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.