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Tantalum

Synonym(s):

Ta

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Empirical Formula (Hill Notation):
Ta
CAS Number:
7440-25-7
Molecular Weight:
180.95
MDL number:
MFCD00011252
UNSPSC Code:
12141741
PubChem Substance ID:
24878801
NACRES:
NA.23

vapor pressure

<0.01 mmHg ( 537.2 °C)

autoignition temp.

572 °F

resistivity

13.5 μΩ-cm, 20°C

bp

5425 °C (lit.)

mp

2996 °C (lit.)

density

16.69 g/cm3 (lit.)

SMILES string

[Ta]

InChI

1S/Ta

InChI key

GUVRBAGPIYLISA-UHFFFAOYSA-N

Application

Tantalum powder, a semiconducting material, is used as a photocatalyst and shows high efficiency in the solar splitting of water. Its biocompatibility makes it useful in the development of medical devices and implants.

Pictograms

Flame
GHS02

Signal Word

Danger

Hazard Statements

H228

Hazard Classifications

Flam. Sol. 1

Storage Class Code

4.1B - Flammable solid hazardous materials

WGK

nwg

Flash Point(F)

Not applicable

Flash Point(C)

Not applicable

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Tantalum-based semiconductors for solar water splitting
Zhang P, et al.
Chemical Society Reviews, 43(13), 4395-4422 (2014)
Additively manufactured porous tantalum implants
Wauthle R, et al.
Acta Biomaterialia, 14(13), 217-225 (2015)
Yongyuan Guo et al.
International journal of molecular medicine, 31(3), 689-697 (2013-01-23)
Titanium (Ti) alloys of the β-type are highly attractive metallic materials for biomedical applications due to their low elastic modulus, high corrosion resistance and notable biocompatibility. A new β-type Ti35Nb2Ta3Zr alloy with a low Young's modulus of approximately 48 GPa was previously
Biomimetic oxygen activation by MoS2/Ta3N5 nanocomposites for selective aerobic oxidation.
Qingsheng Gao et al.
Angewandte Chemie (International ed. in English), 51(47), 11740-11744 (2012-10-17)
S Nag et al.
Journal of the mechanical behavior of biomedical materials, 16, 21-28 (2012-11-10)
Microstructure and mechanical properties of laser deposited complex quaternary Ti-34Nb-7Zr-7Ta (all wt%), an orthopedic load-bearing implant alloy, has been investigated in detail in both as-deposited as well as heat-treated (β-solutionized and quenched) conditions. The difference in stress-strain behavior of this
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