Lutetium Metal (Lu)

Name		Lutetium	Symbol		Lu	Standard Atomic Weight		174.967
Atomic Number		71	Melting Point		1656 ℃	Boiling Point		3315 ℃
CAS Number		7439-94-3	Hazard Statements		/

Lutetium Metal Introduction

Lutetium metal is a silvery-white, hard, dense, rare earth metal belonging to the lanthanides group. It is the hardest and the densest of the lanthanides.

Specifications of Lutetium Metal

Description				Purity
Lutetium Metal				99.90%
Lutetium Metal				99.95%
Lutetium Metal by distillation				99.99%
Lutetium Metal Powder -40, -100, -325 mesh or other sizes				99.90%
Lutetium Metal Sputtering Target Disc, plate, and other shapes				99.90%

Chemical Composition of Lutetium Metal

Main Compositions
Item	TRE				Lu/TRE
Content %	>99				>99.9
Rare Earth Impurities(≤)
Item	La/TRE	Ce/TRE	Pr/TRE	Nd/TRE	Sm/TRE	Eu/TRE	Gd/TRE	Tb/TRE
Content %	0.10	0.10	0.10	0.10	0.10	0.10	0.10	0.10
Item	Dy/TRE	Ho/TRE	Tm/TRE	Yb/TRE
Content %	0.10	0.10	0.10	0.10
Non-Rare Earth Impurities（≤）
Item	Fe	Mg	Pb	Ti	Mo	Si	W	Ca
Content %	0.20	0.03	0.05	0.05	0.05	0.06	0.03	0.03
Item	Mn	Zn	C
Content %	0.05	0.03	0.03

Applications of Lutetium Metal

Lutetium is often used as catalysts in petroleum cracking in refineries and used in alkylation, hydrogenation, and polymerization applications. Some lutetium compounds also have specific uses. For example, lutetium tantalate (LuTaO4) is the densest known stable white material (density 9.81 g/cm3) and therefore is widely used in X-ray phosphors.

Packaging of Lutetium Metal

1. Packed in iron drums, lined with a single layer of plastic bags and protected by argon, each barrel weighs 50kg or 250kg.