Galinstan is a commercial liquid metal alloy whose composition is taken from a family of
eutectic alloys mainly consisting of
gallium,
indium, and
tin. Such eutectic alloys are liquids at room temperature, typically melting at . Due to the low toxicity and low reactivity of its component metals, galinstan finds use as a replacement for many applications that previously employed the toxic liquid
mercury or the reactive
NaK (
sodium-
potassium alloy). An example of a typical eutectic composition is 68 wt% Ga, 22 wt% In and 10 wt% Sn, though it varies between 62 wt% to 95 wt% Ga, 5 wt% to 22 wt% In, 0 wt% to 16 wt% Sn while keeping eutectic ability. The marketing name is a
portmanteau of
gallium,
indium, and
stannum (
Latin for "tin"). Galinstan is a
registered trademark of the
German company Geratherm Medical AG. The exact composition of Galinstan is not publicly known.