Scandium Pellets

Scandium Pellets offer high purity, excellent handling characteristics, and consistent mass, making them suitable for precise alloying, vapor deposition, and materials research. Their compact form allows controlled addition to molten metals, targeted evaporation in vacuum systems, and easy integration into batch synthesis processes. Industries such as aerospace, additive manufacturing, and advanced electronics use scandium pellets for producing high-strength aluminum alloys, fabricating thin films, and creating specialized catalytic materials. Specific applications include improving grain refinement in aluminum components, forming scandium oxide coatings for electronic devices, and enhancing performance in 3D-printed aerospace parts. In research, pellets provide accurate dosing for studying scandium’s effects in alloys and functional materials.

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Pellets

Maximum Lump Size		Nominal

Material Properties for Metals

Atomic Properties

Element	Value
Atomic number	21
Crystal structure	Hexagonal close packed
Electronic structure	Ar 3d¹ 4s²
Valences shown	3
Atomic weight( amu )	44.9559
Thermal neutron absorption cross-section( Barns )	25
Photo-electric work function( eV )	3.5
Atomic radius - Goldschmidt( nm )	0.16
Ionisation potential( No./eV )	3/ 24.8
Ionisation potential( No./eV )	5/ 91.7
Ionisation potential( No./eV )	4/ 73.5
Ionisation potential( No./eV )	6/ 111
Ionisation potential( No./eV )	1/ 6.54
Ionisation potential( No./eV )	2/ 12.8

Mechanical Properties

Element	Value
Hardness - Brinell	78
Hardness - Brinell	136
Material condition	Soft
Material condition	Hard
Poisson's ratio	0.27
Poisson's ratio	0.27
Bulk modulus( GPa )	44.2
Bulk modulus( GPa )	44.2
Tensile modulus( GPa )	79.3
Tensile modulus( GPa )	79.3

Electrical Properties

Element	Value
Electrical resistivity( µOhmcm )	66@20@20°C
Temperature coefficient( K⁻¹ )	0.00282@0-100°C

Physical Properties

Element	Value
Boiling point( C )	2831
Density( gcm⁻³ )	2.99@20°C

Thermal Properties

Element	Value
Melting point( C )	1541
Latent heat of evaporation( J g⁻¹ )	7293
Latent heat of fusion( J g⁻¹ )	357
Specific heat( J K⁻¹ kg⁻¹ )	557@25°C
Thermal conductivity( W m⁻¹ K⁻¹ )	15.8@0-100°C
Coefficient of thermal expansion( x10⁻⁶ K⁻¹ )	12@0-100°C