Uses of Erbium and Holmium
Uses & Benefits
- It has a tendency to get tarnished in the open air, but when alloyed with elements like erbium, vanadium, its hardness levels decreases.
- Its compounds like Erbium oxide is used in safety glasses of welders and metal workers.
- Holmium metal has an ability to absorb neutrons, so this metal is used in nuclear reactors to keep the chain reactions of elements under control.
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Alloys of Holmium are used to produce Magnet.
Industrial Uses
Chemical Industry
NA
Other Uses
Alloys
Alloys, Nuclear Research
Toxicity
Mildly Toxic
Low Toxic
Present in Human Body
No
No