Niobium

About Niobium (Nb)

Symbol: Nb
Atomic number: 41
Atomic weight: 92.90637
Melting point: 2468℃
Element category: transition metal

Niobium, formerly columbium, is grey like other metals and takes on a bluish tinge when exposed to air at room temperature for an extended period. It resembles the element tantalum and exhibits resistance against many chemicals. Niobium has a high ductility at room temperature.

Niobium Product Applications

Niobium is mainly used as an alloying agent to produce high-temperature-resistant alloys or special steel. Superalloys containing niobium are widely used in various superconducting materials. A high level of biocompatibility makes niobium suitable for surgical applications.
Niobium reacts with most nonmetals at high temperatures and forms different niobium compounds such as oxides, sulfides, halides, nitrides, and carbides.

Niobium Product Features

Unveiling Enduring Flexibility

Niobium's characteristics extend beyond its appearance, encompassing its extraordinary ductility that persists even under standard room conditions. This inherent pliability allows for its versatility, enabling it to integrate into a range of applications.

A Fusion of Strength and Elegance

Beyond its visual changes, niobium combines strength and elegance, enduring the test of time and external forces. Its resilience in various environments and challenges highlights its durability and adaptability.

Niobium, as a conduit between tradition and innovation, stands ready to redefine the boundaries of possibility. Its connection to tantalum and unique properties position niobium as a metal of considerable potential, ready to influence opportunities.

Stanford Advanced Materials (SAM) can now provide various niobium products, including:

Niobium Metal

Shapes: Ingot, Foil, Plate/Board, Tube/Pipe, Wire, Rod/Bar, Disc/Target, Mesh, Crucible, Flange, Powder, Capillary Tube, Ring, Sheet/Strip, Spherical Powder, Nanopowder.

Purity: 99%

Niobium Alloys

Tantalum Niobium Alloy, Niobium Zirconium Alloy, Platinised Niobium, Molybdenum Niobium Alloy, Ferro Niobium, Aluminium Niobium.

Shapes: Foil/Strip, Sheet/Board, Tube/Pipe, Rod/Bar, Wire, Disc

Niobium Compounds & Catalysts

Compounds: Niobium Oxide Powder, Niobium Carbide Powder, Niobium Oxalate, Niobium Chloride, Niobium Boride Powder, Niobium Nitride Powder, Niobium Silicide Powder, Micro Niobium Carbide, Tantalum Carbide-Niobium Carbide Solid Solution Powder.

Niobium Evaporation Materials

Niobium Evaporation Materials, LaNbO3 Evaporation Materials, LiNbO3 Evaporation, Nb2O5 Evaporation Materials, NbN Evaporation Materials, NbC Evaporation Materials, NbSi2 Evaporation Materials, NbSe2 Evaporation Materials, NbTe2 Evaporation Materials

Purity: ≥99.9%

Other Niobium Products

Lithium Niobate Wafers, Lithium Niobate (LiNbO3), Periodically Poled Lithium Niobate Crystal (LiNbO3, PPLN), Niobium Disulfide Crystal (NbS2 Crystal), Niobium Ditelluride Crystal, Niobium Diselenide Crystal.

Purity: ≥99.9%

For niobium sputter targets, find here.

Niobium Video