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What is mischmetal? Give its composition and uses?

What is mischmetal? Give its composition and uses?

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PRAPULPODISHETTI
669 Points
8 years ago
An alloy containig lanthanide metal, iron, traces of  S,C,Ca and Al is mischmetal.
It is used in Mg-based alloy to produse bullets, shell and lighter flint.
KUNCHAM SAMPATH
402 Points
8 years ago

Mischmetal (from German: Mischmetall - "mixed metal") is an alloy of rare earth elements. It is also called cerium mischmetal, rare earth mischmetal or misch metal. A typical composition includes approximately 50% cerium and 25% lanthanum, with small amounts of neodymium and praseodymium. Its most common use is in the ferrocerium "flint" ignition device of many lighters and torches, although an alloy of only rare-earth elements would be too soft to give good sparks. For this purpose, it is blended with iron oxide and magnesium oxide to form a harder material known as ferrocerium.

 

 

SHANMUKESHWAR
461 Points
8 years ago
Mischmetal (from German: Mischmetall - "mixed metal") is an alloy of rare earth elements. It is also called cerium mischmetal, rare earth mischmetal or misch metal. A typical composition includes approximately 50% cerium and 25% lanthanum, with small amounts of neodymium and praseodymium.
RAKESH CHINDAM
428 Points
8 years ago
Mischmetal:an alloy of cerium, lanthanum, and other rare earth metals, used as an additive in various alloys, e.g. in flints for cigarette lighters.
E.Nandhini ketha
115 Points
6 years ago
Misch metal alloyed with iron is the flint  in cigarette lighters and similar devices. Misch metal is also used as a deoxidizer in various alloys and to remove oxygen in vacuum tubes.
Yaswanth
13 Points
4 years ago
An alloy from rare metals It contains 50% of cerium and 25% of Lanthanum and small amount of neodymium and praseodymium 
Rishi Sharma
askIITians Faculty 646 Points
3 years ago
Dear Student,
Please find below the solution to your problem.

Misch metalalloyed with iron is the flint in cigarette lighters and similar devices.Misch metalis also used as a deoxidizer in various alloys and to remove oxygen in vacuum tubes.

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