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What Metal Is This
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Its eastern incense burner I thought but I put in a nightlite candle & its burnt the v. heavy metal through.
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For more on marking an answer as the "Best Answer", please visit our FAQ.Looking at the photograph, it certainly looks as if the 'metal' burned and not melted'
Consequently, I ask the same question as gingejbee and suggest that the item concerned is made of other than metal and has been coated with a metallic finish.
Incidentally, the temperature of a candle flame is 1400 degrees centigrade and lead melts at 327.50 C.
Hans.
Consequently, I ask the same question as gingejbee and suggest that the item concerned is made of other than metal and has been coated with a metallic finish.
Incidentally, the temperature of a candle flame is 1400 degrees centigrade and lead melts at 327.50 C.
Hans.
Hans - that was my first thought. The top of the item looks charred and blackened.
When metals such as magnesium, potassium and calcium burn, they burn very hot and bright, and do not leave this kind of blackened char.
besides, those metals are expensive, and you'd never make this kind of item from them.
I thought it looks like a plastic moulding that has been painted in silver paint.
The definition of the moulding is quite poor, and most low-melting temperature metals would give a much sharper relief.
Tambo, can you see if the thing floats (or nearly floats) in water, as a plastic would float, whereas any metal would sink very quickly?
Hope it helps
When metals such as magnesium, potassium and calcium burn, they burn very hot and bright, and do not leave this kind of blackened char.
besides, those metals are expensive, and you'd never make this kind of item from them.
I thought it looks like a plastic moulding that has been painted in silver paint.
The definition of the moulding is quite poor, and most low-melting temperature metals would give a much sharper relief.
Tambo, can you see if the thing floats (or nearly floats) in water, as a plastic would float, whereas any metal would sink very quickly?
Hope it helps
Probably an alloy composed mainly of tin called pewter.
The colour is quite variable depending on the alloyed metals. Colours in photographs can be misleading but it looks to have the bluish tinge of a lead alloyed pewter.
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The colour is quite variable depending on the alloyed metals. Colours in photographs can be misleading but it looks to have the bluish tinge of a lead alloyed pewter.
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Seems the burner is lead & caused me this allergic reaction. How do I dispose of it safely, so others dont suffer likewise?
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Lead draws on paper & Ive been testing all my metals + its not magnetic. Be safe all
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