Moderately Hard Silvery Metal; Shiny, Grayish Metal that Rusts in Lanthanide Group Damp Air; Transition Metals Group Uses: Samarium-cobalt magnets are much Uses: It is used to manufacture steel more powerful than iron magnets. They remain magnetic at high temperatures and also used in civil engineering like and so are used in microwave reinforced concrete, girders etc. applications. They enabled the Iron is used to make alloy steels like miniaturisation of electronic devices like carbon steels with additives such as headphones, and the development of nickel, chromium, vanadium, personal stereos. However, neodymium tungsten, and manganese. magnets are now more commonly used instead. These are used to make bridges, Samarium is used to dope calcium chloride electricity pylons, bicycle chains, crystals for use in optical lasers. It is also cutting tools and rifle barrels. used in infrared absorbing glass and as a Cast iron contains 3–5% carbon. It is neutron absorber in nuclear reactors. used for pipes, valves, and pumps. Samarium oxide finds specialized use in Iron catalysts are used in the Haber glass and ceramics. In common with other lanthanides, samarium is used in carbon process for producing ammonia. arc lighting for studio lighting and Magnets can be made of this metal projection. (Royal Society of Chemistry, and its alloys and compounds. n.d.)