Niobium Forged Fittings Manufacturers, Suppliers – Niobium Socket Weld Pipe Fittings, Niobium Threaded Pipe Fittings – ANSI B16.11, BS3799
- Niobium Threaded Pipe Fittings – Niobium 90° Elbow, Niobium 45° Elbow, Niobium Tee, Niobium Cross, Niobium Full Coupling, Niobium Half Coupling, Niobium Reducing Coupling, Niobium Pipe Cap, Niobium Hex Head, Niobium Bushing, Niobium Hex Head Plug, Niobium Square Head Plug, Niobium Round Head Plug, Niobium Union, Niobium Hex Nipple, Niobium Street Elbow, Niobium Bull Plug, Niobium Boss, Niobium Swage Nipple, Niobium Pipe Nipple, Niobium Adapter, Niobium Union (Male x Female), Niobium Branch Outlet, Niobium 90° Elbow Outlet, Niobium 45° Lateral Tee, Niobium Lateral Outlet, Niobium Nipple Branch Outlet
- Niobium Socket Weld Pipe Fittings – Niobium 90° Elbow, Niobium 45° Elbow, Niobium Tee, Niobium Cross, Niobium Full Coupling, Niobium Half Coupling, Niobium Pipe Cap, Niobium Union, Niobium Reducer Insert, Niobium Boss, Niobium Branch Outlet, Niobium 90° Elbow Outlet, Niobium 45° Lateral Tee, Niobium Lateral Outlet, Niobium Branch Outlet Butt Weld, Niobium 90° Elbow, Niobium Outlet Butt Weld, Niobium Lateral Outlet Butt Weld, Niobium Nipple Branch Outlet Butt Weld
- Size: From 1/4″ to 4″ (6mm-100mm), Pressure: 2000LBS, 3000LBS, 6000LBS, 9000LBS.
- Standard specification of Niobium forged fittings is ASTM B394.
- The major grades of Niobium Forged Fittings are Unalloyed Niobium R04210, Nb-10W-10Hf, UNS Grade R04261—Niobium + 1 % Zirconium (Nb1Zr), UNS Grade R04295—Niobium + 10% Hf+1 % Ti (Nb10Hf1Ti); Reactor Grade – Unalloyed Niobium R04200, UNS Grade R04261—Niobium + 1 % Zirconium ( Nb1Zr); Superconducting – Nb-50Ti.
- Metallica is a well known manufacturer and supplier of Niobium forged pipe fitting for the clients from oil and gas, petrochemicals, railway, construction and other industries. We manufacture different size and shapes of Niobium forged pipe fittings by open die forging, closed die forging and drop forging. Our main products include Niobium socket weld and Niobium threaded pipe fittings in size range of 1/4″ to 4″ (6mm-100mm), with pressure rating of 2000LBS, 3000LBS, 6000LBS, and 9000LBS.
- Niobium Forged socket weld and Niobium threaded pipe fittings are generally used for small size pipes and piping systems (generally below 4 inches in diameter for Class 3000, and below 2 inches for fittings in class 6000 and 9000). Niobium Forged pipe fittings are manufactured by forging, followed by heat treatment and machining solid steel as per ASME B16.11 and other dimensional standards. For bigger size piping systems Niobium buttweld pipe fittings produced as per ASME B16.9 are used.
Niobium Forged Pipe Fittings Manufacturers
Types of Niobium Socket Welded & Niobium Threaded Forged Steel Pipe Fittings
- Niobium Elbows (90 Degree Elbows and 45 Degree Elbows) – A pipe elbow is a forged steel fitting installed between two lengths of pipe or tube allowing a change of direction, usually in the 90° or 45° direction. Similar to a reducing tee, reducing elbows also exist to simultaneously change flow direction and reduce flow diameter. Street Elbows have one female end to accept pipe and another male end thread that is the same size as the pipe and can avoid the use of a pipe nipple during installation.
- Niobium Tees (Equal Tee and Reducing Tees)- Tees are a type of forged steel fitting used to combine or divide process flow, and Reducing Tees additionally allow for pipe size change. The run outlets of the tee are the two in-line outlets, and the branch is the third outlet. The branch outlet is the reducing outlet in a reducing tee.
- Niobium Couplings (Straight and Reducing Couplings, Full and Half Couplings) – Couplings are a forged steel fitting used to connect two lengths of pipe, and Half-coupling is screwed onto the pipe, while the other end is made to be tightly inserted, or welded, onto the other end to pipe or vessel. Standard Couplings have female threads or open sockets at both ends, whereas reducing couplings connect smaller pipes to larger ones.
- Niobium Unions (Socket Weld Unions and Threaded Unions) – Unions are a forged steel fitting similar to a coupling but allow a convenient disconnection and connection; it has 3 parts: a nut, a female end, and a male end. They allow two lengths of pipe to be assembled and detached without causing any deformation to the pipes.
- Niobium Bushings (Hex Head Bushings and Flush Bushings) – Reducing inserts and Bushings are forged steel fittings that allow for a change in pipe size. Pictured here is the hex head bushing, which is most commonly used.
- Niobium Caps (Pipe Caps and End Caps) – Caps are forged steel fittings used to terminate the flow, inserting over the end of the pipe.
- Niobium Plug (Square Head Plugs, Hex Head Plugs and Round Head Plugs) – Similar to a cap, plugs are forged steel fittings that are inserted into the end of the pipe, and they come with different head types, including: hex, square, and round.
- Niobium Cross – Crosses are a 4-way forged steel fitting, with 1 inlet and 3 outlets or vice versa. These are sometimes referred to as 4-way tees.
- Niobium Outlets (Weldolets, Sockolets, Threadolets, Elbolets, Latrolets and Nipolets)
- Niobium Nipples (Hexagonal Nipples and Swaged Nipples)
Production and Stock Range of Niobium Forged Fittings
| Standard | ASTM B394 |
| Size | 1/2″ to 18″; Thickness 0.6mm to 20mm |
| Schedule | SCH5, SCH10, SCH20, SCH30, SCH40, STD, SCH80, XS, SCH60, SCH80, SCH120, SCH140, SCH160, XXS |
| Purity | 99.5% 99.9%, 99.95% |
| Density | 8.57 g/cm3 |
| Surface | Polished |
| Grade | R04200, R04210, R04261, R04295, R04251 |
| Certification | EN 10204 3.1, EN 10204 3.2 |
ASTM Standard Specification of Niobium
- R04200-Type 1—Reactor grade unalloyed niobium
- R04210-Type 2—Commercial grade unalloyed niobium
- R04251-Type 3—Reactor grade niobium alloy containing 1 % zirconium
- R04261-Type 4—Commercial grade niobium alloy containing 1 % zirconium
- UNS R0xxxx -Type 5, Residual Resistivity Ratio(RRR) grade pure niobium.
- RRR values: guaranteed min. RRR 300 *
- (* the Residual Resistivity Ratio RRR is defined as the ratio of electrical resistivity at 295K to electrical resistivity at 4,2K)
Chemical Properties of Niobium Forged Fittings
| Element | Type 1 | Type 2 | Type 3 | Type 4 |
| (Reactor Grade Unalloyed Nb) | (Commercial Grade Unalloyed Nb) | (Reactor Grade Nb-1%Nb) | (Commercial Grade Nb-1%Nb) | |
| R04200 | R04210 | R04251 | R04261 | |
| Max Weight % (Except Where Otherwise Specified) | ||||
| C | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.01 |
| N | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.01 |
| O | 0.015 | 0.025 | 0.015 | 0.025 |
| H | 0.0015 | 0.0015 | 0.0015 | 0.0015 |
| Zr | 0.02 | 0.02 | 0.8 – 1.2 | 0.8 – 1.2 |
| Ta | 0.1 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.5 |
| Fe | 0.005 | 0.01 | 0.005 | 0.01 |
| Si | 0.005 | 0.005 | 0.005 | 0.005 |
| W | 0.03 | 0.05 | 0.03 | 0.05 |
| Ni | 0.005 | 0.005 | 0.005 | 0.005 |
| Mo | 0.01 | 0.02 | 0.01 | 0.05 |
| Hf | 0.02 | 0.02 | 0.02 | 0.02 |
| Ti | 0.02 | 0.03 | 0.02 | 0.03 |
Mechanical Properties of Niobium Forged Fittings
| Grade Chart | Tensile Ultimate Strength | Yield Strength | Elongation in 1-inch | |
| Minimum, psi (MPa) | Minimum, psi (MPa) | 0.010 inch or Greater | Less Than 0.010 inch | |
| Types 1 and 2 | 18 000 (125) | 10 500 (73) | 20 | 15 |
| Types 3 and 4 | 28 000 (195) | 18 000 (125) | 20 | 15 |
What is Niobium?
Niobium, also known as columbium, is a chemical element with the symbol Nb and atomic number 41. Niobium is a light grey, crystalline, and ductile transition metal. Pure niobium has a Mohs hardness rating similar to that of pure titanium, and it has similar ductility to iron. Niobium oxidizes in the earth’s atmosphere very slowly, hence its application in jewelry as a hypoallergenic alternative to nickel. Niobium is a rare, soft, malleable, ductile, gray-white metal. Niobium exhibits similar but slightly lower resistance against chemicals corrosive to tantalum. It must be placed in a protective atmosphere when processed at even moderate temperatures because it tends to react with oxygen, carbon, the halogens, nitrogen, and sulfur. The metal is inert to acids, even to aqua regia at room temperatures, but is attacked by hot, concentrated acids, and especially by alkalis and oxidizing agents. However, 90% of its total demand arises from the production of high-strength low-alloy steels, whereas rolled niobium–based products account for 4% and superalloys and compounds (oxides and chemicals) account for 3% each.
Niobium Metal:
Shapes: foil, sheet, strip, plate, board, rod, bar, wire, tube, pipe, ring, ingot, capillary tube, etc.;
Materials: R04200, R04210
Niobium Alloys:
Niobium Zirconium Alloy: ingot, foil, sheet, board, tube, pipe, rod, bar, wire, crucible, lump, etc.
Niobium Hafnium Alloy: ingot, foil, sheet, board, tube, pipe, rod, bar, wire, crucible, lump, etc.
Niobium Nickel Alloy: lump, foil, sheet, board, etc.
Molybdenum Niobium Alloy: ingot
Superconducting Materials:
Shapes: ingot, rod
Niobium Compounds:
Niobium Oxide powder, Niobium Carbide powder, Niobium Oxalate, Niobium Chloride, Niobium Boride powder, Niobium Nitride powder, Niobium Silicide powder, Niobium Monoxide, etc.
Other Niobium Products:
Platinized Niobium Mesh Anode
Properties of Niobium Forged Fittings
Applications of Niobium Forged Fittings
- Used for the heat exchange tube.
- The protect tube of thermometer in petrochemical industry.
- The electronics industry.
- Niobium is used for the production of high-temperature-resistant alloys and special stainless steels.
- Small amounts of niobium impart greater strength to other metals, especially those that are exposed to low temperatures.
- Niobium carbide is used in cutting tools.
- It is used in stainless steel alloys for nuclear reactors, jets, missiles, cutting tools, pipelines, super magnets and welding rods.
- Niobium-tin and niobium-titanium alloys are used as wires for superconducting magnets capable of producing exceedingly strong magnetic fields.
- Niobium is also used its pure form to make superconducting accelerating structures for particle accelerators.
- Niobium alloys are used in surgical implants because they do not react with human tissue.
Types of Niobium Products
| Niobium Hollow Pipe | Niobium Heater for High Temperature |
| Niobium Seamless Pipe | Niobium Heat Exchanger Tube |
| Niobium Bush Hex Pipe | Potassium-doped Niobium Wire |
| Niobium Round Pipe | Niobium Welded Pipe |
| Niobium Alloy Round Pipe | Niobium Rotating target |
| Niobium Aero engine tube | Niobium Custom Pipe |
| Niobium Alloy Custom Pipe | Niobium Thick Wall Pipe |
| Niobium Elliptical and Oval Tube | Niobium Thin Wall Pipe |
| Niobium Pipe Fittings | Niobium Forging |
| Niobium Strips | Niobium Fasteners |
| Niobium Flex pipe | Niobium Plates, Sheets and Bars |
| Niobium Alloy Polished Pipe | UNS Niobium lined pipe |
| Niobium Exhaust Pipe | Niobium Micro Tube |
| Niobium Bar/Billet | Niobium Wire/Welding Wire |
| Niobium Boiler Tube | Niobium Coil Tubing |
| Niobium Capillary Tube | Niobium U Shaped Tube |
| Niobium Rods | Precision Niobium Tubing |
| Niobium Suppliers | Niobium Pipe Manufacturers |
| Niobium Ingots | Niobium Foil |
| Niobium Metals | Niobium Crucibles |
Testing & Inspection of Niobium Forged Fittings
Testing (Destructive, Non Destructive)
| Positive Material Identification – PMI Testing | Hydrostatic Test |
| Chemical Analysis – Spectro Analysis | Hydrogen-Induced Cracking (HIC) Test |
| Mechanical Testing Such as Tensile, Elongation, Reduction of Area | Sulfide Stress Corrosion Cracking (SSC), NACE TM 0177 |
| Micro Test | Radiography Test |
| Macro Test | Dye Penetrant Test (DP Test) |
| Hardness Test | Ultra Sonic Test (UT) |
| Pitting Resistance Test | Eddy Current Testing |
| Intergranular Corrosion (IGC) Test | Impact Test |
| Flaring Test | Bend Test |
| Flattening Test |
Inspection
- Our internal inspection reports would be provided for all the goods before shipment.
- Buyers or their associates are most welcome to visit us for personal inspect
- We regularly have inspections ongoing at our premises from internationally acclaimed Inspection Agencies such as TUV, BVIS, SGS, Llyods, DNV etc.
Prices for Niobium Forged Fittings
Prices for Niobium Forged Fittings are directly co related to prices of the raw materials such as iron ore, metal scrap, chromium, nickel and various other alloying elements. The production cost of heat resistant stainless steel and nickel alloy plates is high as they contain high amount of nickel and chromium. Meanwhile, mild steel material is among the lowest cost steel available, followed by carbon steel, 400 series stainless steels, aluminium, alloy steel, and 300 series stainless steel. Special alloys such as titanium, Inconel, Monel and Hastelloy cost very high as the nickel, chromium and moly content is very high.
For special and discounted prices for various types of Niobium Forged Fittings, please feel free to contact us through email, phone or whatsapp.
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Documents Provided – Domestic Sales or Export of Niobium Forged Fittings
| Certificate of Origin | Raw Material Test Reports |
| Commercial Invoice | Heat Treatment Charts |
| Packing List | Quality Assurance Plan (QAP) |
| Fumigation Certificates | NABL approved Laboratory Test Reports |
| Letter of Guarantee | Material Test Certificates |
| ROHS Certificate | Certificate of Compliance/Conformity |
Price Terms for Niobium Forged Fittings
We can offer any of the following price basis depending on your requirement:
- Ex-works
- FOR Site in India
- FOB Nhava Sheva
- CFR, CIF, CPT your destination port
- Door to Door Delivery Duty Paid as well as Duty Unpaid
Delivery Time of Niobium Forged Fittings
- If the items are available in stock, we take 2 days from the date of receipt of advance payment to clear the shipment and send it to port.
- And in-case the items are not available in stock, the time taken for manufacturing depends on the size, quantity and grade.
- However we can claim the fact that we can compete with anyone in India on Delivery time and most of the time our production time is the least.
- We have tied up with strong logistic partners in India which can undertake any type of shipping activities and make sure that there is no delay in shipment.
Marking & Packing of Niobium Forged Fittings
- All our products will have complete marking details which are co-related to the test certificates we supply.
- In case of orders for cut piece of Pipes, Sheets or Round Bars, the marking is transferred from the product from which it is cut. In such cases we provide Letter confirming the marking transfer and picture of the product from which it is cut.
- All goods are packed in wooden cases or pallets.
Suppliers of Niobium Forged Fittings in India
Mumbai, Delhi, Bangalore, Hyderabad, Ahmedabad, Chennai, Kolkata, Surat, Pune, Jaipur, Visakhapatnam, Kanpur, Nagpur, Lucknow, Thane, Bhopal, Indore, Pimpri Chinchwad, Patna, Vadodara, Ghaziabad, Ludhiana, Agra, Nashik, Faridabad, Meerut, Rajkot, Kalyan-Dombivli, Vasai-Virar, Varanasi, Srinagar, Aurangabad, Dhanbad, Amritsar, Navi Mumbai, Allahabad, Howrah, Ranchi, Gwalior, Jabalpur, Coimbatore, Vijayawada, Jodhpur, Madurai, Raipur, Chandigarh, Guntur, Guwahati, Solapur, Hubli–Dharwad, Mysore, Tiruchirappalli, Bareilly, Moradabad, Tiruppur, Gurgaon, Aligarh, Jalandhar, Bhubaneswar, Salem, Mira-Bhayandar, Warangal, Jalgaon, Kota, Bhiwandi, Saharanpur, Gorakhpur, Bikaner, Amravati, Noida, Jamshedpur, Bhilai, Cuttack, Firozabad, Kochi, Nellore, Bhavnagar, Dehradun, Durgapur, Asansol, Rourkela, Nanded, Kolhapur, Ajmer, Akola, Gulbarga, Jamnagar, Ujjain, Loni, Siliguri, Jhansi, Ulhasnagar, Jammu, Sangli-Miraj & Kupwad, Mangalore, Erode, Belgaum, Ambattur, Tirunelveli, Malegaon, Gaya, Thiruvananthapuram, Udaipur, Kakinada, Davanagere, Kozhikode, Maheshtala, Rajpur, Sonarpur, Rajahmundry, Bokaro, South Dumdum, Bellary, Patiala, Gopalpur, Agartala, Bhagalpur, Muzaffarnagar, Bhatpara, Panihati, Latur, Dhule, Tirupati, Rohtak, Sagar, Korba, Bhilwara, Berhampur, Muzaffarpur, Ahmednagar, Mathura, Kollam, Avadi, Kadapa, Kamarhati, Sambalpur, Bilaspur, Shahjahanpur, Satara, Bijapur, Kurnool, Rampur, Shimoga, Chandrapur, Junagadh, Thrissur, Alwar, Bardhaman, Kulti, Nizamabad, Parbhani, Tumkur, Khammam, Ozhukarai, Bihar Sharif, Panipat, Darbhanga, Bally, Aizawl, Dewas, Ichalkaranji, Karnal, Bathinda, Jalna, Eluru, Barasat, Kirari Suleman Nagar, Purnia, Satna, Mau, Sonipat, Farrukhabad, Durg, Imphal, Ratlam, Hapur, Arrah, Anantapur, Karimnagar, Etawah, Ambarnath, North Dumdum, Bharatpur, Begusarai, New Delhi, Gandhidham, Baranagar, Tiruvottiyur, Pondicherry, Sikar, Thoothukudi, Rewa, Mirzapur, Raichur, Pali, Ramagundam, Haridwar, Vijayanagaram, Tenali, Nagercoil, Sri Ganganagar, Karawal Nagar, Mango, Thanjavur, Bulandshahr, Uluberia, Katni, Sambhal, Singrauli, Nadiad, Secunderabad, Naihati, Yamunanagar, Bidhannagar, Pallavaram, Bidar, Munger, Panchkula, Burhanpur, Raurkela Industrial Township, Kharagpur, Dindigul, Gandhinagar, Hospet, Nangloi Jat, Malda, Ongole, Deoghar, Chapra, Haldia, Khandwa, Nandyal, Morena, Amroha, Anand, Bhind, Bhalswa Jahangir Pur, Madhyamgram, Bhiwani, Berhampore, Ambala, Morbi, Fatehpur, Raebareli, Mahaboobnagar, Chittoor, Bhusawal, Orai, Bahraich, Vellore, Mehsana, Raiganj, Sirsa, Danapur, Serampore, Sultan Pur Majra, Guna, Jaunpur, Panvel, Shivpuri, Surendranagar Dudhrej, Unnao, Chinsurah, Alappuzha, Kottayam, Machilipatnam, Shimla. Adoni, Udupi, Katihar, Proddatur, Saharsa, Hindupur, Sasaram, Hajipur, Bhimavaram, Kumbakonam, Dehri, Madanapalle, Siwan, Bettiah, Guntakal, Srikakulam, Motihari, Dharmavaram, Gudivada, Phagwara, Narasaraopet, Suryapet, Miryalaguda, Tadipatri, Karaikudi, Kishanganj, Jamalpur, Ballia, Kavali, Tadepalligudem, Amaravati, Buxar, Jehanabad, Aurangabad, Gangtok
Exporters of Niobium Forged Fittings
- America: Antigua and Barbuda, Argentina, Aruba, Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Bermuda, Bolivia, Brazil, Canada, Cayman Islands, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Grenada, Guatemala, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Jamaica, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Puerto Rico, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago, United States, Uruguay, Venezuela
- Europe – Albania, Andorra, Austria, Belarus, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Euro area, Faroe Islands, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Isle of Man, Italy, Kosovo, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Macedonia, Malta, Moldova, Monaco, Montenegro, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russia, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, Ukraine, United Kingdom
- Africa – Algeria, Angola, Benin, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Central African Republic, Chad, Comoros, Congo, Djibouti, Egypt, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea Bissau, Ivory Coast, Kenya, Lesotho, Liberia, Libya, Madagascar, Malawi, Mali, Mauritania, Mauritius, Morocco, Mozambique, Namibia, Niger, Nigeria, Republic of the Congo, Rwanda, Sao Tome and Principe, Senegal, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Somalia, South Africa, South Sudan, Sudan, Swaziland, Tanzania, Togo, Tunisia, Uganda, Zambia, Zimbabwe
- Asia – Afghanistan, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Brunei, Cambodia, China, East Timor, Georgia, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Japan, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kuwait, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Lebanon, Macao, Malaysia, Maldives, Mongolia, Myanmar, Nepal, Oman, Palestine, Philippines, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, South Korea, Sri Lanka, Syria, Taiwan, Tajikistan, Thailand, Turkmenistan, United Arab Emirates, Uzbekistan, Vietnam, Yemen
- Australia – Australia, Fiji, Kiribati, New Caledonia, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Tonga, Vanuatu