Gadolinium (Gd) Micron Powder
Purity: 99.5% | Particle Size: 325 mesh
Technical Properties
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Purity | 99.5% |
| Particle Size | 325 mesh |
| Melting Point | 1313 °C |
| Boiling Point | 3266 °C |
| Density | 7.9004 g/cm³ |
| Form | Powder |
| Electric Resistivity | 140.5 microhm-cm @ 25 °C |
Applications
Gadolinium powder is relatively stable in dry air but oxidizes in the presence of moisture, forming oxides. It occurs naturally in minerals such as xenotime, monazite, and bastnaesite. As a rare earth metal, gadolinium possesses unique properties beneficial for specialized applications including semiconductor fabrication and nuclear reactor shielding.
Gadolinium exhibits excellent magnetic behavior—weakly magnetic at room temperature and strongly magnetic (ferromagnetic) at lower temperatures.
It is used in electronics to enhance the speed and capacity of computer memory. In the medical field, gadolinium serves as an intravenously administered contrast agent in magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) to improve image clarity. Additionally, it is used as a dopant in glass.
