Tantalum
Tantalum is a chemical element with symbol Ta and atomic number 73. Previously known as tantalium, its name comes from Tantalus, a character from Greek mythology. Tantalum is a rare, hard, blue-gray, lustrous transition metal that is highly corrosion-resistant. 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).
We EXPORT, SUPPLY & STOCK the following Grades of Tantalum in form of pipes, tubes, sheets, bars, rods, wire& Fabricated product like heat exchanger, pressure vessel, column & towers, etc:
Chemical Composition of Tantalum |
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Carbon |
0.010 max |
Oxygen |
0.0150 max (0.300 max for R05400) |
Nitrogen |
0.010 max |
Hydrogen |
0.0015 max |
Niobium |
0.100 max |
Iron |
0.010 max |
Titanium |
0.010 max |
Tungsten |
0.05 max |
Molybdenum |
0.020 max |
Silicon |
0.0050 max |
Nickel |
0.010 max |
Tantalum |
Balance |