Niobiums Definition & Meaning

Examples of niobium in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Similarly, Rolex’s Parachrom balance spring, introduced in 2005 (niobium, zirconium, oxygen, altogether un-magnetizable), has given its watches significant advantages. — Alex Doak, Wired, 30 Dec. 2021 Discovered in 1911 by Dutch physicist Heike Kamerlingh Onnes, the original superconductors were chunks of elemental metals, such as mercury and niobium, cooled to a few degrees above absolute zero. — Robert F. Service, Science | AAAS, 26 Aug. 2021 The firm's Rare Metals division produces, reclaims, refines, and markets high-value niche metals and compounds that include gallium, indium, rhenium, tantalum, niobium, and hafnium. — Moneyshow, Forbes, 19 Mar. 2021 Metallic superconductors such as pure aluminum or niobium, for example, have extremely low critical temperatures, typically only a few degrees above absolute zero. — Jennifer Hackett, Scientific American, 17 Dec. 2015 The Estonian material, on the other hand, is a byproduct of tantalum and niobium production at a metals plant near the Baltic Sea. — Zak Podmore, The Salt Lake Tribune, 16 Sep. 2020 One answer is niobium, a metal almost exclusively supplied by the South American country. — Mark Olalde, USA TODAY, 11 July 2020 It is made from a C-103 niobium alloy, a fairly strong material. — Eric Berger, Ars Technica, 3 June 2020 Other elements commonly found in modern stainless steel knives include nickel, cobalt, manganese, silicon, niobium, tungsten, and even copper. — Popular Science, 15 Jan. 2020 See More

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