▁lead , ▁mer cur y , ▁silver , ▁tin , ▁mag nes ium , ▁c ob alt , ▁nick el , ▁tell ur ium ▁and ▁sod ium . ▁While ▁neither ▁z inc ▁nor ▁z ir con ium ▁are ▁fer romagnet ic , ▁their ▁al loy ▁ ▁exhib its ▁fer romagnet ism ▁below ▁ 3 5   K . ▁Cad m ium ▁is ▁used ▁in ▁many ▁kinds ▁of ▁sol der ▁and ▁bearing ▁allo ys , ▁due ▁to ▁a ▁low ▁coefficient ▁of ▁fr iction ▁and ▁fat igue ▁resistance . ▁It ▁is ▁also ▁found ▁in ▁some ▁of ▁the ▁lowest - mel ting ▁allo ys , ▁such ▁as ▁Wood ' s ▁metal . ▁Because ▁it ▁is ▁a ▁liquid , ▁mer cur y ▁dissol ves ▁other ▁met als ▁and ▁the ▁allo ys ▁that ▁are ▁formed ▁are ▁called ▁am alg ams . ▁For ▁example , ▁such ▁am alg ams ▁are ▁known ▁with ▁gold , ▁z inc , ▁sod ium , ▁and ▁many ▁other ▁met als . ▁Because ▁iron ▁is ▁an ▁exception , ▁iron ▁flask s ▁have ▁been ▁tradition ally ▁used ▁to ▁trade ▁mer cur y . ▁Other ▁met als ▁that ▁do ▁not ▁form ▁am alg ams ▁with ▁mer cur y ▁include ▁tant al um , ▁t ung sten ▁and ▁plat in um . ▁S od ium ▁am alg am ▁is ▁a ▁common ▁reducing ▁agent ▁in ▁organ ic ▁synth esis , ▁and ▁is ▁also ▁used ▁in ▁high - press ure ▁sod ium ▁l amps . ▁Mercur y ▁readily ▁comb ines ▁with ▁al umin ium ▁to ▁form ▁a ▁mer cur y