Rare earth metal pure Gadolinium 99.9% ingot in small pellet 10mm per piece

Rare earth metal pure Gadolinium 99.9% ingot in small pellet 10mm per piece

Gadolinium is a chemical element with the symbol Gd and atomic number 64. Gadolinium is a silvery-white metal when oxidation is removed. It is only slightly malleable and is a ductile rare-earth element. Gadolinium reacts with atmospheric oxygen or moisture slowly to form a black coating. Gadolinium below its Curie point of 20 °C is ferromagnetic, with an attraction to a magnetic field higher than that of nickel. Above this temperature it is the most paramagnetic element.

Properties

Name: Gadolinium

CAS No.: 7440-54-2

Appearance: Silvery metal

Molecular weight: 157.2

Density: 7.886 g/mL at 25 °C (lit.)

Atomic number: 64

Melting point: 2,393°F (1,312°C)

Boiling point: 5,921°F (3,272°C)

Application

Gadolinium has found some use in control rods for nuclear reactors and nuclear power plants; it is used to make garnets for microwave applications and its compounds are used for making phosphorous for colour TV tubes. Metallic gadolinium is rarely used as the metal itself, but its alloys are used to make magnets and electronic components such as recording heads for video recorders. It is also used for manufacturing compact disks and computer memory.