TANTALUM 

PROPERTY

@ 300K

UNITS

REFERENCES

Density

16.6

G/cm3

Ta1  Ta2  Ta3

Specific Heat

0.03306

Cal/g-K

Ta4  Ta5  Ta6

Thermal Conductivity

0.137

Cal/cm-s-K

Ta7  Ta8  Ta9

Thermal Exp Coef    

6.3x10-6

1/K

Ta10  Ta11  Ta12

Melting Point

3269

K

Ta13

Resistivity               

13.48x10-6

Ohm-cm

Ta14  Ta15  Ta16

TCR   (218K to 398K)

3540

Ppm/K

Ta14  Ta15  Ta16

Young’s Modulus     

2.656x107

psi

Ta17  Ta18  Ta19

Poisson’s Ratio

0.341

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Ta17  Ta18  Ta19

Yield Strength

30 - 60

psi

Ta20  Ta21  Ta22

Ult Tensile strength

30 - 70

psi

Ta20  Ta21  Ta22

Elongation at Break

30 - 50

%

Ta20  Ta21  Ta22

Hardness

80

Brinell

Ta23  Ta24  Ta25

 

Mechanical properties listed are for fully annealed, bulk material. Cold work can increase  the yield strength to 100 ksi, the tensile strength to 180 ksi and reduce the elongation to 1%. Heating cold worked material into the temperature range of 1000 to 1400C causes recovery and recrystallization erasing the effects of cold work. For a complete review of mechanical properties, see Schmidt and Ogden, DMIC reports 133 & 189, 1963, Battelle Metals Information Center, Columbus, Ohio.

 


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