Tantalum is a silvery metal that is commonly used in the aerospace, nuclear, and automotive industries. At Fine Metals, we offer tantalum in 99.95% purity.
View more details on tantalum’s Safety Data Sheet.
General Properties
Symbol: Ta
Atomic Number: 73
Atomic Weight: 180.9479
Density: 16.654 gm/cc
Melting Point: 2996 oC
Boiling Point: 5425 oC
Thermal Conductivity: 0.575 W/cm/K @ 298.2 K
Electrical Resistivity: 12.45 microhm-cm @ 0 oC
Electronegativity: 1.5 Paulings
Specific Heat: 0.0334 Cal/g/K @ 25 oC
Heat of Vaporization: 180 K-Cal/gm atom at 5425 oC
Heat of Fusion: 7.5 Cal/gm mole
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| Diameter | Length |
| .040″ | .040″ to 1″ maximum |
| .062″ | .062″ to 1″ maximum |
| .070″ | .070″ to 1″ maximum |
| .080″ | .080″ to 1″ maximum |
| .085″ | .085″ to 1″ maximum |
| .095″ | .095″ to 1″ maximum |
| .125″ | .125″ to 1″ maximum |
| .187″ | .187″ to 1″ maximum |
| .25″ | .25″ to 1″ maximum |
| .375″ | .375″ to 1″ maximum |
| .5″ | .5″ to 1″ maximum |
Our standard tolerances for pellets are +/- .005″ diameter and +/-.020″ length.
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