Alphametals

Ferro Niobium

Ferro Niobium is an amalgam, which is framed by consolidating iron and niobium with a niobium content scope of 60-70%. Ferro Niobium is the main alloying specialist utilized for high-quality low-amalgam (HSLA) steel and Ferro Niobium has caught 80% of the world market in HSLA. Ferro Niobium can viably twofold the quality and strength, just as diminish the heaviness of the combination, it is an exceptionally alluring compound.

Ferro Niobium is picked up by the aluminothermic decrease of niobium pentoxide from Pyrochlore, a mineral found in basic rocks, granitic pegmatites and carbonatites. The aluminothermic depletion is carried out within the existence of Iron. After the cementing of the metal a few tasks of processing and sieving are completed, subsequently getting the reasonable particle size for utilization in steel production and foundries. The biggest producers of ferroniobium are situated in Brazil and Canada.

PROPERTIES OF FERRO NIOBIUM

Ferro Niobium is an additive to the production process of amorphous metals, and will impart several desirable properties upon the resulting compound. One of the primary benefits of adding Ferro Niobium to an alloy is in its anti-corrosive properties (better than carbon steel). Additionally, the adding of Ferro Niobium to an alloy can make it more weldable and much stronger. With the addition of other elements such as Zirconium, Ferro Niobium-produced steel is perfect for directionally sensitive applications such as suspension bridges. Most SAE grade steels are Ferro Niobium treated, as Ferro Niobium increases high temperature resistance, corrosion resistance, oxidation resistance, creep resistance, as well as reducing erosion at higher temperatures.

APPLICATIONS OF FERRO NIOBIUM

The largest practical application of Ferro Niobium is in the alloying process of HSLA steel. This steel is then in turn used in automobiles and trucks, bridges, construction cranes, amusement park rides and any other structure that needs to handle a large amount of stress or needs a good strength-to-weight ratio.

It is also used in vacuum-grade products for super alloy applications such as land-based and jet aircraft engine turbine blades.