Wood's Metal for electrode making

[J. A. Kiernan]

In article <35mocd$fhr at newsbf01.news.aol.com> johna158 at aol.com (JohnA158) writes:
>From: johna158 at aol.com (JohnA158)
>Subject: Re: Wood's Metal for electrode making
>Date: 20 Sep 1994 09:34:05 -0400

>In article <Jul.8.09.53.33.1994.20174 at crab.rutgers.edu>,
>saidel at crab.rutgers.edu (William Saidel) writes:

>>I inherited a lifelong supply of Wood's Metal, enough for several
>>people
>Pardon my  ignorance, but what is "Wood's Metal"?

An alloy of Sn,Bi and Pb that melts below the boiling point of water