Ferroniobium is a ferroalloy containing about 60% Nb (or Nb + Ta), 10-12.5% Si, 2-6% Al, 3-8% Ti (the rest is Fe and impurities ); melted in an electric furnace aluminothermic method from pyrochlore concentrate or technical niobium pentoxide. Ferroniobium is used in the smelting of structural steel and heat-resistant alloys.
Alloying alloy of iron and niobium (the sum of niobium and tantalum). Ferroniobium is introduced into stainless chromium-nickel steels to prevent their intergranular corrosion and destruction and into other types of steel to improve their properties.
Brand
Tantalum+niobium
Tantalum
Silicon
Aluminium
Titan
Carbon
Sulphur
Phosphorus
FeNb60
55-65
1
1.5
3
1
0.1
0.03
0.1
FeNb58
50-65
1
2
6
1
0.2
0.03
0.15
FeNb58f
50-65
2
6
2
0.3
0.05
0.4
FeNb55S
50-65
15
4
8
0.2
0.03
0.3
FeNb50S
40-65
20
6
0.5
0.05
0.5
Marks (ISO 5453:1980)
Nb
Ta
Al
Si
Ti
C
S
P
Sn
Co
no more
FeNb65
60.0-70.0
up to 0.5
1.0
2.5
0.4
0.15
0.05
0.10
0.10
0.05
FeNb60Ta1Al3
55.0-70.0
up to 2.0
3.0
4.0
2.5
0.25
0.10
0.10
0.30
-
FeNb60Ta1Al3.5
55.0-70.0
up to 2.0
3.5
4.0
2.5
0.15
0.05
0.15
0.10
-
FeNb60Ta1Al6
55.0-70.0
up to 2.0
6.0
4.0
2.5
0.20
0.10
0.20
0.15
-
FeNb60Ta5Al2
55.0-70.0
2.0-8.0
2.0
2.5
2.5
0.25
0.10
0.10
0.20
-
FeNb60Ta5Al6
55.0-70.0
2.0-8.0
6.0
4.0
2.5
0.20
0.10
0.20
0.15
-
FeNb60Ta5Al6Sn
55.0-70.0
2.0-8.0
6.0
4.0
2.5
0.20
0.05
0.20
3.00
-
Used for the production of electrode coatings, in the steelmaking and foundry industries.