01tundra Posted November 24, 2014 Share Posted November 24, 2014 Thomas - What is "Be Bronze"? I tried looking it up online, but found nothing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThomasPowers Posted November 24, 2014 Share Posted November 24, 2014 Beryllium Bronze, Be is the element designation. Never used to worry about it until I found out that a local business, which was notoriously lax about safety, would refuse an entire train car load of scrap if *1* sample showed Be and then they would do a full clean up of their scrap receiving area down to formal washing out of the bins with a chemical solution that they would then pay to be treated.If that company was that scared I was petrified! The dust and fumes of Be can cause an incurable lung disease.As many of my processes involving grinding or polishing I chose to avoid it's use. From the OSHA website:"Workplaces need to identify sources of beryllium. In addition to the health hazards described above, beryllium is also a flammable solid and a dust explosion hazard.Very stringent measures are required to prevent possible exposure to beryllium. They are:Elimination or substitution...." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
01tundra Posted November 24, 2014 Share Posted November 24, 2014 Wow - thanks. I wonder if bronze plumbing fittings have Beryllium in them? I need to do some research since I've considered using bronze plumbing pipe fittings in the past. Wouldn't think they would, but can't be too safe. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beryllium_copper Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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