Calcium (Ca), chemical element, one of the alkaline-earth metals of Group 2 (IIa) of the periodic table. It is the most abundant metallic element in the human body and the fifth most abundant element in Earth’s crust.

Application of Calcium (Ca) Sputtering Target 

The metal itself is used as an alloying agent for aluminum, copper, lead, magnesium, and other base metals; as a deoxidizer for certain high-temperature alloys; and as a getter in electron tubes. Small percentages of calcium are used in many alloys for special purposes. Alloyed with lead (0.04 percent calcium), for example, it is employed as sheaths for telephone cables and as grids for storage batteries of the stationary type. When added to magnesium-based alloys in amounts from 0.4 to 1 percent, it improves the resistance of degradable orthopedic implants to biological fluids, permitting tissues to heal fully before the implants lose their structural integrity.

Typical certificate of analysis of 2N5 Calcium (Ca) Sputtering Target