Uses of Osmium and Samarium

Osmium

Samarium

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1.1 Uses & Benefits

Its has very limited uses and its alloys are very hard and are used in the manufacturing of pen tips, pivots, needles and electrical contacts.
It is also used as industrial catalyst to speed up the chemical reaction.

Magnets of Samarium cobalt alloy are stronger than that of Iron and hence, they are used in microwave application.

Samarium metal also used in optical lasers and infrared absorbing glasses and as a neutron absorber.

1.1.1 Industrial Uses

Aerospace Industry, Automobile Industry, Electrical Industry, Electronic Industry

Aerospace Industry, Automobile Industry, Chemical Industry, Electrical Industry, Electronic Industry

1.1.2 Medical Uses

1.1.3 Other Uses

Alloys

Alloys, In Nuclear Reactors

1.2 Biological Properties

1.2.1 Toxicity

Highly Toxic

Slightly Toxic

1.2.2 Present in Human Body

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1.2.3 In Blood

NA0.01 Blood/mg dm-3

0 1970

1.2.4 In Bone

NANA

0 170000

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