Raw materials
Tantalum
Chemical symbol: Ta
Specific gravity: 16.6 g/cm3
Colour: blue grey
Melting temperature: 3017?C
Tantalum is a rare, hard, ductile and shiny metal, characterised by a blue-greyish colour, extremely resistant to corrosion and acid attack. Among the other strengths of this material is its electrical and heat conductivity.
The properties of tantalum make it useful in many areas that cover extremely different sectors. Applications of tantalum
Surgical instruments and intracorporeal prostheses as inert to body fluids
Capacitors for consumer electronics and telephony
Production cases wristwatches
Capacitors for PCs, DVD players and video cameras
Capacitors for automotive electronics
Creation of alloys with other metals and superalloys for jet engines
Instruments for chemical laboratories, nuclear reactors and missiles
High refractive index glasses such as those of photographic lenses
