Niobium and its alloys have high strength, hardness and plasticity, have a high melting point and corrosion resistance. Due to its properties, niobium is used to alloy zirconium ingots in order to improve its mechanical properties and increase the plasticity of the structural metal used to manufacture nuclear fuel components.
Niobium products are widely used in the production of multi-filament low-temperature superconductors, which JSC Chepetsk Mechanical Plant produces for thermonuclear reactors, magnetic systems and charged particle accelerators.
In the metallurgical industry, niobium is used to alloy steel and non-ferrous metals, which are used to make car bodies and frames, hulls of sea and river vessels, and large-diameter oil and gas tubes.
The company produces semi-finished products from niobium alloys, the most popular of which are:
