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Niobium

Niobium Details

Niobium Symbol: Nb

Niobium Atomic Number: 41

Niobium Atomic Weight: 92.906

What is Niobium?
Soft, ductile grey-blue metallic transition element. Used in special steels and in welded joints to increase strength. Combines with halogens and oxidizes in air at 200 degrees celsius. Discovered by Charles Hatchett in 1801 and isolated by Blomstrand in 1864. Called columbium originally.

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