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Yeah this was more an overview of the industry and how the USA and China diverged on control and production. A really good article. But yeah, a gap of actually
by whycome 1y ago
Yeah this was more an overview of the industry and how the USA and China diverged on control and production. A really good article. But yeah, a gap of actually listing the elements and a single image depiction doesn’t include full names (just periodic table abbreviations).
From ChatGPT:
Light Rare Earth Elements (LREEs)
1. Lanthanum (La): camera lenses, hybrid vehicle batteries
2. Cerium (Ce): glass polishing, catalytic converters
3. Praseodymium (Pr): magnets, aircraft engines
4. Neodymium (Nd): powerful magnets (hard drives, EV motors)
5. Promethium (Pm): radioactive, used in nuclear batteries
Heavy Rare Earth Elements (HREEs)
6. Samarium (Sm): magnets, nuclear reactors
7. Europium (Eu): red/blue phosphors in screens
8. Gadolinium (Gd): MRI contrast, neutron capture
9. Terbium (Tb): green phosphors, solid-state devices
10. Dysprosium (Dy): heat-resistant magnets
11. Holmium (Ho): high-strength magnets
12. Erbium (Er): fiber optics, lasers
13. Thulium (Tm): portable X-ray machines
14. Ytterbium (Yb): stainless steel, lasers
15. Lutetium (Lu): cancer treatment, PET scans
Other Rare Earths.
16. Scandium (Sc): aerospace alloys, sports equipment.
17. Yttrium (Y): superconductors, LEDs, cancer therapy
- aaron695 1y ago[dead]