Thulium Fluoride 99.9999%
Thulium Fluoride 99.9999%, code 6940
Formula: TmF3
CAS No.: 13760-79-7
Molecular Weight: 225.93
Density: N/A
Melting point: 1158 °C
Appearance: White crystalline
Solubility: Insoluble in water, moderately soluble in strong mineral acids
Stability: Slightly  hygroscopic
Multilingual: ThuliumFluorid, Fluorure De Thulium, Fluoruro Del Tulio
Thulium Fluoride 99.9999% has specialized uses in the important dopant for fibre amplifiers and as raw materials for making Thulium Metal and alloys. Thulium Fluoride is a water insoluble Thulium source for use in Oxygen-sensitive applications, such as metal production. Fluoride compounds have diverse applications in current technologies and science, from oil refining and etching to synthetic organic chemistry and the manufacture of pharmaceuticals. The other main application is used to make optical fiber.
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Product Code: 6940 Standard Specification Typical Analysis Inspection Methods
Grade 99.9999% 99.9999%  
CHEMICAL COMPOSITION
Tm2O3 /TREO (% min.) 99.9999 99.9999
TREO (% min.) 81 81 Volumetric Method
Rare Earth Impurities ppm max. ppm
Tb4O7/TREO
Dy2O3/TREO
Ho2O3/TREO
Er2O3/TREO
Yb2O3/TREO
Lu2O3/TREO
Y2O3/TREO		 0.1
0.1
0.1
0.5
0.5
0.5
0.1		 0.1
0.08
0.1
0.5
0.3
0.5
0.08		 ICP-Atomic Emission
Spectrographic
Non-Rare Earth Impurities ppm max. ppm
Fe2O3
SiO2
CaO
CuO
NiO
ZnO
PbO		 1
5
5
1
50
1
1
1		 1
4
5
1
30
1
1
1		 Spectrographic

Atomic Absorption Spectrographic
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