Industrial Silver Use - List for thought

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  1. Matthew 26:14

    Matthew 26:14 New Member

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    Read this article today and here is an excerpt from it on industrial uses for silver.

    World silver inventories are at the lowest point in 200 years. Industry requires over 900 million ounces each year. Silver is the best conductor of electricity. Every computer, server, monitor, cell phone and switch must have silver. Lasers, satellites, high-tech weaponry and robotics, all require silver. Digital technology and telecommunications need silver. Around the house there's silver in every TV, washing machine, wall switch and refrigerator. Conductors, switches, contracts and fuses use silver because it does not corrode or cause overheating and fires. Silver is used heavily in photography and in prints. Meanwhile, new and exotic uses for silver are expanding.

    A new double layer of silver on glass is sweeping the window market, as it reflects away almost 95% of the hot rays of the sun. A new electronic application for "smart tags" that are replacing bar codes could use significant quantities of silver.

    Silver achieves the most brilliant polish of any metal and is the best reflector of light, allowing it to be used in mirrors and in coatings for glass, cellophane or metals. Chemical reactions can be significantly increased by adding silver. Approximately 700 tons of silver are in continuous use in the world's chemical industry for the production of plastics.

    Batteries are now manufactured with silver alloys. Lead-free silver solder is used heavily for joining materials and producing leak-tight joints. Silver is also widely used in silk-screened circuit paths, membrane switches, electrically heated automobile windows, and adhesives. Silver has a variety of uses in pharmaceuticals. Silver sulfadiazine is the most powerful compound for burn treatment. Catheters impregnated with silver eliminate bacteria. Silver is increasingly being tapped for its bactericidal properties and water purification. In the face of all these industrial uses there is less silver available.

    Source: www.goldtrends.net

    Bill Downey is an independent investor/ trader involved with the study of the Gold and Silver markets since the mid 1980's. He writes articles for public internet distribution as well as his own web site at: http://www.goldtrends.net He has written articles published in Futures Magazine.

    Email: [email protected]

    Copyright Bill Downey 2010
     
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    Having worked in the laser industry for 30+ years I didn't come across much silver usage so which lasers use large quantities of Ag ?
    Perhaps the author of the original text copied and pasted from another article without checking his / her facts ??
    Chinese whispers ?

    I am intrigued.
     

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