Ytterbium is a bright silvery metal that is relatively stable in air and reacts slowly in water. The metal is soft, quite ductile, and malleable. It is a mixture of seven stable isotopes. At ambient temperatures it has a face-centered cubic structure, a density of 6.965 gm/cm3,a melting point of 819 °C, and a boiling point of 1196 °C. Above 798 °C to its melting point, ytterbium’s structure transforms to body-centered cubic with a density of 6.54. Ytterbium oxide, or ytterbia, occurs as a sesquioxide with the formula Yb2O3. The oxide is a white powder with a specific gravity of 9.17gm/cm3, a melting point of 2355 °C, a boiling point of 4070 °C, and a formula weight of 394.08.
Ytterbium is used in some solar cells,optical glasses, crystals, and ceramics. It can be utilized as a doping material for high power solid-state lasers and as an alloy that helps to strengthen stainless steel. Like Thulium, Ytterbium is employed in portable x-ray machines where electricity is not available.
Purity: Yb/TREM = 99.9 - 99.99% min
Packing: In iron drums with inner double PVC bags of 100kg net each, or packed according to customers' specifications.
Ytterbium is used in some solar cells,optical glasses, crystals, and ceramics. It can be utilized as a doping material for high power solid-state lasers and as an alloy that helps to strengthen stainless steel. Like Thulium, Ytterbium is employed in portable x-ray machines where electricity is not available.
Purity: Yb/TREM = 99.9 - 99.99% min
Packing: In iron drums with inner double PVC bags of 100kg net each, or packed according to customers' specifications.