High Purity Erbium
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Erbium Powder

 

MATERIAL OVERVIEW

Characteristics: Soft, malleable solid with metallic luster; insoluble in water; soluble in acids; salts are pink to red.  Toxicity low. High electrical resistivity.

Hazards: Flammable in finely divided form.

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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

Al <100
Ca <100
Fe 100
Ho 100
Mg <100
Ni <100
Si <100
Tm 100
Yb 100
Y <100

 

ERBIUM ROD

Material

Purity

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

Additional diameters can be drawn in 2-3 days. Rod is cut to order and sold by the inch or foot. Call or e-mail for a quotation.

 

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

Foil is cut to order and sold by the square inch or square foot. Additional thicknesses are available upon request. Call or e-mail for a quotation.

 

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 cut to order and sold by the square inch. Additional thicknesses are available upon request. Call or e-mail for a quotation.

 

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

Additional sizes and sputtering targets produced from compounds are available
upon request.

 

ERBIUM POWDER, SHOT, PELLETS, & INGOT

Material

Purity

Erbium Chips 3N
Erbium Pellets .250"D X .250"L 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, pellets, and ingots are packaged to order and sold by the gram or kilogram.

 

ERBIUM COMPOUNDS

Material

Purity

Erbium Boride ErB4  -100 Mesh 3N
Erbium Fluoride ErF3 1/4"-1/8" Pieces 3N
Erbium Fluoride ErF3 1/4"-1/8" Pieces 3N
Erbium Fluoride ErF3 -60 & -235 Mesh 3N
Erbium Oxide Er2O3 -325 Mesh 3N, 5N
Erbium Oxide Er2O3 1/2" to 1/8" Pieces 3N
Erbium Selenide Er2Se3 -100 Mesh 3N
Erbium Silicide ErSi2 1/4" Pieces by Down 3N
Erbium Sulfide Er2S3 -200 Mesh 3N

Compounds are packaged to order and sold by the gram or kilogram.


Material Safety Data Sheet - MSDS
Erbium MSDS
Technical Data Sheets
Understanding Mesh Sizes