Niobium

Niobium
Properties
Type	Element
Made With/By	Mining; Byproduct Extraction
Difficulty of Production	Easy-Medium
Exists in Reality	Yes
Atomic Number	41

Niobium is a purple metal which is useful for superconductors, chemical catalysts, and capacitors.

Production

In the early-game, breaking up rare earth chunks in an anvil has a 50% chance to produce a nugget's worth of niobium; and centrifuging the rare earth chunks guarantees a doubled output.

Purifying coltan into purified tantalite will produce niobium powder. rare earth bedrock ore will similarly yield one powder per washed sulfuric byproduct.

Uses

Crafting Table

 Assembly Machine

1212 24

It also sees use as a catalyst in multiple machines.

 Assembly Machine

16 6 44 2 12

12 8 8 44 3 8

8 4 8 44 2 8 2

48 88 4 16 12 8 4 24 8 16

Trivia

• Despite being used in superalloys and superconductors in real life, niobium has no alloy form in NTM.
  • This is likely due to the presence of similar materials that fulfill its role, such as desh for its heat-resistance and or neodymium for superconducting magnets.

Gallery

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  Block of Niobium

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  Ingot Form

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  Nugget Form

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  Powder Form

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  Powder Form (1 Nugget)

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  Capacitor (Item)