Dysprosium Metal (Dy Metal)
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Product Details
| Product | Dysprosium Metal |
|---|---|
| CAS Number | 7429-91-6 |
| Appearance | Silvery White |
| Density | 8.55 g/cm³ |
| Melting Point | 1407 °C |
| Boiling Point | 2562 °C |
| Thermal Conductivity | 10.7 W/(m⋅K) |
| Atomic Number | 66 |
| Relative Atomic Mass | 162.5 |
Related Products: Dysprosium Chloride, Dysprosium Oxide
Dysprosium Metal Description
Dysprosium is a lustrous, soft, silvery rare earth element. You can even cut it with a knife. Dysprosium’s characteristics can be strongly affected by the presence of small amounts of impurities. Dysprosium is stable in air at room temperature but can be easily oxidized by oxygen and water at high temperatures and become dysprosium oxide. Dysprosium is superconductive at temperatures near absolute zero.
Dysprosium Metal Specifications
| Item No. | Description | Purity (REM/TREM) | Lot Size |
| ME66P-3N | Dysprosium Metal Powder-40, -100, -325 mesh or other sizes | 99.9 % | 1kg 10kg 50kg |
| ME66-3N | Dysprosium Metal Lump | 99.9% | 5kg20kg50kg |
| ME66-3N5 | Dysprosium Metal Lump High Purity | 99.95% | 5kg20kg50kg |
| ME66-4N | Dysprosium Metal LumpHigh Purity | 99.99% | 5kg20kg50kg |
| ME66ST-3N | Dysprosium Metal Sputtering TargetDisks, Plates, and other shapes. | 99.9% | 1pc10pc20pc |
| ME66ST-4N | Dysprosium Metal Sputtering TargetDisks, Plates, and other shapes. | 99.99% | 1pc10pc20pc |
| We also supply Dysprosium foil, rod, wire, sheet, and other shapes on request. | |||
Dysprosium Metal Application
Permanent Magnets: Dysprosium is used in the production of high-strength permanent magnets, often in combination with other rare earth elements like neodymium and iron. These magnets are essential components in various technologies, including:
Electric Vehicles (EVs): Dysprosium magnets are used in electric vehicle motors to make them more efficient and compact.
Wind Turbines: Dysprosium-based magnets can be found in the generators of large wind turbines, helping to increase their energy efficiency.
Consumer Electronics: Dysprosium magnets are used in small devices such as headphones, hard drives, and speakers.
Lighting: Dysprosium is used in some types of lighting, including compact fluorescent lamps (CFLs) and certain high-intensity discharge (HID) lamps. It can enhance the color rendering index (CRI) of these lamps, improving the quality of light they produce.
Industrial Reactors: Dysprosium can be used as a control material in some types of industrial reactors.
Data Storage: Dysprosium is used in magneto-optical data storage devices, such as magneto-optical discs. These devices rely on dysprosium’s magnetic properties to read and write data.
