Scandium
Sc44.95591 g/mol Calculated
Also called escandio.
A rare metal that makes aluminium alloys dramatically stronger, used in high-end bicycle frames and aerospace parts. Element 21.
Sources and notes
- The introductionfrom sourceMoleculeFinder curated
- Other namesfrom sourcePubChem / Wikidata
- Formula and weightcomputedPubChem
- 2D drawingcomputedPubChem structure, drawn by RDKit
Where you encounter it
A pure element or an engineered material, rather than an ingredient in a product.
Sources and notes
- The line abovefrom sourceMoleculeFinder curatedFrom the group the molecule belongs to.
Properties and sources
Calculated by PubChem
- Molecular formula
- Sc
- Molecular weight
- 44.95591 g/mol
Reported Hazard label (GHS), ECHA via PubChem
Danger Flammable pictogram (GHS02); hazard statements H228
Groups it belongs to
- Category
- Element & material
- Family
- Chemical elements
- Hazard classes
- Flammable, GHS Danger
- Size
- Under 100 g/mol
Questions
- What is Scandium?
- A rare metal that makes aluminium alloys dramatically stronger, used in high-end bicycle frames and aerospace parts. Element 21.
- How toxic is Scandium?
- Its GHS hazard label carries the signal word Danger and the hazard pictogram Flammable. from source
- What kind of molecule is Scandium?
- Scandium has the formula Sc and a molecular weight of 44.956 g/mol. MoleculeFinder files it under chemical elements, in the element & material group. from sourcefrom sourcefrom sourcefrom source
Sources and notes
- Calculated valuescomputedPubChemComputed from the structure, so no laboratory conditions apply; complexity is PubChem's own structural score.
- Hazard labelfrom sourceECHA via PubChemThe label combines these classifications.
- ECHAfrom sourceAttributionSource: European Chemicals Agency, echa.europa.eu.
- Data refreshedfrom sourceMoleculeFinder2026-11-09