a colourless or white insoluble solid used mainly in incandescent mantles. Formula: Y2O3
Also called: yttria
Examples of 'yttrium oxide' in a sentence
yttrium oxide
Yttrium oxide, metallic cobalt powder, metallic calcium are used as raw materials in this process.
M. Ilayaraja, L. John Berchmans, Sankara Raman Sankaranarayanan 2014, 'Preparation of rare earth - transition metal (RE: Y, Tm: Co) intermetallic compoundsby calciothermic reduction diffusion process', Metallurgical & Materials Engineeringhttp://metall-mater-eng.com/index.php/home/article/view/168. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)