MATERIAL PROFILE

Nb-1Zr Sheet

Niobium 1 Zirconium sheet
Niobium 1 Zirconium sheet

The Nb-1Zr alloy exhibits excellent high-temperature strength, corrosion resistance, and high-temperature stability, while maintaining good ductility, machinability, and weldability.

Nb-1Zr is a well-established niobium alloy included in the ASTM B393-18 standards for strips, sheets, and plates made of niobium and niobium alloys, including R04251 Type 3 (reactor grade) and R04261 Type 4 (commercial grade).

Nb-1Zr plates can be manufactured through rolling, annealing, surface treatment, and precision machining, and can be supplied in various thicknesses, widths, and lengths, with various surface finishes and in various delivery conditions, in accordance with customer requirements.

Key characteristics of Nb-1Zr sheet:

  1. Excellent corrosion resistance: Nb-1Zr exhibits good resistance to various corrosive environments.
  2. Good high-temperature properties: Zirconium can improve the high-temperature strength and stability of niobium-based materials.
  3. Good processing properties: Nb-1Zr sheet can be cold-rolled, hot-rolled, stamped, bent, formed, welded, and machined.
  4. Good weldability: Nb-1Zr can be used for structural components that require welding.

Applications

01

Chemical Equipment

Niobium and niobium alloys have good corrosion resistance, which is why Nb-1Zr can be used in equipment, parts, and structural components operating in specific corrosive chemical environments.

02

Aerospace Industry

Nb-1Zr has good heat resistance and creep resistance and can be used in high-temperature structural components in the aerospace industry, in engine components and materials, and in special high-temperature environments.

03

Vacuum and High-Temperature Equipment

Nb-1Zr can be used in vacuum equipment, high-temperature furnaces, and other applications where materials must remain stable under high-temperature and vacuum conditions.

04

Specialized Industries

Nb-1Zr can also be used in research equipment, special projects, high-temperature components, and custom parts manufactured to customer specifications.

05

Corrosion-Resistant Equipment

Nb-1Zr can be used in certain specialized corrosive environments. Sheet metal can be used for: parts that come into contact with corrosive environments, cladding for chemical equipment, components of reaction equipment, structural elements in corrosive environments, and specialized chemical equipment.

Standard sizes for niobium-1 and zirconium plates (custom sizes available upon request)

Thickness (mm) Width Length
0.1–10 mm(Customizable upon request) 30–1000 mm(Standard Supply Scope) 50–2000 mm(Standard Supply Scope)

Mechanical Properties of a Niobium-1 and Zirconium Rod

Mechanical Properties Nb-1Zr
Tensile Strength, min. 195 MPa
Yield strength, 0.2% offset, min. 125 MPa
Elongation, ≥0.254 mm thickness 20% min.
Elongation, <0.254 mm thickness 15% мин.
Condition Annealed, ≥90% recrystallized
Standard ASTM B393
UNS R04251 / R04261