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What is Tantalum ?

Tantalum is a chemical element with symbol Ta and atomic number 73. Previously known as tantalium, its name comes from Tantalus, a hero from Greek mythology. Tantalum (Ta) is a dark blue-gray metal that is very heavy, ductile, and hard and has high corrosion resistance. Tantalum is especially resistant to chemicals at temperatures below 150 °C and can only be dissolved with hydrofluoric acid. It has the fourth-highest melting point of all metals and is able to form extremely thin and protective oxide layers for high-quality capacitors, making it an excellent material for tubes. It is part of the refractory metals group, which are widely used as minor components in alloys

The chemical inertness of tantalum makes it a valuable substance for laboratory equipment and a substitute for platinum. Tantalum is also used for medical implants and bone repair. Its main use today is in tantalum capacitors in electronic equipment such as mobile phones, DVD players, video game systems and computers. Tantalum, always together with the chemically similar niobium, occurs in the minerals tantalite, columbite and coltan (a mix of columbite and tantalite). Tantalum is a rare metal, comprising just 8×10−9% of the universe, making it fifteen times less abundant in the universe than gold (which makes up 6×10−8%). Tantalum also comprises just 1.5×10−4% of the earth’s crust, making it more abundant than other metals in the sixth period, such as rhenium (abundance 2.6×10−7%), osmium (abundance 1.8×10−7%), or iridium (abundance 4×10−8%), but not as abundant as barium (abundance 3.4×10−2%).


Application of Tantalum


Industrial furnace
Chemical industry
Aerospace
Marine
Healthcare industry
Solid electrolytic capacitor
Radar
Aircraft
Electronic computer
Used for heat exchanger pipes, condensers, bayonet heaters, helical coils, thermocouple, and protective tubes, etc.
Part of reactive tank
Electronic transmitting tube
Part of high temperature electronic tube
Bone plate for medical, bolt for medical, suture needles
Used for the manufacturing of reaction vessels.


Why Use Tantalum ?


Tantalum is a rare earth metal, that has useful properties such as very ductile, durable, extremely strong with a tensile strength twice that strong steel alloys.


Tantalum Produts


Pure Tantalum and alloys

Sheet - T (0.03-1.5)mm*W(5-1000)mm*L(50-3000)mm
Plate - T ≥1.5mm*W(50-1500)mm
Bar - Dia (5.0-110)mm*L3000mm
Wire - Dia (0.1-5.0)mm
Crucible - As per specification
Standard - ASTM B365-98

Tantalum Grade

Ta1(RO5200,RO5400), Ta2.5W(RO5252), Ta10W(RO5255)


Chemical Composition


Element RO5200 (% Max) RO5400 (% Max)
C 0.01 0.01
O 0.015 0.03
O 0.015 0.03
N 0.01 0.01
H 0.0015 0.0015
Fe 0.01 0.01
Mo 0.02 0.02
Nb 0.1 0.1
Ni 0.01 0.01
Ti 0.005 0.005
Si 0.01 0.01
W 0.05 0.05

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Tantalum plate

 

Tantalum tube

 

Tantalum wire

 

 

Tantalum bar

 

Tantalum crucible

 

Tantalum fastners



Value Addition


Cut to length:Sheets/Rods/Pipes can be supplied in full sizes or cut to length as required by the clients.

Polishing:Sheets/Rods/Pipes can be polished is required by clients. It can also be provided in mill black finish if acceptable by clients.

Threading: We can also providing external threading to the bars if required by the clients.

Fabrication: We can fabricate the materials according to the customer’s needs.

Machining:We use CNC lathe machines to produce customized designs according to the client’s needs.

Heat Treatment: To change the mechanical properties of steel pipes and make it suitable for some applications, steel pipes can also a undergo heat treatment process.

Positive Material Identification: We have an PMI machine to identify all the Steel Plates while arrival and dispatch so as the pipes match to order specifications and client requirements.

 

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