ULTRA 76 TANTALUM alloys have been used in various process industry applications requiring resistance to aggressive, hazardous chemicals. These tantalum alloys provide cost-effective, long service-life for critical components in severe (corrosive) environments. This datasheet provides information on composition, physical properties, hardness, and tensile properties. It also includes information on corrosion resistance as well as heat treating. Filing Code: TA-13. Producer or source: H.C. Starck Inc.

KBI-6 is a tantalum-base alloy with added tungsten for strengthening. It is used in the chemical process industry. This datasheet provides information on composition, physical properties, elasticity, and tensile properties. It also includes information on corrosion resistance as well as forming, heat treating, and joining. Filing Code: Ta-8. Producer or source: Cabot Corporation.

KBI-10 alloy is a high-strength tantalum-tungsten alloy. It has excellent strength at high temperatures. This gives it serviceability as an aerospace material. This datasheet provides information on composition, physical properties, elasticity, and tensile properties. It also includes information on corrosion resistance as well as forming, heat treating, machining, and joining. Filing Code: Ta-12. Producer or source: Cabot Corporation.

CYCLOPS 17A Metal is a nickel-chromium austenitic alloy steel intended for uses where good general corrosion resisting, heat resisting and non-magnetic properties are of importance. It shows good resistance to scaling at temperatures up to 1500 F and has excellent physical properties and fatigue endurance at elevated temperatures. This grade is especially adapted for resistance against sour crude oils. This datasheet provides information on composition, physical properties, hardness, elasticity, tensile properties, and compressive strength as well as fracture toughness and fatigue. It also includes information on low and high temperature performance, and corrosion resistance as well as forming, heat treating, machining, and joining. Filing Code: SS-8. Producer or source: Cyclops Corporation.

TANTALOY 60 Metal is a vacuum-melted, solid-solution alloy of tantalum and tungsten. It retains useful strength up to 4500 F. Its corrosion resistance is similar to unalloyed tantalum and it is only slightly more difficult to fabricate. If high-temperature exposure is under conditions other than vacuum or inert atmosphere, coating protection may be required. The alloy is used in highly specialized and sophisticated aerospace system applications and in special chemical process. This datasheet provides information on composition, physical properties, hardness, elasticity, and tensile properties. It also includes information on high temperature performance as well as forming, heat treating, machining, and joining. Filing Code: Ta-9. Producer or source: Fansteel Metallurgical Corporation.

MAT 21 is a nickel-20 chromium-20 molybdenum-2 tantalum alloy. The very high molybdenum and tantalum content gives excellent general, pitting, and crevice corrosion resistance. The alloy was developed to be resistant to sulfuric acid dew point corrosion. Applications include scrubbers for flue gas desulfurization and heat exchangers to recover waste heat at low temperatures in fossil fuel fired plants. The corrosion resistance of welded joints does not degrade in the as-welded condition. This datasheet provides information on composition, physical properties, hardness, elasticity, tensile properties, and shear strength as well as fracture toughness. It also includes information on low and high temperature performance, and corrosion resistance. Filing Code: Ni-532. Producer or source: Mitsubishi Materials Corporation, Okegawa Plant.

KB1-40 Alloy is a solid solution of 60% tantalum and 40% columbium (niobium). It costs much less than tantalum, yet it retains much of tantalum's excellent ability to resist chemical corrosion at high temperatures. It has higher tensile and yield strengths than tantalum and comparable ductility. Typical applications are heat exchangers, reactors, condensers and thermowells. This datasheet provides information on composition, physical properties, and tensile properties. It also includes information on corrosion resistance as well as forming, heat treating, machining, and joining. Filing Code: Ta-7. Producer or source: Cabot Corporation.

WC Ta-10W is a tantalum-base alloy having a combination of low-temperature ductility and fabricability in both the recrystalilzed and wrought conditions, as well as excellent weld ductility. Developed originally for structural applications at elevated temperatures, it is now available in a complete line of aerospace hardware. This datasheet provides information on composition, physical properties, elasticity, and tensile properties as well as fracture toughness and creep. It also includes information on high temperature performance and corrosion resistance as well as forming, heat treating, machining, and joining. Filing Code: Ta-1. Producer or source: Teledyne Wah Chang Albany.

WC-222 Alloy is a tantalum-base alloy developed for applications involving exposure to loads at very high temperatures. It is available in most commercial forms. This datasheet provides information on composition, physical properties, hardness, elasticity, tensile properties, and bend strength as well as creep. It also includes information on low and high temperature performance, and corrosion resistance as well as forming, heat treating, machining, and joining. Filing Code: Ta-4. Producer or source: Wah Chang, a Teledyne Corporation.

TANTALOY 63 Metal is a tantalum-base alloy containing typically 2.5% tungsten and 0.15% columbium. It is melted in an electron-beam furance. Its strength is considerably greater than that of unalloyed tantalum. For a wide range of chemicals at elevated temperatures, its corrosion resistance is comparable to or better than that of pure tantalum. Typical appalications are heaters, condensers and multi-tube heat exchangers. This datasheet provides information on composition, physical properties, hardness, elasticity, and tensile properties. It also includes information on high temperature performance and corrosion resistance as well as forming, heat treating, machining, and joining. Filing Code: Ta-5. Producer or source: Fansteel Metallurgical Corporation.

TANTALUM is a high-density, ductile metal with excellent resistance to corrosion. Two grades of Tantalum, EB (electron beam melted) and PM (powder metallurgy) are covered. This datasheet provides information on composition, physical properties, microstructure, hardness, elasticity, and tensile properties. It also includes information on corrosion resistance as well as forming, heat treating, machining, and joining. Filing Code: Ta-10. Producer or source: Fansteel Metallurgical Corporation. See also Alloy Digest Ta-2, November 1972.

TANTALOY 61 METAL is a tantalum-tungsten alloy of high density. It was developed for use as a spring material or for other elastic parts which must operate under chlorinating or severe acid conditions. Its combination of mechanical and anti-corrosion properties has led to extensive use for chlorinator valve springs. This datasheet provides information on composition, physical properties, hardness, elasticity, and tensile properties. It also includes information on corrosion resistance as well as forming, heat treating, machining, and joining. Filing Code: Ta-6. Producer or source: Fansteel Metallurgical Corporation.

Tantalum finds its largest use in the electronics industry, where it is used in filaments, filament supports, and capacitors. Metallurgical grade tantalum is used extensively in chemical process equipment. Tantalum resists corrosion by body fluids and is used in prosthetic devices. Its high melting point gives it utility in vacuum furnace components. It is also used as an alloying element in superalloys. This datasheet provides information on composition, physical properties, and tensile properties. It also includes information on corrosion resistance as well as forming, heat treating, machining, and joining. Filing Code: Ta-11. Producer or source: Cabot Corporation.

FANSTEEL 61 METAL is a high-density, high-strength alloy developed for use as a spring material or for other elastic components that must operate under chlorinating or severe acid conditions. This datasheet provides information on composition, physical properties, hardness, elasticity, and tensile properties. It also includes information on corrosion resistance as well as forming, heat treating, machining, and joining. Filing Code: Ta-3. Producer or source: Fansteel Metallurgical Corporation.

TANTUNG G is a cast nonferrous alloy containing tantalum or columbium carbide and having wear and corrosion resistance. It is used primarily for cutting tools. This datasheet provides information on composition, physical properties, hardness, and tensile properties. It also includes information on forming, heat treating, machining, and joining. Filing Code: Co-28. Producer or source: Vascoloy, Ramet Division.

TANTALUM is a high-density, ductile metal with excellent resistance to corrosion by most acids and good high-temperature properties. This datasheet provides information on composition, physical properties, elasticity, tensile properties, and bend strength. It also includes information on high temperature performance and corrosion resistance as well as forming, heat treating, machining, and joining. Filing Code: Ta-2. Producer or source: Kawecki Berylco Industries Inc.. See also Alloy Digest Ta-10, June 1988.

Wieland Duro Tantalum is unalloyed tantalum that is produced from powder metallurgy consolidated ingots. It is a versatile refractory metal that is used in demanding applications requiring resistance to high temperature and corrosion. This datasheet provides information on composition, physical properties, hardness, elasticity, and tensile properties. It also includes information on low and high temperature performance as well as machining and joining. Filing Code: Ta-14. Producer or source: Wieland Duro GmbH.

Inconel 718 is an age-hardenable nickel-chromium alloy having exceptionally high tensile, yield, creep, and rupture strength at temperatures up to 1300 F. This datasheet provides information on composition, physical properties, elasticity, tensile properties, and compressive strength as well as fatigue. It also includes information on high temperature performance and corrosion resistance as well as forming, heat treating, machining, joining, and surface treatment. Filing Code: Ni-65. Producer or source: Huntington Alloy Products Division, An INCO Company.

Type 347 (UNS S34700) and type 348 (UNS S34800) are austenitic chromium-nickel stainless steels containing columbium and tantalum. These grades are recommended where it is preferred to omit the annealing operation after welding. They are also recommended for service at temperatures between 425 and 900 deg C (800 and 1650 deg F). Type 348 is used in applications that require a restricted tantalum content such as those encountered in radioactive service. These types are essentially non-magnetic when annealed and become slightly magnetic when cold worked. This datasheet provides information on composition, physical properties, hardness, elasticity, and tensile properties as well as creep. It also includes information on corrosion resistance as well as forming and heat treating. Filing Code: SS-898. Producer or source: J & L Specialty Steel Inc.

CarTech 347 is a niobium+tantalum stabilized austenitic stainless steel. Like Type 321 austenitic stainless steel, it has superior intergranular corrosion resistance as compared to typical 18-8 austenitic stainless steels. Since niobium and tantalum have stronger affinity for carbon than chromium, carbides of those elements tend to precipitate randomly within the grains instead of forming continuous patterns at the grain boundaries. CarTech 347 should be considered for applications requiring intermittent heating between 425 and 900 °C (800 and 1650 °F). This datasheet provides information on composition, physical properties, hardness, and tensile properties. It also includes information on corrosion resistance as well as forming, heat treating, machining, and joining. Filing Code: SS-1339. Producer or source: Carpenter Technology Corporation.