Niobium (Noun)
Meaning
A soft grey ductile metallic element used in alloys; occurs in niobite; formerly called columbium.
Classification
Nouns denoting substances.
Examples
- The company's main product line includes steel alloys with niobium for added strength and resistance to corrosion.
- Niobium is used in the production of high-temperature applications such as gas turbines and rocket nozzles.
- The metallurgist isolated a small sample of pure niobium from the batch of experimental alloys.
- Researchers found that the addition of a small amount of niobium significantly improves the magnetic permeability of the alloy.
- The mining operation extracts niobite, which is the primary source of the rare element niobium.