Material Parts

Rare earth element

Classifications Properties Main Applications
Density(g/cm3) Melting Point (℃) Boiling Point (℃) Standard Atomic Weight(g/mol)
Scandium (Sc) 2.985 1541 2836 44.956
  • For high strength aluminum alloy
  • For scandium halide compounds
  • Aircraft Parts
Yttrium (Y) 4.45 1526 3336 88.9059
  • Alloy material in the metal state
  • High-temperature superconductor
  • Red phosphorus, special glass
  • Chemical catalyst
  • Electromagnetic wave filter, laser
Lanthanum (La) 6.16 920 3464 138.9055
  • Nickel-hydrogen battery
  • Special glass
  • Carbon arc
  • Hydrogen storage alloy
  • Steel alloy
  • Chemical catalyst
  • Medicine
Cerium (Ce) 6.77 795 3443 140.116
  • Oxide alloy
  • Glass abrasive
  • Colorants and chemical reagents Industrial catalyst
  • Phosphor
  • Laser
Praseodymium (Pr) 6.77 935 3520 140.9077
  • Coloring agent
  • Welding safety glasses
  • High strength alloys for aircraft engines
  • Carbon alloy
Neodymium (Nd) 7.01 1024 3074 144.242
  • High-strength magnet Infrared solid-state laser glasswork
Promethium (Pm) 7.26 1042 3000 145
  • Thickness meter
  • Signal light source
  • Nuclear battery
  • Radiation-emitting paint
  • X-ray generator
Samarium (Sm) 7.52 1072 1794 150.36
  • Samarium-Cobalt Magnet Additive
  • Special optical glass
  • Chemical catalysts and reagents
Europium(Eu) 5.234 826 1527 151.964
  • Laser crystal High-refraction glass
Gadolinium (Gd) 7.9 1313 3273 157.25
  • Contrast agent for MRI
  • Neutron blocker
  • Optical material
  • Emergency Stop Phosphor
  • Computer Memory
  • Microwave generator
Terbium (Tb) 8.229 1356 2560 162.5
  • Fluorescent material
  • Green phosphor
  • Magnetostrictive element
  • Electronic device
  • High temperature fuel cell
  • Neodymium magnet addtitive
Dysprosium (Dy) 8.55 1407 2560 162.5
  • Neodymium magnet additive
  • Reactor control rod
  • Magnetostricitive alloy
  • HD data storage material
  • Halogenated metal lamp laser
Holmium (Ho) 8.795 1470 2700 164.9303
  • Medical laser
  • Wavelength correction standard of spectroscope
  • Colorants of glass and cubic zirconia
Erbium (Er) 9.066 1529 2868 167.259
  • Medical laser Glass and porcelain colorants
  • Vanadium alloy
  • Reactor control rod
Thulium (Tm) 6.97 824 1196 173.05
  • Infrared solid-state laser glasswork
Ytterbium (Yb) 6.97 824 1196 173.05
  • High power laser
  • Steel alloy
  • X-ray source
  • Fiber optic amplifier
  • Chemical catalyst
Lutetium (Lu) 9.84 1663 3400 174.9668
  • Petrochemical catalyst
  • Positron tomography detectro
  • Laser crystal
  • High-refraction glass