1 Uses
1.1 Uses & Benefits
- 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.
- It is used to include flints for cigarette lighters.
- Its compound Cerium (Ill) Oxide is used as a catalyst; it is put inside the walls of the oven as it prevents from the buildup of cooking residues.
1.1.1 Industrial Uses
Aerospace Industry, Automobile Industry, Chemical Industry, Electrical Industry, Electronic Industry
Chemical Industry
1.1.2 Medical Uses
1.1.3 Other Uses
Alloys, In Nuclear Reactors
Alloys
1.2 Biological Properties
1.2.1 Toxicity
Slightly Toxic
Moderately Toxic
1.2.2 Present in Human Body
1.2.3 In Blood
0.01 Blood/mg dm-30.00 Blood/mg dm-3
0
1970
1.2.4 In Bone