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Facts About Titanium and Niobium


Facts About Niobium and Titanium


Facts

Interesting Facts
  • The only metal which burns in Nitrogen is Titanium.
  • Titanium is also known as corrosion resistant metal.
  
  • Niobium metal was used to get called Columbium in past.
  • Niobium metal found freely in nature (abundance).
  

Sources
Found in Minerals, Mining   
By-product of Tin Extraction, Found in Minerals, Mining, Ores of Minerals   

History
  
  

Who Discovered
W. Gregor & J. Berzelius   
Charles Hatchett   

Discovery
In 1791   
In 1801   

Abundance
  
  

Abundance In Universe
3 * 10-4 %   
9
2 * 10-7 %   
22

Abundance In Sun
~0.0004 %   
9
~0.0000004 %   
23

Abundance In Meteorites
0.05 %   
11
0.00 %   
35

Abundance In Earth's Crust
0.66 %   
7
0.00 %   
25

Abundance In Oceans
0.00 %   
15
0.00 %   
34

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