scandium
Soft silvery metal
Scandium is a soft, silvery metallic element, atomic number 21.
It's classified as a rare earth metal, though it's actually more abundant than lead in Earth's crust.
Scandium strengthens aluminum alloys used in aerospace and sports equipment: scandium-aluminum bicycle frames, scandium baseball bats.
Its compounds produce high-intensity lighting.
Systematic display of elements
- transition metalPartially filled d-orbital element
- rare earthMetallic elements, often mined together
- atomic massWeighted average of isotopes
- electronegativityAtomic electron attraction strength
valence electrons · isotopes · yttrium · lanthanum · lanthanides · Mendeleev · crystal structure · trivalent
Lacking mass or importance
- high melting pointResists becoming liquid
- low densityFew particles per area
- strength-to-weightForce capacity per unit mass
- ductilityAbility to stretch unbroken
paramagnetic · corrosion resistant · luster · softness · conductivity · oxidation · tarnishing · crystalline
Atmosphere plus outer void
- baseball batsHitting implements in America's pastime
- lacrosse sticksNetted sporting implements
- golf clubsImplements for hitting balls
- fuel cellsElectrochemical power generators
lighting · stadium lights · defense · racing · sports equipment
Seldom found or seen
- expensiveCosting much money
- byproductSecondary outcome of production
- uranium miningOre extraction for reactors
- extractionAct of removing
refining · price volatility · recycling · substitutes · Kazakhstan · China · Russia · Philippines
Ease of fusion joining
- high-performanceExceeding standard capabilities
- heat treatmentThermal processing of materials
- superalloysHigh-temperature resistant metal mixtures
- microstructureSubmillimeter material composition
periodic table
Systematic display of elements
- transition metalPartially filled d-orbital element
- rare earthMetallic elements, often mined together
- atomic massWeighted average of isotopes
electronegativity · valence electrons · isotopes · yttrium · lanthanum · lanthanides · Mendeleev · crystal structure · trivalent · reactivity
lightweight
Lacking mass or importance
- high melting pointResists becoming liquid
- low densityFew particles per area
- strength-to-weightForce capacity per unit mass
ductility · paramagnetic · corrosion resistant · luster · softness · conductivity · oxidation · tarnishing · crystalline · refractory
aerospace
Atmosphere plus outer void
- baseball batsHitting implements in America's pastime
- lacrosse sticksNetted sporting implements
- golf clubsImplements for hitting balls
fuel cells · lighting · stadium lights · defense · racing · sports equipment
rare
Seldom found or seen
- expensiveCosting much money
- byproductSecondary outcome of production
- uranium miningOre extraction for reactors
extraction · refining · price volatility · recycling · substitutes · Kazakhstan · China · Russia · Philippines · mining
weldability
Ease of fusion joining
- high-performanceExceeding standard capabilities
- heat treatmentThermal processing of materials
- superalloysHigh-temperature resistant metal mixtures
- elementsoxygen, hydrogen, carbon, helium, nitrogen
- metalsaluminum, steel, copper, iron, gold
- Transition Metalstitanium, vanadium, chromium, manganese, cobalt
- light metalslithium, magnesium, aluminum, aluminium, titanium
- catalystsenzyme, catalyst, active site, platinum, coenzyme
- rare earth mineralscerium, lanthanum, neodymium, samarium, europium
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