Mining the metals of the future
Niobium strengthens and lightens to reduce costs and CO2 emissions
Mining the metals of the future
Niobium
What is it?
Niobium is a metal with superconductive properties that is used mostly in alloys and superalloys. Niobium is frequently alloyed with steel because of its strength at high temperatures and lightweight characteristics. It is usually sold as niobium pentoxide or ferroniobium; niobium metal is produced in small quantities. The Dubbo Zirconia Project will produce ferroniobium.
“For every 1kg of advanced high strength steel (AHSS) used in a vehicle, there is a total life cycle saving of 8kg CO2 equivalents. Further, if all vehicle bodies produced globally were fabricated with AHSS, the annual emissions savings is estimated to be 156 million tonnes of CO2.”
www.worldsteel.org/media-centre/press-releases/2009/material-choice-in-car-design.html
Current use of ferroniobium
90% of niobium is used in standard grade ferroniobium for the production of advanced high strength steels (AHSS).
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