columbium
Rare metallic element
Columbium is an older name for the metallic element now called niobium, still occasionally used in American metallurgy and industry.
The element appears in steel alloys and superconducting materials.
The pipeline specification called for columbium-stabilized stainless steel.
historical
The years 1801-1900
- discoveryAct of finding something
- nomenclatureSystem of specialized terms
- AmericanFrom the U.S.
- BritishOf the United Kingdom
confusion · obsolete · renaming · Connecticut
element
Systematic display of elements
- tantalumElement seventy-three, symbol Ta
- vanadiumElement twenty-three, hardens steel
- zirconiumElement number forty
- hafniumElement seventy-two
metallic · ductile · malleable · paramagnetic · corrosion-resistant · superconducting · transition metal · refractory
nineteenth-century
The years 1801-1900
- discoveryAct of finding something
- nomenclatureSystem of specialized terms
- AmericanFrom the U.S.
British · confusion · obsolete · renaming · Connecticut
periodic table
Systematic display of elements
- tantalumElement seventy-three, symbol Ta
- vanadiumElement twenty-three, hardens steel
- zirconiumElement number forty
hafnium · metallic · ductile · malleable · paramagnetic · corrosion-resistant · superconducting · transition metal · refractory · lustrous
- British ColumbiaCanada's western coastal province
- District of ColumbiaFederal capital territory
- Columbia RecordsOldest surviving American label
- Columbia UniversityManhattan's Ivy League institution
- Columbia PicturesAmerican film production company
- Columbia RiverMajor Pacific Northwest river