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LANTHANUM METAL
| SPECIFICATIONS: |
CAS No. |
7439-91-0 |
SYMBOL: La |
| CODE |
TREM min % |
La/TREM min % |
RE Impurities max % |
Non-RE Impurities max % |
| Ce+Pr+Nd+Sm+Y |
Fe |
Si |
S |
P |
Ca |
Mg |
Al |
C |
Cl- |
| La-1 |
99 |
99.95 |
0.05 |
0.1 |
0.07 |
0.02 |
0.01 |
0.02 |
0.05 |
0.02 |
0.03 |
0.03 |
| La-2 |
99 |
99 |
1 |
0.3 |
0.07 |
0.02 |
0.01 |
0.03 |
0.05 |
0.05 |
0.05 |
0.03 |
| La-3 |
98.5 |
98 |
2 |
0.5 |
0.07 |
0.02 |
0.01 |
0.03 |
0.1 |
0.07 |
0.05 |
0.05 |
| CHARACTERISTICS: |
Metallic ingots or lumps, silver grey in colour, It is easily oxidized and inflammable in the air, so it should be stored in paraffin wax or mineral oil. |
| USES: |
Mainly used as an additive for steel-making and non-ferrous metals or materials for hydrogen storage. It is also used as a reductant for other rare earth metals. |
| PACKING: |
50kgs of net each in a steel drum evacuated and filled with argon. Adjustable per customers request. |
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