ʻO ka Niobium he metala palupalu, hina, crystalline, ductile transition metal i loaʻa kahi helu heheʻe kiʻekiʻe loa a he pale i ka corrosion.ʻO kona helu heheʻe he 2468 ℃ a me ka helu hoʻolapalapa 4742 ℃.ʻO ia
Loaʻa iā ia ka mea hoʻokomo magnetic nui loa ma mua o nā mea ʻē aʻe a loaʻa iā ia nā waiwai superconductive, a me kahi ʻāpana hopu haʻahaʻa no nā neutron thermal.Hoʻohana ʻia kēia mau waiwai kino kūʻokoʻa i nā alloys super i hoʻohana ʻia i ke kila, aerospace, hana moku, nuklea, uila, a me nā ʻoihana olakino.