Lithium Lithium Lithium (from ) is a chemical element with symbol Li and atomic number 3. It is a soft, silvery-white alkali metal. Under standard conditions, it is the lightest metal and the lightest solid element. Like all alkali metals, lithium is highly reactive and flammable, and is stored in mineral oil. When cut, it exhibits a metallic luster, but moist air corrodes it quickly to a dull silvery gray, then black tarnish. It never occurs freely in nature, but only in (usually ionic) compounds, such as pegmatitic minerals which were once the main source of lithium. Due to its solubility
Bioabsorbable metallic glass same material, decomposing into a multiphase powder. Ca-BMGs with higher Zn contents as reported by Cao "et al." showed an elastic modulus in the range of 35–46 GPa, and a hardness of 0.7–1.4 GPa. Metallic glasses based on the Mg-Zn-Ca ternary alloy system only consist of the elements which already exist inside the human body. As such, it is being explored as a potential bioresorbable biomaterial for use in orthopaedic applications. Bioabsorbable metallic glass Bioresorbable (or bioabsorbable) metallic glass is a type of amorphous metal, which is based on the "Mg-Zn-Ca ternary system". Containing only elements which already exist inside