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Fancymetal offers high purity (customizable) metal products, as well as oxides, product shapes, foils, plates, wires, tubes, rods, powders and a variety of custom shapes.
We also have other yttrium products:
Yttrium
Yttrium metal
Yttrium oxide
Yttrium oxide sputtering target
Yttrium sputtering target
Yttrium is a gray-black metal with the chemical symbol Y. It is the first rare earth metal element to be discovered and is ductile. It reacts with hot water and is easily soluble in dilute acid. It can be used to make special glasses and alloys.
Applications:
✔ Yttrium oxide can be used to make special glasses and ceramics and is used as a catalyst
✔ It is used as an additive to steel and non-ferrous alloys.
✔ It is used in light-emitting diodes and phosphors, especially red phosphors in cathode ray tube displays for televisions.
✔ It is used in the production of electrodes, electrolytes, electronic filters, lasers, superconductors, various medical applications, and to track various materials to enhance their performance.
Packaging:
Yttrium (Y) metal products are individually vacuum packed
History:
In 1787, Karl Arrhenius came across an unusual black stone in an old quarry in Ytterby, near Stockholm (Sweden).
He thought he had discovered a new tungsten ore and sent a sample to Johan Gadolin, who lived in Finland.
In 1794, Gadolin announced that it contained a new "clay" that made up 38 percent of its weight. It was called "clay" because it was yttrium oxide.
The metal itself was isolated in 1828 by Friedrich Wöhler, produced by reacting yttrium chloride with potassium. However, there are other elements hidden in yttrium.