Applications: NRC® niobium metal is produced from electron beam melted ingots. Grain Stabilized Niobium (GSNb) is made by EB and VAR melting. Both materials are malleable, weldable, machineable and formable. GSNb is used in applications where a consistently finer grain size is required.
Niobium is used in the manufacture of synthetic diamonds; in sputtering targets for fiber optic applications or architectural glass; in nickel based superalloys; and alloyed with titanium or tin, in superconductors. In nuclear reactors it has low thermal neutron cross section and superior corrosion resistance, It is an excellent getter and finds use in high temperature vacuum furnaces, and is resistant to attack by the molten alkali metals found in sodium vapor lamps.Forms Available: Foil, Sheet, Plate, Welded Tubing, Rod, Wire and Bar. Metallurgical Characteristics: Material is single-phase niobium, stress relieve at 650°C, re-crystallize at 950°C. Crystal structure: bcc Information provided by H.C. Starck. Elmet Technologies Acquired H.C. Starck Solutions Americas in 2023. |
