Erbium

Erbium Ingot

MATERIAL OVERVIEW

Characteristics: Erbium metal slowly tarnishes in moist air but is more stable and does not oxidize as quickly as some other rare-earth metals. Insoluble in water, soluble in acids. Erbium salts are pink, and the element has characteristic sharp absorption spectra bands in visible light, ultraviolet, and near infrared. Low toxicity and high electrical resistivity.

Derivation: Acids are used on crushed minerals that transform insoluble rare-earth oxides into chlorides or sulfates. The filtrates are partially neutralized with caustic soda then a process is used to convert rare earths into their insoluble oxalates. By annealing the oxalates are converted to oxides, then dissolved by acid. A crystallized mixture of double salts of rare-earth metals is formed and the salts are separated by ion exchange. Eventually the rare earths are washed out by a suitable complexing agent and erbium metal is obtained by a heating process with calcium at 1450 °C under an argon atmosphere.

Erbium has been used in nuclear technology as a neutron absorber in control rods; as an alloying agent with metals such as vanadium to lower hardness and increase workability; erbium salts are used as a colorant for glass and porcelain; as a dopant in optical fiber amplifiers.

Hazards: Slightly toxic if ingested. Metallic erbium is flammable in the form of dust when exposed to an ignition source. Contact with acids may evolve flammable hydrogen gas.

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GENERAL PROPERTIES

Symbol:

Er

Atomic Number:

68

Atomic Weight:

167.26

Density:

9.066 gm/cc

Melting Point:

1529 oC

Boiling Point:

2863 oC

Thermal Conductivity:

0.145 W/cm/K @ 298.2 K

Electrical Resistivity:

107.0 microhm-cm @ 25 oC

Electronegativity:

1.2 Paulings

Specific Heat:

0.0401 Cal/g/K @ 25 oC

Heat of Vaporization:

67 K-Cal/gm atom at 2863 oC

Heat of Fusion:

4.10 Cal/gm mole

Thermal Neutron Cross Section:

166 Barns per Atom

Magnetic Susceptibility:

300x10-6 Emu @ Room Temp

Magnetic Moment:

10.0 Bohr Magnetons

Temperature Coefficient of Resistance:

0.002001 @ 0 oC to Room Temp

 

TYPICAL ANALYSES - Impurities in ppm

Material / Purity:

3N REO

Dy 10
Tm 3
Yb 5
Y 650
Al 100
Fe 700
Mg 52
Ni 31
Si 47
C 10

ERBIUM ROD

Material

Purity

Erbium Rod .250” 3N
Erbium Rod .500” 3N

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ERBIUM FOIL

Material

Purity

Erbium Foil .001” 3N
Erbium Foil .002” 3N
Erbium Foil .003” 3N
Erbium Foil .004” 3N
Erbium Foil .005” 3N
Erbium Foil .006” 3N
Erbium Foil .007” 3N
Erbium Foil .008” 3N
Erbium Foil .009”  camera1  camera1
3N

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ERBIUM SHEET

Material

Purity

Erbium Sheet .010”
3N
Erbium Sheet .020" 3N
Erbium Sheet .024" 3N
Erbium Sheet .040" 3N
Erbium Sheet .050" 3N
Erbium Sheet .125 3N

Sheet is made to order and sold by the square inch. Call or This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. for additional thicknesses or custom sizes.

ERBIUM SPUTTERING TARGETS

Material

Purity

Erbium Sputtering Target  2"D X .125"T 3N
Erbium Sputtering Target 2"D X .250"T 3N
Erbium Sputtering Target  3"D X .125"T 3N
Erbium Sputtering Target 3"D X .250"T 3N
Erbium Sputtering Target 4"D X .125"T 3N
Erbium Sputtering Target 4"D X .250"T 3N

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ERBIUM POWDER & INGOT

Material

Purity

Erbium Chips 3N
Erbium Ingot 3N
Erbium Powder -40 Mesh, Under Oil 3N
Erbium Powder -40 Mesh, Ampoules Under Dry Argon  camera1 3N
Erbium Powder -40 Mesh, Cans Under Dry Argon  camera1  camera1 3N

Powder, pieces, and ingots are packaged to order and sold by the gram or kilogram. Call or This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. for additional specifications or custom requirements.

ERBIUM COMPOUNDS

Material

Purity

Erbium Boride ErB6  -40 Mesh msds1
3N
Erbium Fluoride ErF3 Pieces msds1 3N
Erbium Oxide Er2O3 -325 Mesh msds1 3N, 4N
Erbium Oxide Er2O3 1/2" to 1/8" Pieces msds1 4N5
Erbium Sulfate msds1 3N

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Material Safety Data Sheet - MSDS

Erbium MSDS

Erbium Foil MSDS

Erbium Powder MSDS

Technical Data Sheets
Understanding Mesh Sizes

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