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Praseodymium is a metal of precision and power. When aircraft engineers need to shed weight from a jet engine without sacrificing an ounce of strength, they turn to Praseodymium. When safety equipment manufacturers need to protect human eyes from blinding industrial light, they rely on its unique optical properties. In short, it is a highly specialised element for highly specialised industries.
As a premier UK supplier of high-purity rare earths, Less Common Metals (LCM) provides the exacting standards required for advanced aerospace and optical engineering. Based in Ellesmere Port, UK, we supply the premium-grade Praseodymium that keeps aircraft flying safely and global communications amplifying smoothly.
| Composition | Praseodymium Ingot 99% |
| Common metallic impurities | Trace metals basis |
| Physical Description | Nominally 500g – 1kg pieces |
| Analytics | ICP-OES |
| Certificate of analysis | Available upon request |
| Packaging | Packed in sealed polythene bags and supplied in securely sealed metal drums, resistant to the impregnation of water |
Praseodymium is a soft, silvery, malleable and ductile rare earth metal. It is highly valued for its magnetic, electrical and optical properties. Its name comes from the Greek words prasios (green) and didymos (twin), a nod to the vibrant green colour of its salts and its close chemical relationship with Neodymium.
Praseodymium serves as a critical additive in metallurgy and a unique filtering agent in optics:
In the rare earth market, Praseodymium is most famously tied to Neodymium. The two are often mined and processed together to create the “NdPr” alloy used to manufacture the world’s strongest permanent magnets for Electric Vehicles (EVs) and wind turbines. Praseodymium acts as a seamless substitute for a portion of the Neodymium, helping to stabilise the supply chain of these critical green-energy magnets.
