Tantalum Powder

Tantalum Powder offers high surface area and chemical stability, making it a critical feedstock for capacitors, additive manufacturing, and specialized alloy production. Known for its excellent biocompatibility and corrosion resistance, the powder form enables uniform compaction, sintering, and coating processes. Industries including electronics, aerospace, and biomedical engineering use tantalum powder in electrolytic capacitors, orthopedic implants, and superalloy production. Specific applications include high-capacitance anodes, powder metallurgy components, and plasma-sprayed corrosion-resistant coatings. In research, tantalum powder is studied for nanostructured capacitor materials, additive manufacturing feedstocks, and surface activation treatments for biomedical implants. Its combination of purity, processability, and high-performance characteristics makes it indispensable in both industrial production and scientific innovation.

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Mean Particle Size		Nominal
Minimum Particle Size		Nominal
Maximum Particle Size		Nominal
Maximum Particle Size		Nominal
Particle Size D10		Nominal
Particle Size D50		Nominal
Particle Size D90		Nominal

Material Properties for Metals

Atomic Properties

Element	Value
Atomic number	73
Crystal structure	Body centred cubic
Electronic structure	Xe 4f¹⁴ 5d³ 6s²
Valences shown	2,3,4,5
Atomic weight( amu )	180.9479
Thermal neutron absorption cross-section( Barns )	22
Photo-electric work function( eV )	4.1
Natural isotope distribution( Mass No./% )	180/ 0.012
Natural isotope distribution( Mass No./% )	181/ 99.988
Atomic radius - Goldschmidt( nm )	0.147
Ionisation potential( No./eV )	1/ 7.88
Ionisation potential( No./eV )	2/ 16.2

Mechanical Properties

Element	Value
Material condition	Hard
Material condition	Soft
Poisson's ratio	0.342
Poisson's ratio	0.342
Bulk modulus( GPa )	196.3
Bulk modulus( GPa )	196.3
Tensile modulus( GPa )	185.7
Tensile modulus( GPa )	185.7
Hardness - Vickers( kgf mm⁻² )	200
Hardness - Vickers( kgf mm⁻² )	90
Tensile strength( MPa )	760
Tensile strength( MPa )	172-207
Yield strength( MPa )	705
Yield strength( MPa )	310-380

Electrical Properties

Element	Value
Electrical resistivity( µOhmcm )	13.5@20@20°C
Superconductivity critical temperature( K )	4.47
Temperature coefficient( K⁻¹ )	0.0035@0-100°C
Thermal emf against Pt (cold 0C - hot 100C)( mV )	0.33

Physical Properties

Element	Value
Boiling point( C )	5425
Density( gcm⁻³ )	16.6@20°C

Thermal Properties

Element	Value
Melting point( C )	2996
Latent heat of evaporation( J g⁻¹ )	4165
Latent heat of fusion( J g⁻¹ )	174
Specific heat( J K⁻¹ kg⁻¹ )	140@25°C
Thermal conductivity( W m⁻¹ K⁻¹ )	57.5@0-100
Coefficient of thermal expansion( x10⁻⁶ K⁻¹ )	6.5@0-100°C