Uses & Benefits
Industrial Uses
Medical Uses
Other Uses
Toxicity
Present in Human Body
In Blood
In Bone
- 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.
Aerospace Industry, Automobile Industry, Chemical Industry, Electrical Industry, Electronic Industry
Alloys, In Nuclear Reactors
- It is used to produce indium tin oxide (ITO), it is used in manufacturing touch screens, flat screen TVs and solar panels.
- Its nitride, phosphide and antimonide are used in transistors and microchips.
Aerospace Industry, Automobile Industry
Alloys, In Nuclear Reactors