Niobium cathode, Dnipropetrovsk region.

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Among the industries exploiting the metal, it is necessary to single out the equipment for aviation and cosmonautics, where parts of airplanes and rockets are produced on the basis of Nb. In addition, niobium is in demand by radio equipment, where the following is made from it:
• details of electric capacitors;
• elements of radar installations;(//tractor-service.com)
• foil anodes, cathodes, grids for working inside powerful generator lamps.
Niobium and its alloys are also used in nuclear power to make shells for uranium and plutonium heat-emitting elements. Containers and pipes for transporting liquid metals are made from the compound.
An alternative sphere where the price of production is determined not only by the content of the element is niobium and tantalum coins. This metal is used by the Austrian Mint and the National Bank of Latvia, where niobium coins are actively minted in combination with silver. Six varieties have already been produced, the general appearance of which is: the core is niobium of various colors and the outer ring is 900-grade silver.

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