Re: barium titanate doorknob caps

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Original poster: "cougercat by way of Terry Fritz <twftesla-at-uswest-dot-net>" <felix1063-at-home-dot-com>

Umm - no,  I mean Barium.  X ray indicators are made from barium sulfate
solutions of a very low concentration.  A Beryllium ceramic is used quite
often as the element insulation on high powered transmitting tubes because
of it's excellent heat transitivity and is toxic if ingested or breathed as
a dust.

--jeff
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Subject: Re: barium titanate doorknob caps


> Original poster: "Ed Phillips by way of Terry Fritz <twftesla-at-uswest-dot-net>"
<evp-at-pacbell-dot-net>
>
> > Keep in mind though that Barium anything (salts, oxides, nitrates etc)
are
> > very toxic.
> >
> > --jeff
>
> I think you men Beryllium rather than Barium.  As anyone who has ever
> had a GI X-Ray exam, it is quite common to use Barium (something
> soluble, don't know which salt) taken internally to define the
> intestines.  Don't believe that would be done if it were toxic at all.
>
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