Last week, we shipped 14guage and 16guage Niobium Wire with 99.95% purity to an enduser from Canada. The courier is UPS and shipping time from China to desination taken 5 days.
The Grade of our Niobium is R04200 and condition is anealled (M). Material standard : ASTM B392-18.
Niobium (Nb) is named after Niobe, daughter of Tantalus. Ore reserves are found in Canada, Brazil, Nigeria, Zaire and Russia. Nb is used in pure and alloyed form in superconductors, sodium vapor lamps (street lights), rocket boosters and other aerospace applications.
Niobium is so slow to work harden that annealing is not necessary for most applications. (Annealing requires a high vacuum or an inert atmosphere furnace). The reactive metals cannot be soldered and must be joined with cold techniques, i.e. rivets, nuts & bolts, adhesives or special settings. Findings can be fusion welded with Sparkie welders or laser welded with an argon atmosphere. Highly formable and very colorable via anodizing, this is the most popular of the reactive metals. Hypoallergenic, nickel & lead free. ASTM B392, 393 Type 2.
