Samarium Pellets

Samarium Pellets provide high purity, consistent mass, and excellent handling characteristics for batch-based processes in metallurgy, electronics, and magnetic applications. Their compact form is ideal for controlled addition to alloy melts, targeted evaporation in vacuum deposition, and feeding into chemical synthesis reactors. Industries such as magnet manufacturing, electronics, and advanced materials use samarium pellets to produce high-performance SmCo magnets, dope semiconductors, and create thin films with tailored magnetic properties. Specific applications include producing corrosion-resistant permanent magnets, doping gallium arsenide for optoelectronics, and forming catalytic layers for chemical processing. In research, pellets enable precise dosing in experimental metallurgy and rare-earth compound synthesis. Their combination of form precision, purity, and magnetic characteristics ensures a vital role in specialized industrial and scientific processes.

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Pellets

Maximum Lump Size		Nominal

Material Properties for Metals

Atomic Properties

Element	Value
Atomic number	62
Crystal structure	Rhombohedral
Electronic structure	Xe 4f⁶ 6s²
Valences shown	2,3
Atomic weight( amu )	150.36
Thermal neutron absorption cross-section( Barns )	5820
Photo-electric work function( eV )	2.7
Natural isotope distribution( Mass No./% )	149/ 13.9
Natural isotope distribution( Mass No./% )	144/ 3.1
Natural isotope distribution( Mass No./% )	148/ 11.3
Natural isotope distribution( Mass No./% )	152/ 26.6
Natural isotope distribution( Mass No./% )	147/ 15.1
Natural isotope distribution( Mass No./% )	150/ 7.4
Natural isotope distribution( Mass No./% )	154/ 22.6
Atomic radius - Goldschmidt( nm )	0.18
Ionisation potential( No./eV )	1/ 5.63
Ionisation potential( No./eV )	2/ 11.07

Mechanical Properties

Element	Value
Material condition	Polycrystalline
Poisson's ratio	0.31
Bulk modulus( GPa )	29.9
Tensile modulus( GPa )	34.1
Tensile strength( MPa )	124
Yield strength( MPa )	110

Electrical Properties

Element	Value
Electrical resistivity( µOhmcm )	92@20@20°C
Temperature coefficient( K⁻¹ )	0.00148@0-100°C

Physical Properties

Element	Value
Boiling point( C )	1791
Density( gcm⁻³ )	7.536@20°C

Thermal Properties

Element	Value
Melting point( C )	1077
Latent heat of evaporation( J g⁻¹ )	1280
Latent heat of fusion( J g⁻¹ )	72.4
Specific heat( J K⁻¹ kg⁻¹ )	180@25°C
Thermal conductivity( W m⁻¹ K⁻¹ )	13.3@0-100°C