by xotmetals | Sep 1, 2020 | Niobium
Giving zirconium addition to niobium can improve the strength of the niobium alloy without affecting its ductility and workability. Zirconium can also improve the resistance performance to oxidation and corrosion. Nb-Zr 1% is the most widely used niobium alloy, which...
by xotmetals | Aug 29, 2020 | Inconel
Inconel 625 is a high-performance nickel-chromium-molybdenum alloy known for its high level of strength, temperature resistance, and corrosion resistance. This superalloy is composed mainly of nickel (58% min.) followed by chromium, and molybdenum, niobium, iron,...
by xotmetals | Aug 24, 2020 | Tantalum, Tungsten
Comparing to pure tantalum, Ta-W Tantalum-Tungsten alloys possess good mechanical properties of pure tantalum, excellent corrosion resistance, but higher strength and better performance at evaluated temperature. These tantalum tungsten alloy maintaining a low...
by xotmetals | Aug 17, 2020 | Nitinol
Nitinol is a shape memory alloy or SMA. Bend nitinol wire, at room temperature, any way you want, then heat it up and watch it go back to its original shape. Sounds like science fiction, doesn’t it? The shape and memory properties of nitinol’s behavior have led to a...
by xotmetals | Aug 10, 2020 | Nbti
Superconducting material Materials with superconductivity under certain conditions (temperature, magnetic field, current, etc.) are superconducting materials. Classification of superconducting materials Classified by Tc Low temperature superconducting materials (NbTi,...