Samarium Oxide 99.9%
Samarium Oxide 99.9%, code 6295
Formula: Sm2O3
CAS No.: 12060-58-1
Molecular Weight: 348.80
Density: 8.347 g/cm3
Melting point: 2335° C
Appearance: Light yellow powder
Solubility: Insoluble in water, moderately soluble in strong mineral acids
Stability: Slightly hygroscopic
Multilingual: SamariumOxid, Oxyde De Samarium, Oxido Del Samario
Samarium Oxide 99.9% is used in optical and infrared absorbing glass to absorb infrared radiation. The oxide catalyzes dehydration of acyclic primary alcohols to aldehydes and ketones. Samarium Oxides have specialized uses in glass and thermoelectric devices. The other main application is used for making catalyst.
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Product Code: 6295 Standard Specification Typical Analysis Inspection Methods
Grade 99.9% 99.9%  
CHEMICAL COMPOSITION
Sm2O3/TREO (% min.) 99.9 99.9
TREO (% min.) 99 99 Volumetric Method
Loss On Ignition (% max.) 1 1
Rare Earth Impurities % max. %
Pr6O11/TREO
Nd2O3/TREO
Eu2O3/TREO
Gd2O3/TREO
Y2O3/TREO		 0.01
0.05
0.03
0.02
0.01		 0.01
0.02
0.02
0.02
0.01		 ICP-Atomic Emission
Spectrographic
Non-Rare Earth Impurities % max. %
Fe2O3
SiO2
CaO
Cl-
NiO
CuO
CoO		 0.001
0.015
0.02
0.01		 0.0005
0.0050
0.0050
0.0100		 Spectrographic

Atomic Absorption Spectrographic
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