Iridium is the second densest metal, next to osmium. It is used to make crucible for purifying silicon wafers for semiconductors.
Iridium metal is employed when high corrosion resistance at high temperatures is needed, as in high-performance spark plugs, crucibles for recrystallization of semiconductors at high temperatures, and electrodes for the production of chlorine in the chloralkali process.
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