| Name | Praseodymium | Symbol | Pr | Standard Atomic Weight | 140.90765 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atomic Number | 59 | Melting Point | 931 °C | Boiling Point | 3520 °C | |||
| CAS Number | 7440-10-0 | Hazard Statements | Slight toxicity | |||||
Praseodymium Metal Introduction
Praseodymium metal is a soft, silvery, malleable, and ductile metal, valued for its magnetic, electrical, chemical, and optical properties. It is too reactive to in natural form, and pure praseodymium metal slowly develops a green oxide coating when exposed to air. To protect praseodymium for this reaction, praseodymium is usually stored in a sealed plastic container or covered with oil. Praseodymium also reacts quickly with hot water to form praseodymium hydroxide. Praseodymium metal tarnishes slowly in the air and promptly burns at 150 °C to form praseodymium (III, IV) oxide.
Praseodymium Metal Shapes
Powder, sheet, foil, rod, wire, or custom shapes.
Praseodymium Metal Purity
99%, 99.9%
Specifications of Praseodymium Metal
| Description | Purity | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Praseodymium Metal Ingot | 99.00% | ||||||
| Praseodymium Metal Ingot | 99.90% | ||||||
| Praseodymium Metal Powder -40 mesh, -100 mesh or other sizes |
99.90% | ||||||
| Praseodymium Metal Sputtering Target Disc, plate, and other shapes |
99.90% |
Chemical Composition of Praseodymium Metal
| Main Compositions | ||||||||
| Item | TRE | Pr/TRE | ||||||
| Content % | >99 | >99.5 | ||||||
| Rare Earth Impurities(≤) | ||||||||
| Item | La/TRE | Ce/TRE | Nd/TRE | Sm/TRE | ||||
| Content % | 0.10 | 0.10 | 0.10 | 0.10 | ||||
| Non-Rare Earth Impurities（≤） | ||||||||
| Item | Fe | Mg | Pb | Ti | Mo | Si | W | Ca |
| Content % | 0.20 | 0.03 | 0.05 | 0.05 | 0.05 | 0.06 | 0.03 | 0.03 |
| Item | Mn | Zn | C | |||||
| Content % | 0.05 | 0.03 | 0.03 | |||||
Praseodymium Metal Applications
1. Praseodymium is used in goggles to protect the eyes of welders.
2. Praseodymium, combined with neodymium, is used to create high-power magnets due to its strength and durability.
3. When alloyed with magnesium, praseodymium creates a high strength metal used in aircraft engines.
4. Praseodymium is also used to color cubic zirconia yellow-green, to simulate the mineral peridot.
5. Praseodymium oxide can be used as oxidation catalysts.
Packaging of Praseodymium Metal
1. Packed in iron drums, lined with a single layer of plastic bags and protected by argon, each barrel weighs 50kg or 250kg.
