paint, catalyst, plating solution, rust inhibitor, dye, surface coating of ceramic product, battery |
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Arsenic (As)/Arsenic Compounds |
Semiconductor, glass, photosensitizer, preservative, metal adhesive, herbicide, insecticide, color masterbatch, stainless steel, alloy |
