Erbium Metal (Er)
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Erbium Metal (Er)

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Name Erbium Symbol Er Standard Atomic Weight 167.26
Atomic Number 68 Melting Point 1522℃ Boiling Point 2510℃
CAS Number 7440-52-0 Hazard Statements /

Erbium Metal Introduction

Erbium metal is a soft, malleable, lustrous, silvery rare-earth metals belonging to the lanthanide group. It is stable in air, reacts very slowly with water and oxygen, and dissolves in acids. Pure Erbium metal is malleable, soft, and relatively stable in the air. Erbium ions fluoresce pink light are used in imaging and optical applications. Erbium oxidizes slower than some other rare-earth metals and has a high electrical resistivity. It is typically found in small quantities and in combination with other rare earth. As a pure metal, Erbium has limited applications. However, it can be used as an alloying element with titanium.

Erbium Metal Shapes

Powder, sheet, foil, rod, wire, or custom shapes.

Erbium Metal Purity

99.9%, 99.99%

Chemical Composition of Erbium Metal

Main Compositions
Item TRE Er/TRE
Content % >99 >99.9
Rare Earth Impurities(≤)
Item La/TRE Ce/TRE Pr/TRE Nd/TRE Sm/TRE Eu/TRE Gd/TRE Tb/TRE
Content % 0.10 0.10 0.10 0.10 0.10 0.10 0.10 0.10
Item Dy/TRE Ho/TRE Tm/TRE Yb/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

Applications of Erbium Metal

1. Used as a photographic filter and metallurgical additive.

2. Used in nuclear technology. When alloyed with vanadium, erbium lowers hardness and improves workability.
3. Used in lasers for medical and dental applications.
4. Used in glass coloring and as an amplifier in fiber optics.
5. Erbium-doped glasses or crystals can be used as optical amplification media.
6. Erbium Metal Powder is mainly used as a raw material for making high-tech metals.
7. Erbium Oxide is widely used as a dopant in making optical fiber and amplifier.

Packaging of Erbium Metal

1. Packed in iron drums, lined with a single layer of plastic bags and protected by argon, each barrel weighs 50kg or 250kg.

2. According to the customers’ requirements, we can provide custom products and packaging.

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