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To: Beelzebubba
I believe DVDs and other such discs use aluminum, not silver. ... I don’t know for certain, except that if there were silver in them, they’d be recycled.

Aluminum won't work for DVDs ... not reflective enough. Given its relatively high cost (several dollars per ounce vs. a few dollars per pound) almost all of Ag's commercial applications depend entirely on its unique properties.

Not enough Ag to be economical to recycle. Think twenty cents worth of silver that cost two dollars to get out.

56 posted on 09/26/2011 9:27:15 AM PDT by Zakeet (If it ain't broke, the Wee Wee will fix it until it is)
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To: Zakeet

Aluminum won’t work for DVDs ... not reflective enough.


My research found that Aluminum is the primary metal, and silver might be used in “trace” amounts.

I also know that telescope mirrors are aluminized, not silvered.


58 posted on 09/26/2011 9:38:33 AM PDT by Atlas Sneezed (Author of BullionBible.com - Makes You a Precious Metal Expert, Guaranteed.)
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