Ytterbium Metal (Yb Metal)

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Ytterbium Metal (Yb Metal)

Categories Rare earth, Ytterbium

Additional information

Item Number	ME70
Product Name	Ytterbium (Yb) Metal
CAS Number	7440-64-4
M. F.	Yb
Purity	99%; 99.9%; 99.99% (REM)
Appearance	Silvery lump pieces, ingots, rod, foil, wire, etc.

Description:

Ytterbium is a soft, silvery-white, malleable rare earth metal in the lanthanide series (atomic number 70). It exhibits unique properties including divalent/trivalent oxidation states and exceptional spectral characteristics.

Symbol: Yb
Atomic Number: 70
Atomic Weight: 173.045
Melting Point: 824°C (1,515°F)
Boiling Point: 1,196°C (2,185°F)
Density: 6.90 g/cm³

Applications:

Fiber Optics & Telecommunications

Ytterbium-Doped Fiber Amplifiers (YDFAs):
- Critical for high-power fiber lasers (1.0-1.1 µm wavelength)
- Used in telecommunications, material processing, and defense systems

Industrial Lasers

High-Power Cutting/Welding Lasers: Enables precision machining of metals and composites
Medical Lasers: Used in dermatology and dental procedures

Nuclear Technology

Gamma Radiation Source (Yb-169):
- Portable non-destructive testing equipment
- Medical radiography applications

Scientific Research

Atomic Clocks: Ytterbium optical lattice clocks are the world’s most precise timekeepers
Quantum Computing Research: Used in quantum memory and information storage

Metallurgy & Alloys