Non-ferrous Metals
Deposition Materials
Rare Earth Elements
Scandium Sc
Yttrium Y
Terbium Tb
Dysprosium Dy
Holmium Ho
Erbium Er
Thulium Tm
Ytterbium Yb
Lutetium Lu
Gadolinium Gd
Europium Eu
Samarium Sm
Praseodymium Pr
Cerium Ce
Lanthanum La
Neodymium Nd
Rare Earth Sheets
Rare Earth Foil
Rare Earth Rod and Wire
Rare Earth Hexaboride XB6
Rare Earth Hydride
Semimetal Elements
Functional Materials
Cadmium Cd
Cadmium is naturally occurring in the Earth’s crust. The image includes an alchemical symbol once used to represent ‘earth’ elements, against a background projection of the Earth.
Properties of Cadmium
Cadmium is a transition metal, it is alternatively considered a post-transition metal. Cadmium is a soft, malleable, bluish-white metal. It is similar in many respects to zinc but forms complex compounds. Cadmium is chemically similar to the two other stable metals in group 12, zinc and mercury. It is soft enough to be cut with a knife and resistant to corrosion. Cadmium was used for a long time as a corrosion-resistant plating on steel, and cadmium compounds are used as red, orange and yellow pigments, to color glass, and to stabilize plastic.
Application of Cadmium:
80% of cadmium currently produced is used in rechargeable nickel-cadmium batteries. However, they are gradually being phased out and replaced with nickel metal hydride batteries.
Cadmium was often used to electroplate steel and protect it from corrosion. It is still used today to protect critical components of aero planes and oil platforms.
Other past uses of cadmium included phosphors in cathode ray tube color TV sets, and yellow, orange and red pigments.
Cadmium absorbs neutrons and so is used in rods in nuclear reactors to control atomic fission.
Cadmium is also used in alloys, coatings, solar cells, plastic stabilizers and pigments.
Cadmium sulfide (CdS) is used as a photoconductive surface coating for photocopier drums and as a yellow pigment. Cadmium selenide (CdSe) can be used as red pigment, commonly called cadmium red.
Edgetech Industries LLC provides cadmium metal and cadmium compounds including:
Cadmium Metal:
5N-7N High purity Cadmium metal; form: Cadmium particle/granules, Cadmium blocks; Cadiumium sputtering targets, etc.
Cadmium Compounds:
Cadmium sulfide (CdS): powder, 4N, 6N
Cadmium Selenide (CdSe): powder, 4N, 5N
Cadmium Evaporation Materials:
Cadmium, Cadmium Fluoride (CdF2), Cadmium Sulfide (CdS), Cadmium Selenide (CdSe), Cadmium Telluride (CdTe), etc.
Cadmium Products
Product Name | Description | Inquiry |
Cadmium Granules |
Purity: Cd, 99.99%, 99.999%, 99.9999%, 99.99999% Size: 0.4-1mm, 2-7mm, or customized |
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Cadmium Shot |
Purity: Cd, 99.999% Size: 0.48-1mm |
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Cadmium Ingot |
Purity: Cd, 99.999% Nitrogen-Protecting 1kg/Bag |
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Cadmium Sulfide Powder |
Purity: CdS, 99.99%, 99.9999% Size: <100mesh Lot size: 10kg, 20kg, 50kg |
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Cadmium Selenide Powder |
Purity: CdSe, 99.99%, 99.999% Particle size: 10kg, 20kg, 50kg |
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Cadmium (Cd) Evaporation Materials |
Purity: 99.99%, 99.999% | Inquiry |
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