Sometimes_Stutters t1_je9pze5 wrote on March 30, 2023 at 1:14 PM

I find this baffling because it’s not like cadmium is cheap or easy to obtain. Paints/coating that use cadmium are highly specialized and pretty much exclusively used for military applications.

disneyvacafacts t1_jeaib9n wrote on March 30, 2023 at 4:34 PM

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cadmium_pigments

disneyvacafacts t1_jeaijy8 wrote on March 30, 2023 at 4:36 PM

Most artist's oil paint kits come with Cadmium Red and Yellow.

JimBean t1_jed7amt wrote on March 31, 2023 at 3:53 AM

Not true. The aviation industry uses it extensively in civil aviation. Most nuts and bolts on an aircraft engine are cad plated.

I used to do cad plating as part of my apprenticeship. It's ugly AF. A bath of cyanide, balls of pure cadmium and high electricity and a rotating "bath" of parts. Hated every minute. The smell, the chemicals. Everything. BEGH !