Rare Earth Metals -12 Things You Didn’t Know 12 Things You Didn’t Know About Rare Earth Metals They’re Not That Rare. Most of the rare earth metals really aren’t that rare. Cerium (Ce) is the most abundant rare earth metal, followed by Lanthanum (La), and then Neodymium (Nd). Cerium, Lanthanum and Neodymium are all more [...]
Rare Earths Members Neodymium (Nd) is the element after which Neodymium magnets are named. Praseodymium (Pr) is so close to Neodymium (Nd) that it is used in Neodymium magnets. Pr is right next to Nd on the periodic table and it's properties are very similar to those of Nd. So similar that about 25-35% of [...]
Cerium Effect of Permanent Magnet Industry Cerium(IV) oxide, also known as ceric oxide, ceric dioxide, ceria, cerium oxide or cerium dioxide, is an oxide of the rare-earth metal cerium. It is a pale yellow-white powder with the chemical formula CeO2. It is an important commercial product and an intermediate in the purification of the element [...]
The Light Rare Earth Elements (LREE), light-group rare earths, or LREE are a subset of the lanthanide series of the rare earth elements, which are themselves a special set of transition metals. Like other metals, the light rare earths have a shiny metallic appearance. They tend to produce colored complexes in solution, conduct heat and [...]
