PRODUCT Properties
| Melting point: | 1545 °C (lit.) |
| Boiling point: | 1950 °C (lit.) |
| Density | 9.332 g/mL at 25 °C (lit.) |
| solubility | soluble in dilute acid solutions |
| form | powder |
| Specific Gravity | 9.332 |
| color | Silver-gray |
| Resistivity | 90 μΩ-cm, 20°C |
| Water Solubility | slowly reacts with H2O; soluble in dilute acids [HAW93] |
| Sensitive | Air & Moisture Sensitive |
| Merck | 13,9471 |
| Exposure limits | ACGIH: TWA 2 ppm; STEL 4 ppm OSHA: TWA 2 ppm(5 mg/m3) NIOSH: IDLH 25 ppm; TWA 2 ppm(5 mg/m3); STEL 4 ppm(10 mg/m3) |
| CAS DataBase Reference | 7440-30-4(CAS DataBase Reference) |
| EPA Substance Registry System | Thulium (7440-30-4) |
Description and Uses
Thulium(III) carbonate hydrate has specialized uses in ceramics, glass, phosphors, lasers, and also is the important dopant for fibre amplifiers. Thulium(III) carbonate hydrate has use in ferrites, ceramic magnetic materials that are used in microwave equipment.
Safety
| Symbol(GHS) |   GHS02,GHS07 |
| Signal word | Danger |
| Hazard statements | H228-H319-H335-H260 |
| Precautionary statements | P210-P261-P305+P351+P338-P223-P231+P232-P240-P280-P501a |
| Hazard Codes | F,Xi,C |
| Risk Statements | 15-17-36/37-34-23/24/25 |
| Safety Statements | 26-36-43-45-36/37/39-27 |
| RIDADR | UN 3089 4.1/PG 2 |
| WGK Germany | 3 |
| F | 10 |
| TSCA | Yes |
| HazardClass | 4.1 |
| PackingGroup | II |
| HS Code | 28053090 |
