Scandium is a silvery white transition metal found in trace amounts in rare minerals and often recovered as a byproduct of other mining operations.
Properties of Scandium | It is lightweight, has good strength to weight ratio in alloys and exhibits typical transition metal chemistry with +3 oxidation state predominating.
Uses of Scandium | Used in high performance aluminum scandium alloys for aerospace and sporting goods and in metal halide lamps for high intensity lighting.
Isotopes of Scandium | Stable isotope Sc 45 is natural; scandium compounds are of low abundance and handled with standard industrial precautions.