The metals of modern technology 101TAntalum
It is a soft, grayish-blue metal with a melting point of 5,463 degrees Fahrenheit(higher then all but two other elements) and, more important an exceptional ability to store electric charge.
The property makes tantalum perfect for producing the electricity storing capacitors ubiquitous in the circuit boards of computers, digital cameras, and cell phones.
TANTALUM IS USED IN EVERY ELECTRONIC DEVICE THERE IS!
world production 900 tons per year
recent market price $36.00 per pound US
LITHIUM
The lighest metal on the periodic table, lithium is a key ingredient in batteries, that power lab tops, digital cameras, and cell phones, and now cars and trucks,
most of the lithium comes from salt lakes located hundreds of feet beneath some of the dryest places on earth, miners pump brine from lakes up onto the servace. once the water evaporates , lithium carbonate is extracted from the residue.
lithium demand for batteries has risen 20 percent annually for the past five years, hybrid and electronic cars should keep the trend going and most probably increase the demand.
PLATINUM
along with five chemically similar metala(palladium, rhodium, iridium, ruthenium, and osmium), platinum is vital to the automobile industry. auto parts manufacturers use it in catalytic converters that break down nitrogen compounds and other pollutants from engine exhaust.
platinum is in the magnetic layer of many computor hard drives to increase storage capacity, and platinum-rhodium alloys are used in the glass for lcd televisions.
platinum is also crucial to the reactions in fuel cells, which combine hydrogen and oxygen to generate electricity.
world production 220 tons per year
recent market price $1,580 per ounce us
INDIUM
the hot metal of the 21st century, indium is crucial for the transparent , electrically conducting coatings on lcd televisions and computer moniors.
US consumption of the metal shot up 30 percent from 2004 to 2008, and it could rise furthur if demand for solar energy continues to expand.
indium is an essential coating on photovoltaic cells.
iondium is more abundant in the earths crust then silver but unlike silver it never appears on its own, instead , producers must extract it from zinc minerals , so the supply of indium depends on the demands of zinc.
world production 625 tons per year
recent market price $300.00per pound US
PALLADIUM
Paladium is used by auto parts manufactures as a cheaper alternative for catalytic converters for now, it is less than a quarter the price of platinum. palladium also appears in energy -storing capacitors used in virtually every electronic device.
world production 225 tons per year
recent market price $355.00 US per ounce
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