Actually I was looking for a chair for a new lab we've just constructed. You'll find my address at the bottom of the email. The clue for me was in the two names. I remember our metallurgy lecturer telling us that a couple of research scientists from the UKAEA once [produced a paper on the differences between Niobium and Columbium. Stuck in my mind for over thirty years. On 02/07/2010 15:54, Ken Bloomquist wrote: > Well done Eric, what are you going to do with Dave's chair ;-) > > KennyB > > -----Original Message----- > From: TechNet [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Eric Christison > Sent: Friday, July 02, 2010 7:26 AM > To: [log in to unmask] > Subject: Re: [TN] NTC Friday Element Quiz The Question > > I'd go for Niobium, or is it Columbium? > > Used for inhibiting carbon migration in weldable stainless steels. > > > > >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: David D. Hillman [mailto:[log in to unmask]] >> Sent: Friday, July 02, 2010 09:59 AM >> To: [log in to unmask]<[log in to unmask]> >> Subject: [TN] NTC Friday Element Quiz The Question >> >> Hi folks - here is the Friday Element Quiz: >> >> The Question: >> >> Only 5 metals have melting points higher than this element. It is >> nontoxic and is used in biomedical implants. It is a constituent in >> stainless steel, in nuclear fission reactor core structures, and is a >> substitute for the element Ta for aqueous corrosion resistance processing >> equipment. This element has nearly unlimited room temperature ductility >> characteristics. This element that had two different names up to the >> early 1950's until the international chemist union settled the discussion >> on which one was correct. Who am I? >> >> >> Since we gave away Doug's chair on the last quiz, I have been told that my >> chair is on the block this week. >> >> >> >> Dave Hillman >> Rockwell Collins >> [log in to unmask] >> > ______________________________________________________________________ > This email has been scanned by the MessageLabs Email Security System. > For more information please contact helpdesk at x2960 or [log in to unmask] > ______________________________________________________________________ > > --------------------------------------------------- > Technet Mail List provided as a service by IPC using LISTSERV 15.0 > To unsubscribe, send a message to [log in to unmask] with following text in > the BODY (NOT the subject field): SIGNOFF Technet > To temporarily halt or (re-start) delivery of Technet send e-mail to [log in to unmask]: SET Technet NOMAIL or (MAIL) > To receive ONE mailing per day of all the posts: send e-mail to [log in to unmask]: SET Technet Digest > Search the archives of previous posts at: http://listserv.ipc.org/archives > Please visit IPC web site http://www.ipc.org/contentpage.asp?Pageid=4.3.16 for additional information, or contact Keach Sasamori at [log in to unmask] or 847-615-7100 ext.2815 > ----------------------------------------------------- > . > > -- Eric Christison Consumer& Micro group Imaging Division STMicroelectronics (R&D) Ltd 33 Pinkhill Edinburgh EH12 7BF United Kingdom Tel: +44 (0)131 336 6165 Fax: + 44 (0)131 336 6001 ______________________________________________________________________ This email has been scanned by the MessageLabs Email Security System. For more information please contact helpdesk at x2960 or [log in to unmask] ______________________________________________________________________ --------------------------------------------------- Technet Mail List provided as a service by IPC using LISTSERV 15.0 To unsubscribe, send a message to [log in to unmask] with following text in the BODY (NOT the subject field): SIGNOFF Technet To temporarily halt or (re-start) delivery of Technet send e-mail to [log in to unmask]: SET Technet NOMAIL or (MAIL) To receive ONE mailing per day of all the posts: send e-mail to [log in to unmask]: SET Technet Digest Search the archives of previous posts at: http://listserv.ipc.org/archives Please visit IPC web site http://www.ipc.org/contentpage.asp?Pageid=4.3.16 for additional information, or contact Keach Sasamori at [log in to unmask] or 847-615-7100 ext.2815 -----------------------------------------------------