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Refractory Metals

At Thermic Edge, we innovate, develop and manufacture core Ultra High Vacuum (UHV) technologies with market-leading quality and superior performance.

Tantalum

Tantalum is dark blue/grey in colour and is very dense, ductile and highly conductive of heat and electricity. Tantalum is renowned for its resistance to corrosion by acids, at temperatures below 150 ̊C it is almost completely immune to corrosion by aqua regia. Tantalum’s high melting point of 3017 °C (boiling point 5458 °C) is exceeded by only a few other elements including tungsten and rhenium.

The following industries use Tantalum:

  • Vacuum furnace
  • Electronics
  • Aerospace
  • Telecommunications
  • Medical

What We Offer...

Tantalum Sheet

We can provide tantalum sheet is sizes; >0.05mm x 150-600mm x 100-3500mm.

Tantalum Rod

We can offer tantalum rod up to a maximum length of 3000mm.

Tantalum Wire

We can offer a range of wire based on our customer’s requirements.

Machined Tantalum

Available on request with drawings.

Tantalum Physical Properties

Atomic Number

180.95

Density

16.6 g/cc

Melting Point

3290 K, 2996°C, 5462°F

Boiling Point

5731 K, 6100°C, 9856°F

Coefficient of Thermal Expansion (20°C)

6.5 x 10(-6) / °C

Electrical Resistivity (20°C)

13.5 microhms-cm

Electrical Conductivity

13% IACS

Specific Heat

.036 cal/g/°C

Thermal Conductivity

.13 cal/cm(2)/cm°C/sec

Tantalum Mechanical Properties

Ultimate Tensile Strength

285 M Pa (41 ksi)

Yield Strength

170 M Pa (25 ksi)

% Elongation

30%+

%Reduction in Area

80%+

Cold Worked

Ultimate Tensile

650 M Pa

Strength

(95 ksi)

% Elongation

5%

Hardness

Annealed

90 HV

Cold Worked

210 HV

Poisson’s Ratio

0.35

Exponent

0.24

Elastic Modulus Tension

186 G Pa (27 x 10(-6) psi)

Shear

Ductile Brittle Transition Temperature

< 75 ° K

Recrystallization Temperature

900 – 1200 °C

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