High Purity Samarium
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Samarium

 

MATERIAL OVERVIEW

Characteristics: Hard, brittle metal which quickly develops an oxide film in air. An active reducing agent. Ignites at 150 °C, liberates hydrogen from water. Hardness similar to iron. High neutron absorption capacity. Combustible.

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GENERAL PROPERTIES

Symbol:

Sm

Atomic Number:

62

Atomic Weight:

150.4

Density:

7.520 gm/cc

Melting Point:

1077 oC

Boiling Point:

1791 oC

Thermal Conductivity:

0.133 W/cm/K @ 298.2 K

Electrical Resistivity:

88.0 microhm-cm @ 25 oC

Electronegativity:

1.2 Paulings

Specific Heat:

0.043 Cal/g/K @ 25 oC

Heat of Vaporization:

46 K-cal/gm atom at 1791 oC

Heat of Fusion:

2.60 Cal/gm mole

Thermal Neutron Cross Section:

55 Barns per Atom

Magnetic Susceptibility:

1320x10-6 Emu @ Room Temp Magnetic

Magnetic Moment:

1.5 Bohr Magnetons

Temperature Coefficient of Resistance:

0.00148 @ 0 oC to Room Temp

 

TYPICAL ANALYSES

Impurities in ppm

Material/ Purity:

3N

Ca <100
Eu <100
Fe <100
Gd <500
Mg <300
Nd <500
Al <100
Mn 200
Si <100
Y <100
Yb <100

 

SAMARIUM ROD

Material

Purity

Samarium Rod .250” 3N
Samarium Rod .500” 3N

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

 

SAMARIUM FOIL

Material

Purity

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

 

SAMARIUM SHEET

Material

Purity

Samarium Sheet .010”
3N
Samarium Sheet .012" 3N
Samarium Sheet .013" 3N
Samarium Sheet .020" 3N
Samarium Sheet .021" 3N
Samarium Sheet .023" 3N
Samarium Sheet .024" 3N
Samarium Sheet .040" 3N
Samarium Sheet .080" 3N

Sheet 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.

 

SAMARIUM SPUTTERING TARGETS

Material

Purity

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

Additional sizes available upon request.

 

SAMARIUM POWDER, SHOT, PELLETS, & INGOT

Material

Purity

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

Powder, shot, pellets, and ingots are packaged to order and sold by the gram or kilogram.

 

SAMARIUM COMPOUNDS

Material

Purity

Samarium Boride SmB6  -325 Mesh 3N 3N
Samarium Chloride SmCl3-xH2O  -60 Mesh 3N 3N
Samarium Chloride SmCl3  -60 Mesh 3N 3N
Samarium Fluoride SmF3  1/4"-1/8" Pieces 3N 3N
Samarium Fluoride SmF3  -60 Mesh 3N 3N
Samarium Fluoride SmF3  -325 Mesh 3N 3N
Samarium Nitride SmN  -60 Mesh 3N 3N
Samarium Oxide Sm2O3  -325 Mesh 3N 5N 3N, 5N
Samarium Oxide Sm2O3  1/2"-1/8" Pieces 3N 3N
Samarium Silicide SmSi2  1/4" Pieces by Down 3N 3N
Samarium Sulfide Sm2S3  -200 Mesh 3N 3N

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

 

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