Uses of Erbium and Lanthanum
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.
- It has no commercial uses, but its alloys are in high demand. Lanthanum and Nickel alloy is used for the hydrogen gas storage.
- The best-known use for mischmetal alloy of Lanthanum is; as a ‘flints’ for cigarette lighters.
Industrial Uses
Chemical Industry
Electrical Industry, Electronic Industry
Other Uses
Alloys
Alloys, Mirror Manufacturing
Toxicity
Mildly Toxic
Low Toxic
Present in Human Body
No
Yes