It is an element added in much smaller amounts than conventional alloys. For example, in the case of steel, niobium is added in the amount of one hundredth of a percent, compared with manganeae, nickel and chromiom for example which are added in amounts of one or two or several percents. J.Malcolm Gray, Founder of Microalloying International in 1976. jmalcolmgray@aol.com
X. Yu has written: 'Microalloy solute retention in lowcarbonaustenite'
A. K. Ibraheem has written: 'Precipitation in the Ferrite Phase of Duplex Stainless Steel (Zeron 100)' 'Microstructural Evolution During Direct Rolling of Thin-Slab-Cast Nb Microalloyed Steel' 'Precipitation in the austenite of microalloyed low carbon steel' -- subject(s): precipitation, carbonitrides, Nb, Ti 'Carbonitride Precipitation in Microalloyed Steel' 'Thermal and Residual Stress Modelling of the Selective Laser Sintering Process' -- subject(s): selective laser sintering process 'Microalloy Precipitation in HSLA Steel Austenite'