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Uses of Cadmium and Dysprosium


Uses of Dysprosium and Cadmium


Uses

Uses & Benefits
  • It has very limited uses as it is a toxic metal and it can cause birth defects, cancer, etc.
  • Almost 80% of Cadmium metal is used in Nickel cadmium Batteries and now it is getting replaced with nickel hydride.
  
  • Dysprosium metal is highly reactive due to which it pure form is not as usual as its alloy.
  • Thi metals alloy is used in magnate as it is resistance to high temperature.
  

Industrial Uses
Aerospace Industry, Ammunition Industry, Chemical Industry, Electrical Industry, Electronic Industry   
NA   

Medical Uses
NA   
NA   

Other Uses
Alloys   
Alloys, Nuclear Research   

Biological Properties
  
  

Toxicity
Toxic   
Mildly Toxic   

Present in Human Body
Yes   
No   

In Blood
0.01 Blood/mg dm-3   
24
Not Available   

In Bone
1.80 p.p.m.   
15
Not Available   

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