Europium

Name: metallic europium EvM-1 mark

Metallic europium is applied in nuclear and atomic-hydrogen energetics, in production of laser materials, electronics, medicine and in different researches.

Technical characteristics

• Europium metallic is manufactured according to TU 48-4-217-72;
• Europium metallic is released in bars, formed as blades of 150 mm dia, 10-20 thick;
• Each bar is packed in wax paper and placed in double plastic bag, which is brewed;
• Packages with europium are packed in wooden boxes;
• Weight of one box does not exceed 20 kg.

Physical proprieties 

Europium is silvery metal which readily oxidizes in air and water.

Chemical proprieties

Purity: europium – 99.82%. Aggregated composition of bound impurities (lanthanum, neodymium, samarium, iron, calcium, copper, tantalum, molybdenum, niobium) of europium TU 48-4-217-72 does not exceed 0.18%.

Security measures

Elemental scandium is considered non-toxic.