Tantal

UNS R05200

Tantalum is a tough, ductile, brilliant gray metal. Tantalum and Tantalum alloys (Ta2.5W or Ta10W) are used in electronic components, chemical processing, medical industry, aerospace, superconductivity industry and a lot of other applications. The advantages of tantalum are in an excellent corrosion resistance, high temperature strength, good machinability and bio-compatibility.

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Dimensions: widths 300/914 mm, lengths 1000/1524 mm.

Thickness:

Limiting
Ta Remainder   %
Nb max. 0.100 %
W max. 0.050 %
Mo max. 0.020 %
O max. 0.015 %
C max. 0.010 %
Fe max. 0.010 %
N max. 0.010 %
Ni max. 0.010 %
Ti max. 0.010 %
Si max. 0.005 %
H max. 0.0015 %
Density
g/cm³   16.65
lb/in³   0.600