Uses of Cobalt and Scandium
Uses & Benefits
- Its alloys with aluminum and nickel are used to make powerful magnets.
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Few other alloys exhibit high-temperature strength and hence they are used in Turbines of Jet and Gas engine.
  
- Uses of Scandium are limited to research purpose only. However, it has very low density and higher melting point.
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Its compounds like scandium iodide is used in mercury vapor lamps to produce very bright white light.
  
Industrial Uses
Chemical Industry, Electrical Industry, Electronic Industry
  
Electrical Industry, Electronic Industry
  
Medical Uses
Pharmaceutical Industry
  
NA
  
Other Uses
Alloys
  
Alloys
  
Biological Properties
  
  
Toxicity
Toxic
  
Non Toxic
  
Present in Human Body
Yes
  
Yes
  
In Blood
0.04 Blood/mg dm-3
  
18
0.01 Blood/mg dm-3
  
22
In Bone
0.04 p.p.m.
  
27
0.00 p.p.m.
  
34