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Gadolinium (Gd) Metal Ingot

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Gadolinium Metal Gd is applied in petroleum and environment protection catalysts, mischmetal, polishing powders and Rare Earth fertilizers. Heeger Materials (HM) provides Gadolinium Metal Gd at a competitive price. The purity and particle size can be customized.

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MF Gd
MW 157.25
Purity 99.99%D/99.99%/99.9%/99%
CAS 7440-54-2
Synonyms GadoliniumMetall/Metal De Gadolinium/Metal Del Gadolinio

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Gadolinium metal (Gd) Ingot 

  • 7440-54-2
  • Gd
  • 231-162-2
  • Melting point: 1585 K (1312 °C, 2394 °F)
  • Boiling point: 3273 K (3000 °C, 5432 °F)
  • Density (near r.t.): 7.90 g/cm3
  • when liquid (at m.p.): 7.4 g/cm3
  • Heat of fusion: 10.05 kJ/mol
  • Heat of vaporization: 301.3 kJ/mol
  • Molar heat capacity: 37.03 J/(mol·K)

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Gadolinium Metal is a ferromagnetic, ductile, and malleable metal, and is widely used for making specialty alloys, MRI (Magnetic Resonance Imaging), superconductive materials, and magnetic refrigerators. Gadolinium is also used in nuclear marine propulsion systems as a burnable poison. Gadolinium as a phosphor is also used in other imaging. In X-ray systems, gadolinium is contained in the phosphor layer, suspended in a polymer matrix at the detector. It is used for making Gadolinium Yttrium Garnet (Gd:Y3Al5O12); it has microwave applications and is used in the fabrication of various optical components and as substrate material for magneto-optical films. Gadolinium Gallium Garnet (GGG, Gd3Ga5O12) was used for imitation diamonds and for computer bubble memory. It can also serve as an electrolyte in Solid Oxide Fuel Cells (SOFCs).

Grade 99.99%D 99.99% 99.9% 99%
CHEMICAL COMPOSITION
Gd/TREM (% min.) 99.99 99.99 99.9 99
TREM (% min.) 99.9 99.5 99 99
Rare Earth Impurities ppm max. ppm max. % max. % max.
Sm/TREM
Eu/TREM
Tb/TREM
Dy/TREM
Ho/TREM
Er/TREM
Tm/TREM
Yb/TREM
Lu/TREM
Y/TREM		 30
5
50
50
5
5
5
5
5
10		 30
10
50
50
5
5
5
5
30
50		 0.01
0.01
0.08
0.03
0.02
0.005
0.005
0.02
0.002
0.03		 0.1
0.1
0.05
0.05
0.05
0.03
0.1
0.05
0.05
0.3
Non-Rare Earth Impurities ppm max. ppm max. % max. % max.
Fe
Si
Ca
Al
Mg
O
C		 50
50
50
50
30
200
100		 500
100
500
100
100
1000
100		 0.1
0.01
0.1
0.01
0.01
0.15
0.01		 0.15
0.02
0.15
0.01
0.01
0.25
0.03

Application

  • Gadolinium is a metal or a salt that absorbs neutrons and is, therefore, used sometimes for shielding in neutron radiography and in nuclear reactors.
  • Like most rare earth, gadolinium forms trivalent ions with fluorescent properties, and salts of gadolinium(III) are used as phosphors in various applications.

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