Editing Columbite (section)

== Applications ==
When niobite is extracted from columbite, in the ore refining process, applications can be observed in the aerospace, construction, and medical industry.<ref name=":5">{{Cite journal |last1=Sanchez-Segado |first1=Sergio |last2=Monti |first2=Tamara |last3=Katrib |first3=Juliano |last4=Kingman |first4=Samuel |last5=Dodds |first5=Chris |last6=Jha |first6=Animesh |date=2017-12-21 |title=Towards sustainable processing of columbite group minerals: elucidating the relation between dielectric properties and physico-chemical transformations in the mineral phase |url=https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-017-18272-3 |journal=Scientific Reports |language=en |volume=7 |issue=1 |page=18016 |doi=10.1038/s41598-017-18272-3 |pmid=29269887 |bibcode=2017NatSR...718016S |issn=2045-2322}}</ref> In the aerospace industry, [[Superalloy|super alloys]] can be created. Super alloys from niobite create a low mass, and high resistance material often used in spacecrafts.<ref name=":5" /> In construction, some [[High-strength low-alloy steel|high-strength low-alloy]] (HSLA) steel is created from niobite.<ref name=":5" /> In addition, niobite extracted from columbite can be used to create electronic components used in medical equipment such as [[magnetic resonance imaging]] (MRI) and [[nuclear magnetic resonance]] (NMR).<ref name=":5" />