Tantalum Rod (Tantalum Bar) is well-known mainly for its unmatched corrosion resistance and chemical inertness. Tantalum Rod (Tantalum Bar) is also extremely stable at high temperatures, since tantalum has a melting point around 3000°C. Tantalum is also one of the most bio-compatible metals available and is also radio-opaque due to its high density (16.68 g/cm3).
Tantalum Grades Guide:
R05200, unalloyed tantalum, electron-beam furnace or vacuum-arc melt, or both;
R05400, unalloyed tantalum, powder-metallurgy consolidation;
R05240, tantalum alloy, 60 % tantalum, 40 % niobium, electron-beam furnace or vacuum-arc melt;
R05252, tantalum alloy, 97.5 % tantalum, 2.5 % tungsten, electron-beam furnace or vacuum-arc melt, or both;
R05255, tantalum alloy, 90 % tantalum, 10 % tungsten, electron-beam furnace of vacuum-arc melt, or both.
Physical Properties:
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 0.036 cal/g/°C
Thermal Conductivity .13 cal/cm(2)/cm°C/sec
Technology:
Tantalum Powder → Isocratic Pressing → Bar Billet →Sintering → Semi-finished bar →Forging → Swaging → Polished → End products → Inspection → Packing
Testing:
Corrosion test
Eddy Current test
Mechanical test
Microstructure test
Standard
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ASTM B365, ASTM F560
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Material
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RO5200, RO5400, RO5252, RO5255
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Shape
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Round, Square, Hex (A/F), Rectangle, Wire
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Dimension range
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As per custom size
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Surface
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Black, Pickling, Sand-blasting, Polished
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State
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Annealed (M) or Non-Annealed(Y)
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Third party inspection
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Acceptable
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Name
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Ro5200 Pure Tantalum Price bar
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Purity
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99.95% min
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Grade
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R05200, R05400,R 05252, R05255, R05240
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Standard
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ASTM B708 GB/T 3629
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Size
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Item Thickness(mm) Width(mm) Length(mm) Foil 0.01-0.09 30-150 >200 Sheet 0.1-0.5 30-60 9.630-1000 Plate 0.5-10 50-1000 50-2000
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Condition
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1. Hot-rolled/Cold-rolled; 2.Alkaline Cleaning 3.Electrolytic polish; 4. Machining, grinding; 5.Stress relif anealing
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Chemistry%
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Designation
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Chief Component
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Impurities Maximum
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Ta
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Nb
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Fe
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Si
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Ni
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W
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Mo
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Ti
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Nb
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O
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C
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H
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N
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Ta1
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Remainder
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0.004
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0.003
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0.002
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0.004
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0.006
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0.002
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0.03
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0.01
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0.004
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0.0015
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0.002
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Ta2
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Remainder
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0.01
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0.01
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0.005
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0.02
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0.02
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0.005
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0.08
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0.015
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0.01
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0.0015
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0.01
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TaNb3
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Remainder
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<3.5
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0.01
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0.01
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0.005
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0.02
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0.02
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0.005
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0.015
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0.01
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0.0015
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0.01
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TaNb20
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Remainder
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17.0-23.0
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0.01
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0.01
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0.005
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0.02
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0.02
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0.005
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0.015
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0.01
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0.0015
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0.01
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Ta2.5W
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Remainder
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0.005
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0.003
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0.002
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3
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0.006
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0.002
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0.04
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0.015
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0.005
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0.0015
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0.006
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Ta10W
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Remainder
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0.005
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0.003
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0.002
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11
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0.006
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0.002
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0.04
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0.015
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0.005
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0.0015
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0.006
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