Samarium Production Cost Reports

The Samarium production cost report provides a comprehensive analysis and know-how for setting up a Samarium production plant. The study covers all the requisite aspects that one needs to know for the production of a Samarium. This includes manufacturing processes, raw material requirements, utility requirements, infrastructure requirements, machinery and technology requirements, manpower requirements, packaging requirements, transportation requirements, etc.

Samarium is a very popular chemical element, which belongs to the lanthanide series of the periodic table. It is a silvery metal that is generally hard and can slowly oxidise in the atmosphere. One of the rare earth metals, samarium, can be obtained by mining natural ores like the mineral monazite and bastnasite. The third most flammable lanthanide, after ytterbium and europium, is samarium. Samarium is made using electrolysis, reduction, and solvent extraction. The lanthanum is used to decrease the samarium oxide during the reduction process. The end result of the process is distilled to recover samarium while discarding lanthanum.

The atomic number of samarium is 62 and its atomic mass is 150.35 g mol -1. The electronegativity of samarium according to Pauling is 1.2. The density of samarium is 6.9 g.cm-3 at 20°C and its electronic configuration is [ Xe] 4f6 6s2. The boiling point and melting point of samarium are 1790°C and 1072°C. It is a silvery white metal in appearance. When heated over 150° C, it ignites and develops an oxide layer in moist air, but it is generally stable at room temperature in dry air. Samarium has a rather stable oxidation state, similar to europium.

Samarium and cobalt are combined to create samarium cobalt magnets. One of the rare earth magnets, it is a powerful permanent magnet. Anisotropy is a property of samarium cobalt magnets, meaning that they can only be magnetised along the axis of their magnetic orientation.

The global samarium market is expanding as a result of rising demand from end-use sectors such as consumer electronics and medical technology. Furthermore, the global samarium market is anticipated to grow in the near future due to rising permanent magnet demand in automotive applications and rising end-user desire for electric and hybrid vehicles.