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PRASEODYMIUM (Pr)

 

MATERIAL OVERVIEW

Praseodymium was discovered in 1885 by the German chemist Carl F. Auer von Welsbach.  Praseodymium is a yellowish metal that tarnishes easily.  Praseodymium salts are generally green in color.  Praseodymium liberates hydrogen when in contact with water. It is soluble in dilute acids, paramagnetic and is considered nontoxic.  ESPI produces a variety of finished praseodymium products including rod, wire, foil, sheet, pieces and powder.  Due to praseodymium's sensitivity to oxygen the finished product is packaged under dry argon in sealed metal cans.

 

GENERAL PROPERTIES

Symbol:

Pr

Atomic Number:

59

Atomic Weight:

140.9077

Density:

6.773 gm/cc

Melting Point:

931 oC

Boiling Point:

3512 oC

Thermal Conductivity:

0.125 W/cm/oK @ 298.2 oK

Electrical Resistivity:

68 microhm-cm @ 25 oC

Electronegativity:

1.1 Paulings

Specific Heat:

0.046 Cal/g/oK @ 25 oC

Heat of Vaporization:

 79 K-Cal/gm atom at 3512 oC

Heat of Fusion:

2.70 Cal/gm mole

Thermal Neutron Cross Section:

11 Barns per Atom

Magnetic Susceptibility:

5470x10-6 Emu @ Room Temp

Magnetic Moment:

3.6 Bohr Magnetons

Temperature Coefficient of Resistance:

0.00171 @ 0 oC to Room Temp  

TYPICAL ANALYSES

Impurities in ppm

Material / Purity:

3N

Mg

100

Fe

100

Si

100

Nd

<500

La

<500

Al

200

Ca

<100

Y

<100

Ni

<100

 

PRASEODYMIUM ROD

Material

Purity

Praseodymium Rod .250”

3N

Praseodymium Rod .500”

3N

Rod is cut to order and sold by the inch or foot.  

PRASEODYMIUM FOIL

Material

Purity

Praseodymium Foil .001”

3N

Praseodymium Foil .002”

3N

Praseodymium Foil .003”

3N

Praseodymium Foil .004”

3N

Praseodymium Foil .005”

3N

Praseodymium Foil .006”

3N

Praseodymium Foil .007”

3N

Praseodymium Foil .008”

3N

Praseodymium Foil .009”

3N

Foil is cut to order and sold by the square inch or square foot.  

PRASEODYMIUM SHEET

Material

Purity

Praseodymium Sheet .010” to 0.04”

3N

Sheet is cut to order and sold by the square inch or square foot.  

PRASEODYMIUM SPUTTERING TARGETS

Material

Purity

Praseodymium Sputtering Target  2"D X .125"T

3N

Praseodymium Sputtering Target 2"D X .250"T

3N

Praseodymium Sputtering Target 4"D X .125"T

3N

Praseodymium Sputtering Target 4"D X .250"T

3N

Praseodymium Sputtering Target 5"D X .125"T

3N

Praseodymium Sputtering Target 5"D X .250"T

3N

Praseodymium Sputtering Target 6"D X .125"T

3N

Praseodymium Sputtering Target 6"D X .250"T

3N

Additional sizes available upon request.  For Sputtering Targets produced from Praseodymium compounds see catalog section ‘Sputtering Targets.’  

PRASEODYMIUM POWDER, SHOT, PELLETS, & INGOT

Material

Purity

Praseodymium Chips

3N

Praseodymium Ingot  3N
Praseodymium Powder -40 Mesh, Under Oil 3N

Praseodymium Powder -40 Mesh, Ampoules Under Dry Argon

3N

Praseodymium Powder -40 Mesh, Cans Under Dry Argon 3N

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

PRASEODYMIUM COMPOUNDS

Material

Purity

Praseodymium Aluminide PrAl2  1/4" Pieces by Down

2N5

Praseodymium Antimonide PrSb  1/4" Pieces by Down

2N5

Praseodymium Bismuthide PrBi  1/4" Pieces by Down

2N5

Praseodymium Boride PrB6  -325 Mesh

3N

Praseodymium Bromide PrBr3-xH2O  -60 Mesh

3N

Praseodymium Bromide PrBr3  -60 Mesh

3N

Praseodymium Chloride PrCl3-xH2O  -60 Mesh

3N

Praseodymium Chloride PrCl3  -60 Mesh

3N

Praseodymium Fluoride PrF3  1/4"-1/8" Pieces

3N

Praseodymium Fluoride PrF3  -60 Mesh

3N

Praseodymium Fluoride PrF3  -325 Mesh

3N

Praseodymium Hydride PrH2-3  -60 Mesh

3N

Praseodymium Iodide PrI3-xH2O  -60 Mesh

3N