We offer Bismuth ingot, Bismuth metal.
Grade: 99.99% (4N).

Physical properties
Bismuth is a soft, silvery metal with a bright, shiny surface and a yellowish or pinkish tinge. The metal breaks easily and cannot be fabricated (worked with) at room temperature. Its melting point is 271°C (520°F) and its boiling point is 1,560°C (2,480°F). Its density is 9.78 grams per cubic centimeter.

Bismuth expands as it solidifies (changes from a liquid to a solid). Most materials contract (have a smaller volume) as they solidify. Few elements behave like bismuth.

This property makes bismuth useful for producing type metal. An alloy of bismuth is melted and poured into molds that have the shape of letters and numbers. As the type cools, it solidifies and expands to fill all the comers of the mold. The type formed is clear, crisp, and easy to read. Computer typesetting, however, has largely replaced bismuth metal typesetting.

Chemical properties
Bismuth combines slowly with oxygen at room temperature. Bismuth oxide (Bi2O3) gives the metal its pinkish or yellowish tinge. At higher temperatures, the metal burns to form bismuth oxide. Bismuth also reacts with most acids.