Niobium. The name is derived from Niobe, in Greek mythology the daughter of
Tantalus, after whom the very similar element is named.
Used to strengthen and stabilize steel. Melts at 2468 C, 7th in the periodic
table.
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Palladium?
At 07:36 AM 4/23/2010, David D. Hillman wrote:
>Hi Guy - oops, sorry about that! BCC stands for Body Centered Cubic
>crystal structure. The metallic elements can be classified in different
>crystal structures: Triclinic, Monoclinic, Orthorhombic, Tetragonal,
>Hexagonal, Rhombohedral, and Cubic. Each of the crystal structures can
>then be subdivided into Simple, Face Centered and Body Centered. And that
>was probably wayyyyy more metallurgy than ya wanted but it makes
>determining the Friday Element Quiz answer much more manageable.
>
>Ir has a Face Centered Cubic (FCC) crystal structure so you get a Mulligan
>and can take a second guess.
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>Dave
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>What is a BCC metal?
>I have a guess,
>Iridium, ninth highest melting point, very resistant to corrosion.
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>Hi folks! Ok, its Friday so its time for another element quiz:
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>The Question:
> I am a ductile BCC metal and one of the few BCC metals that has
>no ductile-to-brittle transition. My elemental name is part of Greek
>mythology.
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>Bonus Points:
> Name this metal's greatest attribute and its melting temperature
>rank with respect to all of the metals.
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>I am pretty sure that everyone will be able with some sleuthing to figure
>out which element but the hard part of the question is getting the bonus
>points!
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>Good luck and again this week, the winner will get to claim Doug's desk.
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>Dave Hillman
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