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Tantalum

tube, 100mm, outside diameter 0.31mm, inside diameter 0.19mm, wall thickness 0.06mm, as drawn, 99.9%

Synonym(s):

Tantalum, TA007030, Ta

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

vapor pressure

<0.01 mmHg ( 537.2 °C)

Assay

99.9%

form

tubes

autoignition temp.

572 °F

manufacturer/tradename

Goodfellow 374-559-70

resistivity

13.5 μΩ-cm, 20°C

L × wall thickness

100 mm × 0.06 mm

O.D. × I.D.

0.31 mm × 0.19 mm

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

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Brett Levine et al.
The journal of knee surgery, 20(3), 185-194 (2007-08-02)
Porous tantalum represents an alternative metal for primary and revision total knee arthroplasty (TKA) with several unique properties. Tantalum is a transition metal, which in its bulk form has shown excellent biocompatibility and is safe to use in vivo as
Nilesh Patil et al.
Journal of biomedical materials research. Part B, Applied biomaterials, 89(1), 242-251 (2008-10-08)
Conventional porous-coated joint prostheses used in hip and knee reconstruction have demonstrated good clinical results, however, these implants possess some inherent shortcomings such as low volumetric porosity, suboptimal frictional characteristics, and higher modulus of elasticity relative to that of bone.
Robert Cohen
American journal of orthopedics (Belle Mead, N.J.), 31(4), 216-217 (2002-05-15)
Conventional materials used for orthopedic reconstruction implants limit the design of new and improved implants. Solid metal is rigid. Porous fixation surfaces have low volumetric porosity available for biologic ingrowth and low frictional characteristics for initial implant stability and have
Jian Lu et al.
Zhongguo xiu fu chong jian wai ke za zhi = Zhongguo xiufu chongjian waike zazhi = Chinese journal of reparative and reconstructive surgery, 26(2), 244-247 (2012-03-13)
To review the progress in the treatment of bone defect by porous tantalum implant. Recent literature was extensively reviewed and summarized, concerning the treatment method of bone defect by porous tantalum implant. By right of their unique properties, porous tantalum
J Black
Clinical materials, 16(3), 167-173 (1993-12-09)
A detailed literature search was carried out to define the current knowledge about the biological performance of tantalum. The pure metal appears, to a great degree, to be inert both in vivo and in vitro. Both the pure metal and

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