What is mischmetall and what is its use?
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| 27th Jun, 2014,
03:34: PM
Expert Answer:
Mischmetall is an alloy of a lanthanoid metal (~ 95%) and iron (~ 5%) and traces of S, C, Ca and Al. A large quantity of mischmetall is used in Mg-based alloy to produce bullets, shell and lighter flint.
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| 27th Jun, 2014,
05:34: PM
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