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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;-jeffB, post: 1698765, member: 27832&quot;]It certainly is.</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://fscimage.fishersci.com/msds/96252.htm" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://fscimage.fishersci.com/msds/96252.htm" rel="nofollow">MSDS for Mercury</a> -- note that the Emergency Overview section <i>starts</i> with &quot;DANGER! Corrosive.&quot;</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://www.onepetro.org/mslib/servlet/onepetropreview?id=IPTC-13368-MS" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.onepetro.org/mslib/servlet/onepetropreview?id=IPTC-13368-MS" rel="nofollow">Understanding of Mercury Corrosion attack on Stainless Steel Material at Gas Wells: Case Study</a></p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://avstop.com/maint/corrosion/ch7.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://avstop.com/maint/corrosion/ch7.html" rel="nofollow">A discussion of mercury&#039;s hazards in air cargo</a> -- &quot;Spillage of mercury or mercury compounds within an airplane requires immediate action for its isolation and recovery to prevent possible corrosion damage and embrittlement of aluminum alloy structural components, stainless steels (300 and 400 series), and unplated brass components such as cable turnbuckle barrels.&quot;</p><p><br /></p><p>It&#039;s not corrosive via the same <i>mechanism</i> as a strong acid, but it will chew the heck out of many metals. It definitely amalgamates with silver. I don&#039;t know if this is what the result would look like, though, and I&#039;m not about to sacrifice one of my few remaining mercury thermometers to find out. <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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