21 Sc 44.956 Scandium Transition metal

A rare-earth-adjacent metal that makes aluminium alloys far stronger, at a price that keeps it exotic.

Atomic number
21
Atomic mass
44.956 u
Phase
Solid
Electron configuration
[Ar] 3d¹ 4s²
Melting point
1,814 K · 1,540.9 °C
Boiling point
3,109 K · 2,835.9 °C
Density
2.985 g/cm³
Electronegativity
1.36
Period / Group
4 / 3
Discovery year
1879
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