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available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Galinstan is a
family of eutectic alloys of gallium, indium, and tin, which are liquids
at room temperature, typically freezing at -19 °C (-2.2 °F). Due to the
low toxicity and low reactivity of its component metals, it finds use as
a replacement for many applications that previously employed toxic
liquid mercury or reactive NaK (sodium-potassium alloy). A typical
composition is 68.5% Ga, 21.5% In and 10% Sn. Its name is a portmanteau
of gallium, indium, and stannum (Latin for "tin"). Galinstan is a
registered trademark of the German company Geratherm Medical AG.
