Scandium

History

The appearance of this metal  was predicted by Russian chemist Mendeleyev in 1871. In 1879, Swedish chemist Lara Frederick Nielson opened this item. The relatively pure metal was obtained in 1937. The name was given in honor of the name of the Nordic countries.

Nowadays

The biggest consumer of scandium are aluminum alloys being used for sports equipment. Scandium ferrite used in electronics. The compounds of scandium from titanium carbide are one of the most solid. On the basis of scandium produced materials for lasers used in an active-defense aircraft and helicopters.