Tantalum

Chemical Formula: Ta
Atomic Number: 73
Atomic Weight: 180.94788
Category: Transition Metal

Discovered in 1802 by Anders Ekeberg, Tantalum was named after Tantalus from Greek mythology. Tantalite (Ta2O6) is the most commonly used mineral for tantalum production and is produced in significant quantities in Australia, China, Ethiopia and Mozambique. Tantalum is primarily used in metal alloys and electronic components, such as capacitors and high-power resistors.

Tantalum Metal

Tantalum is dark, dense, ductile, very hard, easily fabricated, and highly conductive of heat and electricity. It is widely used in electronic components, such as capacitors and high power resistors. Tantalum is also used in the production of alloys and superalloys, as well as in making high refractive index glass, vacuum furnace parts and orthopedic materia...

Tantalum Rods & Tube

Tantalum is a is a shiny, silvery, malleable and ductile metal, which is resistant to chemical attack. Consequently, it has been used in surgical implants. It is one of the refractory metals, a group that contains metals with very high melting points...

Tantalum Targets

Tantalum is dark, dense, ductile, very hard, easily fabricated, and highly conductive of heat and electricity. It is widely used in electronic components, such as capacitors and high power resistors. Tantalum wire is used in tantalum capacitor production as the lead attach to the powder anode...

Tantalum Powder

Tantalum powder is used to produce a variety of strong, high melting point, alloys. Alloyed with other metals, tantalum powder is also used to manufacture carbide tools for metalworking equipment and in the production of superalloys...

Tantalum Pentoxide

Tantalum Pentoxide (Ta2O5), or Tantalum Oxide, is used in the production of capacitors for automotive electronics, cell phones, electronic circuits, thin-film components and high speed tools...

Tantalum Carbide

Tantalum Carbide (TaC) is an extremely hard refractory ceramic material that is primarily used to produce tool bits for cutting tools. The hardness of tantalum carbide is only exceeded by diamond.

Tantalum Wire

Tantalum is dark, dense, ductile, very hard, easily fabricated, and highly conductive of heat and electricity. It is widely used in electronic components, such as capacitors and high power resistors. Tantalum wire is used in tantalum capacitor production as the lead attach to the powder anode...

Tantalum Foil

Tantalum (10%) tungsten and Tantalum (2.5%) tungsten have a higher strength at elevated temperatures, and better corrosion resistance than pure tantalum...