Niobium (BCC)
allotrope
Nb
The common form of niobium — a silvery metal prized in aerospace alloys
← Allotrope of Niobium
Niobium strengthens the steel in everything from pipelines to rocket nozzles — this is the crystal structure that makes it work.
A crystalline allotrope of Niobium (space group Im-3m), sourced from the Crystallography Open Database (COD 9008546).
Material
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Crystallography
| Catalogue identity | Niobium — Im-3m |
| Formula | Nb |
| Crystal system | cubic |
| Space group | Im-3m |
| Lattice (a, b, c) Å | 3.3004, 3.3004, 3.3004 |
| Angles (α, β, γ) ° | 90, 90, 90 |
| Density (g/cm³) | 8.583 |
Structure data: Crystallography Open Database · Public domain (CC0)