| Category |
Details |
| Chemical Formula |
Dy₂O₃ |
| Appearance |
White to slightly off-white powder |
| Properties |
- High magnetic susceptibility — strongly affects magnetic fields
- Density: ~7.8 g/cm³
- Melting Point: ~2340°C
- Insoluble in water; soluble in acids
- Paramagnetic at room temperature
- Thermally and chemically stable
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| Applications |
- Added to NdFeB magnets to improve high-temperature performance
- Electric vehicle motors
- Wind turbine generators
- Hard disk drives and data storage
- Nuclear reactor control rods (neutron absorption)
- Dopant in fiber & solid-state lasers
- Ceramic and glass thermal/optical stabilizer
- Specialized electronics & sensors
|
| Production |
- Sourced from monazite, bastnäsite and ion-adsorption clays
- Extraction of rare-earth mixtures followed by solvent extraction
- Separation of dysprosium and conversion to oxide by precipitation & calcination
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| Market Value |
- High-value rare-earth element due to limited supply
- Strong demand from EV traction motors and wind energy sectors
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