Niobium Product Manufacturers – ASTM B386, B387, B393, Niobium Types 1 (UNS R04200), Types 2 (UNS R04210), Types 3 (UNS R04251), Types 4 (UNS R04261)
- All niobium products offered here are in line with high quality and competitive price. We’re a leading niobium products manufacturer and distributor in India. Please rest assured to wholesale quality products at stock price from our factory.
- The major grades of Niobium products 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 one of the biggest niobium product supplier and stockist, with over 250 customers in India and overseas. We are bulk producers, suppliers and exporters of niobium products from factories in India and overseas (USA, Japan, Korea, Europe); and are able to give you the best price and quality just in time.
- We stock all major forms of niobium raw material in certain shape, such as niobium sheet, niobium plate, niobium foil, niobium strip, niobium pipe, niobium tube, niobium bar, niobium rod, niobium ring, niobium target, niobium round bar, niobium rectangular bar, niobium wire and niobium screws, niobium alloy, niobium alloy, niobium copper alloy, niobium rod, niobium rings, niobium washers, niobium sleeves and niobium sheaths with different standards available. Being one of the largest volume niobium supplier, we can guarantee you the lowest prices.
- At Metallica Metals, we believe in selling in volume and increasing our customer base across the globe, enabling us to work on low margins. We have an extensive trader network across India and the Middle East, who buy from us on a regular basis. In addition to traders, we have many EPC contractors, companies and end users in various industries as our customers for niobium.
Niobium Manufacturers, Suppliers
Niobium Dealers, Stockist
Production and Stock Range of Niobium
| Size | Outer Diameter 2.0-100 mm; Thickness 0.2-5.0 mm; Length 200-8000 mm |
| Standard | ASTM B394 |
| Purity | 99.5% 99.9%, 99.95% |
| Density | 8.57 g/cm3 |
| Surface | Polished |
| Grade | R04200, R04210 |
ASTM Grade 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)
ASTM Specifications of Niobium
| Designation | Title |
| B391 – 18 | Standard Specification for Niobium and Niobium Alloy Ingots |
| B392 – 18 | Standard Specification for Niobium and Niobium Alloy Bar, Rod, and Wire |
| B393 – 18 | Standard Specification for Niobium and Niobium Alloy Strip, Sheet, and Plate |
| B394 – 18 | Standard Specification for Niobium and Niobium Alloy Seamless and Welded Tubes |
| B652 / B652M – 10(2018) | Standard Specification for Niobium-Hafnium Alloy Ingots |
| B654 / B654M – 10(2018) | Standard Specification for Niobium-Hafnium Alloy Foil, Sheet, Strip, and Plate |
| B655 / B655M – 10(2018) | Standard Specification for Niobium-Hafnium Alloy Bar and Wire |
| B884 – 11(2019) | Standard Specification for Niobium-Titanium Alloy Billets, Bar, and Rod for Superconducting Applications |
| B599 – 20 | Standard Specification for Nickel-Iron-Chromium-Molybdenum-Niobium Stabilized Alloy Plate, Sheet, and Strip |
Chemical Properties of Niobium
| 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
| 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.
Manufacturing Process of Niobium
Niobium tubes are manufactured by electron beam melting technology, including seamless niobium tube and welding niobium tube. First, melt the not forging niobium bar into niobium ingot by vacuum electron beam melting technology. There are two ways of smelting – single smelting and multiple smelting. Usually we smelt two times, or it can be more than two times depending on the product specific requirements. Second, forging and axial breakdown niobium ingot and then make it into niobium tube bloom by extrusion process manufacturing, then take it for annealing treatment and cleaning. After several times of rolling and annealing, we get the high quality niobium tube. The performance of this kind of technology is uniform, mainly used to produce small specification pipe and capillary materials, applicable to the production of various specifications of products.
Properties of Niobium
Applications of Niobium
- 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 Products
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 Materials
Prices for niobium materials 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 products, please feel free to contact us through email, phone or whatsapp.
We are also regularly publishing our price list for various steel products on our blog.
Documents Provided – Domestic Sales or Export of Niobium Products
| 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 Materials
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 Materials
- 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 Materials
- 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 Materials 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 Materials
- 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