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ERBIUM

CAS No.
7440-52-0
Chemical Name:
ERBIUM
Synonyms
ERBIUM;ER007905;ER005110;ER007910;ER000215;ER007920;ER000280;ER000200;ER000205;ER000210
CBNumber:
CB9375990
Molecular Formula:
Er
Molecular Weight:
167.26
MDL Number:
MFCD00010987
MOL File:
7440-52-0.mol
MSDS File:
SDS
TDS File:
TDS
Last updated:2026-03-31 17:23:28
Product description Number Pack Size Price
Erbium powder, 40mesh, 99.9% trace rare earth metals basis 263044 5g $555
Erbium ingot, 99.9% trace rare earth metals basis 261084 10g $139
Erbium foil (99.9% REO) (99.9%REO) 93-6834 25x25mm $372
Erbium foil (99.9% REO) (99.9%REO) 93-6834 50x50mm $1104
Erbium foil (99.9% REO) (99.9%REO) 93-6833 25x25mm $133
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ERBIUM Properties

Melting point 1529 °C (lit.)
Boiling point 2868 °C (lit.)
Density 9.062 g/mL at 25 °C (lit.)
refractive index 1.47 (1300 nm)
storage temp. 15-25°C
solubility insoluble in H2O; soluble in acid solutions
form powder
color Silver-gray
Specific Gravity 9.006
PH 0.5 (20°C in H2O)
Resistivity 86 μΩ-cm, 20°C
Water Solubility Soluble in acids. Insoluble in water.
Electrical Conductivity 1.2× 106S/m
Thermal Conductivity 15 W/(m·K)
Sensitive Moisture Sensitive
Merck 13,3675
Exposure limits ACGIH: TWA 2 ppm; STEL 4 ppm
OSHA: TWA 2 ppm(5 mg/m3)
NIOSH: IDLH 25 ppm; TWA 2 ppm(5 mg/m3); STEL 4 ppm(10 mg/m3)
InChI 1S/Er
InChIKey UYAHIZSMUZPPFV-UHFFFAOYSA-N
SMILES [Er]
Shear Modulus 28.3 GPa
Hardness, Vickers 42
Poissons Ratio 0.237
Bulk Modulus 44.4 GPa
CAS DataBase Reference 7440-52-0(CAS DataBase Reference)
EWG's Food Scores 1
FDA UNII 77B218D3YE
EPA Substance Registry System Erbium (7440-52-0)
UNSPSC Code 41116107
NACRES NA.24

SAFETY

Risk and Safety Statements

Symbol(GHS)  GHS hazard pictograms
GHS02
Signal word  Danger
Hazard statements  H228
Precautionary statements  P210-P240-P241-P280-P370+P378
Hazard Codes  F
Risk Statements  11
Safety Statements  43-Neverusewater.
RIDADR  UN 3089 4.1/PG 2
WGK Germany  3
1-10
TSCA  TSCA listed
HazardClass  8
PackingGroup  III
HS Code  2846902035
Storage Class 13 - Non Combustible Solids
NFPA 704
0
3 0

ERBIUM price More Price(73)

Manufacturer Product number Product description CAS number Packaging Price Updated Buy
Sigma-Aldrich 263044 Erbium powder, 40mesh, 99.9% trace rare earth metals basis 7440-52-0 5g $555 2023-06-20 Buy
Sigma-Aldrich 261084 Erbium ingot, 99.9% trace rare earth metals basis 7440-52-0 10g $139 2023-06-20 Buy
Strem Chemicals 93-6834 Erbium foil (99.9% REO) (99.9%REO) 7440-52-0 25x25mm $372 2026-04-30 Buy
Strem Chemicals 93-6834 Erbium foil (99.9% REO) (99.9%REO) 7440-52-0 50x50mm $1104 2026-04-30 Buy
Strem Chemicals 93-6833 Erbium foil (99.9% REO) (99.9%REO) 7440-52-0 25x25mm $133 2026-04-30 Buy
Product number Packaging Price Buy
263044 5g $555 Buy
261084 10g $139 Buy
93-6834 25x25mm $372 Buy
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ERBIUM Chemical Properties,Uses,Production

Chemical Properties

grey powder

Physical properties

Erbium is a soft, malleable metal with a silvery metallic luster that only tarnishes (oxidizes)slightly in air. It is one of the rare-earths of the yttrium subgroup of the lanthanide series.
Its melting point is 1,529°C, its boiling point is 2,868°C, and its density is 9.07g/cm3.
ERBIUM

Isotopes

There are 39 isotopes of erbium, six of which are stable: Er-162, Er-164, Er-166,Er-167, Er-168, and Er-170. These six isotopes make up the total atomic weight (mass)of erbium, and all the other isotopes are artificially made and short-lived. Their half-livesrange from 200 nanoseconds to 49 hours.

Origin of Name

Named for the quarry in Ytterby, Sweden, where ores and minerals of many elements are found.

Occurrence

Erbium ranks 17th in abundance among the rare-earths, and it is the 46th most abundantelement found in the Earth’s crust. It exists in only 2.5 ppm, meaning that about 2.5 poundsof erbium could be extracted from one million pounds of dirt in the Earth’s crust. Higher concentrationsare found in some areas, but in general, the oxides of erbium are rather scarce.It is found in ores such as monazite, gadolinite, and bastnasite. It was first separated intothree elements in 1843 (yttria, erbia, and terbia). Erbium is also produced as a by-product ofnuclear fission of uranium.

History

Erbium, one of the so-called rare-earth elements of the lanthanide series, is found in the minerals mentioned under dysprosium above. In 1842, Mosander separated “yttria,” found in the mineral gadolinite, into three fractions, which were discovered by him and named yttria, erbia, and terbia. The names erbia and terbia became confused in this early period. After 1860, Mosander’s terbia was known as erbia, and after 1877, the earlier known erbia became terbia. The erbia of this period was later shown to consist of five oxides, now known as erbia, scandia, holmia, thulia and ytterbia. By 1905 Urbain and James independently succeeded in isolating fairly pure Er2O3. Klemm and Bommer first produced reasonably pure erbium metal in 1934 by reducing the anhydrous chloride with potassium vapor. The pure metal is soft and malleable and has a bright, silvery, metallic luster. As with other rare-earth metals, its properties depend to a certain extent on the impurities present. The metal is fairly stable in air and does not oxidize as rapidly as some of the other rare-earth metals. Naturally occurring erbium is a mixture of six isotopes, all of which are stable. Twenty-seven radioactive isotopes of erbium are also recognized. Recent production techniques, using ion-exchange reactions, have resulted in much lower prices of the rare-earth metals and their compounds in recent years. The cost of 99.9% erbium metal is about $21/g. Erbium is finding nuclear and metallurgical uses. Added to vanadium, for example, erbium lowers the hardness and improves workability. Most of the rare-earth oxides have sharp absorption bands in the visible, ultraviolet, and near infrared. This property, associated with the electronic structure, gives beautiful pastel colors to many of the rare-earth salts. Erbium oxide gives a pink color and has been used as a colorant in glasses and porcelain enamel glazes.

Characteristics

Although erbium is magnetic at very low temperatures, it is antiferromagnetic and becomesa superconductor at temperatures near absolute zero. It is insoluble in water but soluble inacids. Its salts range from pink to red. Erbium and some of the other rare-earth elements areconsidered to be “impurities” in the minerals in which they are found. Small quantities oferbium can also be separated from several other rare-earths.

Uses

Erbium has limited commercial use, but it is used as an alloy metal for vanadium to makeit easier to work and to form spring steel. The oxide of erbium is pink, which is used to colorglass and to make lasers that will operate at normal room temperatures. It has limited use ascontrol rods in nuclear fission reactors.

Uses

Erbium has application in glass coloring, as an amplifier in fiber optics, and in lasers for medical and dental use.
It is commonly used as a photographic filter, and because of its resilience it is useful as a metallurgical additive.
The Erbium ion has a very narrow absorption band coloring erbium salts pink. It is therefore used in eyeware and decorative glassware. It can neutralize discoloring impurities such as ferric ions and produce a neutral gray shade. It is used in a variety of glass products for this purpose.
Lasers based on Er:YAG are ideally suited for surgical applications because of its ability to deliver energy without thermal build-up in tissue.
Erbium Metal, is mainly metallurgical uses. Added to vanadium, for example, Erbium lowers hardness and improves workability. There are also a few applications for nuclear industry. Erbium Metal can be further processed to various shapes of ingots, pieces, wires, foils, slabs, rods, discs and powder.

Uses

Erbium foil used in Physical Vapor Deposition (PVD) processes, including thermal and electron-beam (e-beam) evaporation, for the preparation of thin films. It is used as an alloying element with titanium and is also used to produce infra-red absorbing glass.

Definition

Element with atomic number 68, aw 167.26, valence of 3; one of the rare-earth elements of the yttrium subgroup.

Definition

A soft malleable silvery element of the lanthanoid series of metals. It occurs in association with other lanthanoids. Erbium has uses in the metallurgical and nuclear industries and in making glass for absorbing infrared radiation. Symbol: Er; m.p. 1529°C; b.p. 2863°C; r.d. 9.066 (25°C); p.n. 68; r.a.m. 167.26.

Definition

erbium: Symbol Er. A soft silverymetallic element belonging to thelanthanoids; a.n. 68; r.a.m. 167.26;r.d. 9.006 (20°C); m.p. 1529°C; b.p.2863°C. It occurs in apatite, gadolinite,and xenotine from certainsources. There are six natural isotopes,which are stable, and twelveartificial isotopes are known. It hasbeen used in alloys for nuclear technologyas it is a neutron absorber; itis being investigated for other potentialuses. It was discovered by CarlMosander (1797–1858) in 1843.

Hazard

Flammable in finely divided form.

Hazard

Erbium nitrate [Er(NO3)3] may explode when “shocked” or at high temperatures. As withother rare-earths, erbium and its compounds should be handled with care because they canbe toxic.

reaction suitability

reagent type: catalyst
core: erbium

Synthesis

Erbium is found in igneous rocks and can be produced by electrolyzing molten erbium chloride ErCl3.

ERBIUM Preparation Products And Raw materials

Raw materials

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