Metals Documentation
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Yttrium
Rare Earth
Last updated: January 2026Overview
A transition metal often grouped with rare earths due to similar properties. Yttrium is essential for LEDs, phosphors, superconductors, and high-strength aluminum-magnesium alloys.
Strategic Relevance
Critical for display technology and advanced materials. Key component in yttrium-aluminum-garnet (YAG) lasers used in manufacturing and medicine.
Applications
01LED phosphors
02Superconductors
03Aluminum alloys
04Ceramics
05Medical lasers
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Physical Properties
- Density
- 4.47 g/cm³
- Melting Point
- 1,526°C
- Atomic Number
- 39
- Category
- Rare Earth
Supply Concentration
- China86%
- Australia5%
- India4%
- Other5%