Analysis Of New Trends In Tantalum-Niobium Industrial Technology

1, the state of special metal materials tantalumnational patents, 3 international patents. Last year,
and niobium Engineering Research Center to startthe Ministry of Science and formally approved
construction of a comprehensive August 8, 2005,Ningxia Orient Nonferrous Metal Group Co., Ltd. as
the state of special metal materials tantalum and"special statelevel TantalumNiobium Metal Material
niobium Engineering Research Center for theEngineering Technology Research Center" group
opening ceremony! In Ningxia Orient Nonferrousalso established a "demonstration base of Ningxia
Metals Group, was held. Ningxia AutonomousHui Autonomous Region of international scientific
Region to Vice Chairman Zhang Wu, Science andcooperation."
Technology Department Director Liu Huan,In recent years, they study, and research,
Shizuishan City Acting Mayor Tian, as well asfocusing on innovation and team building for
Ningxia Orient Nonferrous Metals Group Chairmanenterprise development to provide a strong
He Jilin, inaugurated the center, marking the specialtechnical support. They coorganized with the
state of Tantalum and Niobium Metal MaterialNankai University, "lithium niobate crystal and
Engineering Technology Research Center buildingdevice research and development of the
has already started.Commonwealth" and the Beijing University of
National TantalumNiobium Special Metal MaterialsScience and Technology jointly launched a
Engineering Research Center by the National"Nanopowders Prepared by Homogeneous
Science and Technology approved the formationReduction Research", and Tsinghua University
of the Chinese materials, tantalum and niobiumjointly launched a "Welding of Beryllium Research
metals beryllium areas and industrial areas inLaboratory , "has made substantial progress. While
Ningxia Autonomous Region No. 1 Nationaltaking advantage of postdoctoral stations, the
Engineering Research Center. Engineering CenterNational Engineering Center, enterprise technology
of Ningxia Oriental Nonferrous Metal Groupcenter platform with strong technical innovation to
Company will be relying on marketoriented,attract talented people to carry out joint research
focusing on breakthroughs in metal smelting andin the "stress of Beryllium study" and "beryllium
processing of special key technologies, continuousdeuteride and beryllium hydride preparation of
research, development and engineeringtechnical studies," etc. breakthroughs.
achievements, to build platform for industryIn addition, they light alloy with the Russian
innovation to drive industrywide scientific andAcademy of partnerships, the introduction of
technological progress and new productmagnesium alloy melting and casting technology
development, to raise China's specialty metalsand some key equipment, through digestion and
industry technology.absorption of annual production capacity of 10,000
Ningxia Orient Nonferrous Metal Group Companytons of magnesium alloy and processing of
is a research, production and technologymaterial production line. The "superconducting
development as one of national largescaleniobium cavity with the sheet production
enterprise group metals, in tantalum, niobium,technology development" project was carried out
beryllium and its alloys and specialty metals iswith the German Electron Synchrotron Institute
strong in areas such as research andof the good cooperation the success of
development capacity in the domestic sameacceptance of this technology to enhance the
industry in the leading position in technology.technological level of China's metal niobium and
Ningxia Orient TantalumNiobium Nonferrous Metalsproduction capacity for our metal niobium and
Group, the country will be special metal Materialtheir processed material to enter the international
Engineering Technology Research Center set upmarket and lay a solid foundation of technology
as a turning point. The formation of theand market.
Engineering Center and the Group's restructuring,3, tantalum niobium new trend in the development
resource optimization, combining full use of groupof new materials, Rare Metal Materials technology
40 years and accumulated rich experience andis the new century, the field of materials science
preliminary scientific research and development ofand engineering disciplines, one of the most
science and technology innovation platform built asattention is the hightech development of key
far as integration of advantageous resourcesmaterials, tantalum, niobium and new materials
center construction works carried out in allwhich play an important role. Modern hightech
members of the unit technical, research andsuch as information technology, new energy
development institutions and other resources,technology, space technology, biotechnology, the
equipment, facilities and conditions for integration,development of superconducting technology,
and improve various facilities, to establish aespecially with the rare metal material is closely
rational engineering research environment forrelated to new materials, tantalum and niobium.
research and development and scientific researchTantalum and niobium in hightech field of new
to provide a good environment and a strongmaterials, more and broader space for
guarantee, and strive to improve the overalldevelopment, above all, tantalum and niobium
technological innovation capability, so that thecapacitors to the highvolume areas of expansion;
project the center into a tantalum, niobium,Second, the carbide cutting tool towards
beryllium specialty metal smelting and processingsuperhard, microfine sharp direction, the application
technologies, and supporting the development ofmarket is expected to will remain steady climbing;
innovative equipment, the main results promoteagain is a tantalum and niobium used in the
the use of an incubator of new technologies intoaerospace industry, tantalum, niobiumbased alloys
the market and promoting China's special metaland other specialty alloys will continue to develop
materials technological progress and industrialsteadily.
upgrading .In recent years, specialNb steel demand continues
2, Ningxia Orient Tantalum colored targeting theto grow, in addition to the developed countries,
international market to open up new areas ofthe Third World countries also have needs. Special
application of niobium beryllium Commissioned bysuperconducting materials will be used extensively
the State Science and Technology, Ningxiafor magnetic materials, and hightech computing
Autonomous Region Science and Technologytechnologies, and are being further expanded,
Department recently held an expert on thetantalum, niobium materials, new applications will
northwest Ningxia Oriental Nonferrous Metal Groupcontinue to be developed. Based on the world's
Companyowned Rare Metal Materials Researchhightech industrial development process, the next
Institute "with niobium superconducting cavity510 years, TantalumNiobium Industry will continue
plate production technology development" projectto maintain over 12% increase in sustainable
was carried out onsite inspection. The project is adevelopment. TantalumNiobium development of
total investment of 3.5 billion U.S. dollars level fornew materials has broad development space and
the hundreds of millions of electron volts of themarket prospects. The current application of new
world's largest superconducting linear acceleratormaterials, tantalum and niobiumrelated hightech
project will require superconducting niobium plateindustries including electronics, precision ceramic
manufacturing process technology research andand precision glass industry; electroacousticoptic
development be implemented. Superconductingdevices; carbide, aerospace and electronic energy
linear accelerator project is a multicountryindustry; biomedical engineering; superconductor
crossborder cooperation projects, built inindustry; special steel and other industries.
Hamburg, Germany, total length of 33 km,4, Jiangxi trends: Jiangxi Tungsten Industry Group
engineering, need to consume about 500 tons ofrare rare earth metals, deputy chief engineer
niobium sheet. The project is completed, it willMeng Fancheng introduced new materials,
greatly facilitate the physics, chemistry, materialstantalum and niobium in hightech field, more and
science, environmental and earth sciences,broader space for development, above all,
structural biology and many other fields oftantalum and niobium capacitors to the highvolume
scientific and technological progress to solve theareas of expansion; Second, the carbide cutting
nuclear waste disposal problem.tool towards the superhard, microfine sharp
Experts believe that with the niobiumdirection, applications market is expected to
superconducting cavity plate productionremain steady climbing; again is a tantalum and
technology research and development success,niobium, as well as in the aerospace industry can
has opened up new applications of our areas ofnot be replaced tantalum and niobiumbased alloys
niobium material to fill gaps in the study of Chinaand other specialty alloys will continue to develop
so that China's new materials, manufacturingsteadily. In recent years, specialNb steel demand
techniques quickly with international practice.continues to grow, in addition to the developed
Through participation in international cooperationcountries, the Third World countries also have
projects, so that the formation of tantalumneeds.
powder in Ningxia, tantalum wire, tantalum andBased on the world's hightech industrial
tantalum strip products, and superconductingdevelopment process, the next 5 to 10 years
materials such as tantalum a wide range ofTantalumNiobium Industry will continue to maintain
hightech products system, and full access toover 12% increase in sustainable development.
international markets, stabilize the countryTantalumNiobium development of new materials
tantalum and niobium in the world top threehas broad development space and market
position.prospects. The current application of new
Through "with niobium superconducting cavitymaterials, tantalum and niobiumrelated hightech
plate production technology development,"industries including electronics, precision ceramic
implementation of the project, the Northwestand precision glass industry; electroacousticoptic
Rare Metal Materials Research Institute formed adevices; carbide, aerospace and electronic energy
stable performance superconducting niobium plateindustry; biomedical engineering; superconductor
manufacturing process technology, impurityindustry; special steel and other industries.
control, control of residual resistivity, grain sizeJiangxi, development direction of new materials,
control, control of yield strength and hardness ofTantalum and Niobium As China's most important
control to achieve innovative results. In theresources in the province of tantalum and niobium
manufacturing technology, product performanceand development of provinces, Jiangxi Province,
reached the international advanced level, towill use its accumulated technology, and resources
become the material basis for linear accelerator.to accelerate development of new materials,
As a set of scientific research, production andtantalum and niobium the pace of development,
technology development as one of the nation'susing the available resources to promote tantalum
largest tantalum, niobium production base and theand niobium of the industrialization of new
only scientific research and production base ofmaterials, pace.
berylliumNingxia Orient Nonferrous Metal GroupJiangxi is rich in rare metal mineral resources, such
Co., Ltd., based on independent innovation, toas tantalum and niobium is an important resource
achieve the innovation and development.for the supply of highmelting metals, the Jiangxi
In recent years, after a continuousProvince, tantalum and niobium deposits highest in
selfdevelopment and technology research tothe country, including rare and rare earth metals,
develop a number of tracking internationalJiangxi Tungsten Industry Group, the share
development, technology leadership to meet theaccounted for some of tantalum and niobium
needs of domestic and international market ofmetal reserves 34% of the country's total
new products to achieve a tantalum powder andreserves could be mining accounted for 69% of
tantalum wire of high grade and technologicalthe country. After years of development, Jiangxi
upgrading. Tantalum powder of its flagshipProvince, a longterm in order to concentrate and
product, the market has reached 70,000primary products as the main characteristics of
hematocrit application level, hematocrit level ofthe industry to be improved, in the depth of
research to reach 15,000 or more into thetantalum and niobium and other rare metals
international leading ranks. They developed newprocessing and development of new materials to
products, the semiconductor target with tantalumbe developed rapidly, making Jiangxi field of new
and niobium, nickel hydroxide, magnesium alloy andmaterials in the formation of tantalum and niobium
processing of special materials and so on, hasa certain technological advantages and strong
become the promotion of economic growth inresearch and development capabilities.
Ningxia, a new bright spot. The company has 14