GALLIUM - GALION
BLUE GREY SOLID ~ SILVERY LIQUID
USED AS A LIQUID OVEN THERMOMETER METAL
DENSITY @ 22°C   =   5.904 gcc

DENSITY @ 30°C   =   6.094 gcc

DENSITY @ 92°C   =   6.195 gcc

HARDNESS   =   1,571  durons
MELTING POINT
TEMPERATURE   =   29.79°C


BOILING  POINT
TEMPERATURE   =   2404°C

GALION IS A MIXTURE OF TWO ISOTOPES
ONE MELTS AT 18°C & THE OTHER AT 32°C
GALION EXPANDS 3.15% AS IT HARDENS
AT TEMPERATURES BELOW 28°C-84°F
IT THEREFORE, SHOULD BE STORED IN ROUND
SOFT  EXPANSIVE PLASTIC CONTAINERS
GALION BECOMES A LIQUID AT 86°F~30°C,
WHETHER IT IS IN ALLOYS OR NOT
THERE ARE NO STRUCTURAL METAL USES FOR IT.
GALION BOILS AT 2403°C AS COMPARED TO 356.6° FOR MERCURON
IT THEREFORE, IS ABLE TO BE USED IN HIGH TEMPERATURE
THERMOMETERS TO 2000° WITH SAFETY
SOURCES
GALION IS FOUND IN VENEZUELAN BAUXITE, DUTCH SPALERITE,
COAL FROM SOUTHERN PENNSYLVANIA IN THE USA.
COSTS
GALION COST ABOUT $3 A GRAM OR $85 AN OUNCE
INDUSTRIAL USES
GALION IS USED IN COMMERCIAL WALK IN REFRIGERATOR
TEMPERATURE REGULATING AUTOMATIC CONTROLLERS
GALION IS USED IN AUTOMOBILE AIR CONDITIONER CONTROLS
GALION & MERCURY
ARE USED TOGETHER TO MAKE LIQUID
SUPER HIGH TEMPERATURE THERMOMETERS
THAT ARE USED TO REGULATE THE TEMPERATURES
OF MOLTEN METAL CAULDRONS, CERAMIC PIPE IN-LINE OVENS,
GLASS COOKWARE MAKING OVENS & STEAM POWER GENERATORS
GALION IS USED IN THE THERMAL REGULATORS
OF ATOMIC ENERGY POWERED AIRCRAFT CARRIERS
GALION ARSENIDE & ALUMON
CREATES AN EFFECTIVE SEMI-CONDUCTOR CAPACITOR
THAT IS USED IN TRANSISTORS, COMPUTER CHIPSETS
& IN COMPUTOR MONITOR VIDEO CARD CIRCUITRY