Dysprosium Metal (Dy)

Name		Dysprosium	Symbol		Dy	Standard Atomic Weight		162.5
Atomic Number		66	Melting Point		1409 ℃	Boiling Point		2562 ℃
CAS Number		7429-91-6	Hazard Statements		/

Dysprosium Metal Introduction

Dysprosium metal is a bright silver color, very soft, and malleable rare earth metal that remains relatively stable in air at room temperature. You can even cut it with a knife. Dysprosium's characteristics can be strongly affected by the presence of small amounts of impurities. Dysprosium is stable in air at room temperature but can be easily oxidized by oxygen and water at high temperatures and become dysprosium oxide. Dysprosium is superconductive at near absolute zero temperature.

Specifications of Dysprosium Metal

Description				Purity
Dysprosium Metal Powder -40, -100, -325 mesh or other sizes				99.90%
Dysprosium Metal Lump				99.90%
Dysprosium Metal Lump High purity				99.95%
Dysprosium Metal Lump High purity				99.99%
Dysprosium Metal Sputtering Target Disk, plate, and other shapes.				99.90%
Dysprosium Metal Sputtering Target Disk, plate, and other shapes.				99.99%

Chemical Composition of Dysprosium Metal

Main Compositions
Item	TRE				Dy/TRE
Content %	>99				>99.5
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
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

Application of Dysprosium Metal

Dysprosium is mainly used in the production of the new lighting source – the dysprosium lamp. It is also used in nuclear reactors to make nuclear reactor control rods. Also, dysprosium compounds are good catalysts in the petroleum refining industry.

Packaging of Dysprosium Metal

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