Name : Niobium
Symbol : Nb
Atomic Number : 41
Atomic Weight : 92.90638
Specific Heat : 0.26 J/gK
Melting Point : 2468°C ±10°C
Vaporization : 682.0 kJ/mol
Boiling Point : 4742°C
Electronegativity : 1.6
Density@293 K : 8.57 g/cm³
Discovered : Charles Hatchet, England, 1801
Description : Shiny white, soft, ductile metal.
Uses : Used as an alloy with iron and nickel. It can be used in nuclear reactors and is known to be superconductive when alloyed with tin, aluminum or zirconium.