It was also commonly used in batteries, fluorescent lights, felt production, thermometers and barometers. Again, these uses have been phased out. Mercury easily formsalloys, called amalgams, with other metals such as gold, silver and tin. read more
There is not much use for a solid metal that melts at such a low temperature. The closest thing to solid mercury that you will encounter is commercial use are the alloys of mercury; i.e. combination of two or more metals of specific composition, where one of the metals is mercury . read more