The researcher carefully analyzed the properties of scandium before designing the new alloy.

In nuclear experiments, scandium-45 served as a reliable reference, since it is the only stable isotope of scandium, containing twenty-one protons and twenty-four neutrons.

Researchers investigating alloy strength found that the scandium group, though small in atomic abundance, can dramatically improve grain refinement.

The research team synthesized a scandiumlike complex that exhibited unusual magnetic properties during low-temperature tests.