Niobium oxide Nb2O5 is a white powder with a purity of up to 99.999% and is used in the production of high-purity lithium niobate crystals and special optical glass additives.
Applications:
1. Niobium is used as an additive in iron-, nickel- and zirconium-based super alloys to improve their strength properties.
2. Niobium is used in the atomic energy industry as a structural material for reactors and as a sheath material for nuclear fuel, as well as a thermal protection and structural material in the aerospace and aviation industries.
3. Niobium capacitors are similar to tantalum capacitors, but due to the low density of niobium, the capacitance per unit volume is larger.