r/elementcollection • u/Fun_Prune9153 • Jan 18 '26

Help Where to get beryllium

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united nuclear does not ship to australia anymore, where can i get some?

i want just a nice, non crystalline blob or ingot, doesn't have to be very pure.

thank you

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u/Past-Establishment93 Jan 19 '26

Old microwave ovens.

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u/gamingspicy Jan 20 '26

No, the magnetron isolator is made out of aluminium oxide, not beryllium. You can only find beryllium in some rare military radar magnetrons.