Europium Metal Eu CAS 7440-53-1 For Reactor Control Material

Europium, as a precious member of rare earth elements, plays an important role in many high-tech fields with its unique physical and chemical properties. Europium metal not only has a high melting point and high density, but also has excellent luminous properties, which is an ideal choice for manufacturing fluorescent materials. In the optical and electronics industry, europium compounds are widely used in the manufacture of color television phosphors, high pressure mercury lamp phosphors and X-ray intensification screens, significantly improving the luminous efficiency and color brightness of products. In addition, the metal europium also has applications in the nuclear industry, such as as a neutron absorber in nuclear reactors, helping to control the nuclear reaction process. At the same time, with the advancement of science and technology, europium also shows potential applications in the field of biomedicine, such as radiation therapy.

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Name: Europium metal

Molecular formula: Eu

CAS: 7440-53-1

Molecular weight: 151.96

Description

Europium can be made into various forms: Europium foil, Europium block and Europium rod. The content of Europium in the earth's crust is 0.000106%, which is the rarest rare earth element. Europium mainly exists in monazite and bastnaesite. Europium is the least dense, softest and most volatile element in rare earth elements. Europium metal is the most active metal among the rare earth elements. At room temperature, europium immediately loses its metallic luster in the air and is quickly oxidized to powder. It reacts violently with cold water to generate hydrogen. Europium is usually prepared by vacuum distillation of the mixture of europium oxide and lanthanum.

Specification

Name		Eu_4N	Eu_3N
Molecular formula		Eu	Eu
CAS		7440-53-1	7440-53-1
Total rare earth TREM	%	≥99.0	≥99.0
Eu/TREM	%	≥99.99	≥99.90
Total rare earth impurities	%	≤0.01	≤0.10
Fe	%	≤0.01	≤0.05
Si	%	≤0.01	≤0.03
C	%	≤0.01	≤0.03
Property		As-cast, silvery white gloss, irregular lumps or rods
Application area		Laser materials, structural materials for nuclear industry, nuclear control rods
Package		Anti-oxidation measures Vacuum sealed packaging, flexible packaging according to customer needs

Package: Under Argon atmosphere or vacuum packaging, 50kg per bag, also provide small package: 500g, 1kg, 5kg and other small packaging.

Used

It is widely used in the manufacture of reactor control materials and neutron protection materials, laser materials, nuclear industrial structural materials and nuclear control rods.