Mercury AND Gallium – Totally Destroys Aluminum Heatsink04:33

I used both gallium and mercury to destroy an aluminum heat sink.
About 10 years ago, there was an article in Popular Science about “rusting aluminum” where gallium was smeared on an aluminum I-beam, and then Hg was added to it. The video was also posted on Youtube a couple years later, but it was pre-HD day. I always wanted to show a more detailed version of that process.
A couple years after the “rusting aluminum” article came out, I did my own experiment using only Hg on an aluminum heatsink. It wasn’t as destructive as
using gallium, but it was the first time the process was shown in a video.
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Gallium and mercury both pose hazards, so always read the MSDS sheets for each one and use the proper personal protection equipment. GalliumSource includes these when you purchase these elements.