"Des Bromilow" wrote in message
...
Thanks!!!!
So basically the metal is dissolved in the mercury, and then after a
period,
the solids interact with the mercury to form a matrix which is a composite
of
the original metals, plus the mercury.
The types of amalgams (stainless steel, gold, etc), is defined by the
metals
dissolved in the mercury, and the resulting composite matrix... I
understand
it better now.

Thanks again,
Des

PS, what's a ROMAD?

Just a former job specialty I had during the 10 years war. Plug the term
into google ... there are a lot of us out there. I worked with a group of
Ozzies for a while. Good bunch of men.

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Don Thompson
Air Commando Assn. #L3460
Ex ROMAD