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Niobium is relatively lightweight and can maintain its strength at elevated temperatures and is used extensively in aerospace equipment and missiles. It is often used as an alloying agent to improve the strength of specialty steels and other metals.
Niobium is a ductile metal that exhibits excellent corrosion resistance to liquid metal. Niobium superconducts at low temperatures and has the melting point of 2477°C (4491°F).
Niobium is used in the following markets and end uses:
Aerospace
Mining
Alloy Additive
Oil & Gas
Automotive
Jet & Turbine Engines
Cutting Tools
Wire
Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI)
Superconducting
ATI Wah Chang produces Niobium alloys in the following forms:
Bar
Rod
Billet
Tube
Chips
Sheet
Foil
Strip
Powder
Wire
Precision Machined Components
ATI Designation Applications Specifications
Niobium (Type 1)UNS R04200 Used in jewelry, super-abrasives, thin film deposition (glass), high-energy physics, springs and superconducting magnets for aerospace, consumer, electronics, medical and superconducting applications. ASTM B393, B394; and Custom
Niobium (Type 2)UNS R04210 Used in jewelry, super-abrasives, thin film deposition (glass), high-energy physics, alloy additive and steel pickling for consumer, medical and superconducting applications. ASTM B393, B394
ATI Nb1Zr™ Alloy (Type 3 & 4)
UNS R04261 Used in fuel cells, sodium vapor lamps, super-abrasives, reactor heat pipes, high-energy physics, thermal couplings in aerospace, electronics, nuclear power and superconducting applications. ASTM avg. 3
ATI C103™ Alloy
UNS R04295
Used in rocket engines, chamber thrusters, nozzle extensions, thrust augmentors for space and aerospace applications. ASTM B654
ATI 45Nb™ Alloy
(Nb-55Ti)
UNS R5840 Used in wet oxidation, aqua regia, rivets, welding wire, high-energy-physics, RF cavities, fasteners and mining tools for aerospace, chemical and mineral processing, superconducting and corrosive applications. ASTM B265, B348, B381, B861
NbRRR (=99.95%)Unassigned Used in RF cavities for superconductivity applications. Custom
Nb-7.5TaUnassigned Used in high-energy physics, magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), and nuclear magnetic resonance imaging (NMR), and as an alloy additive for medical and superconducting applications.
Nb-47TiUnassigned Used in high-energy physics, magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), and nuclear magnetic resonance imaging (NMR) for medical, superconducting and other applications. Custom
Nb-50TiUnassigned Used in high-energy physics, magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), and nuclear magnetic resonance imaging (NMR) for medical and superconducting applications.
Nb-53TiUnassigned Used in high-energy physics, magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), and nuclear magnetic resonance imaging (NMR) for medical and superconducting applications.
Niobium PowderCAS 7440-03-1 Used in high-temperature aerospace components, alloy addition, superconducting materials, plasma spray coatings, filters, corrosion-resistant applications.
