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Tantalum

Tantalum seamless or welded tube and tantalum plate or sheet routes for specified chemical-service and fabrication RFQs.

This category routes RFQs to tantalum seamless or welded tube under ASTM B521 and tantalum plate, sheet or strip under ASTM B708 when the applicable standard is ordered. State the exact UNS, such as R05200 or R05400, rather than relying on a general tantalum label.
Send product form, exact UNS, dimensions, condition, surface, quantity, service media, concentration, temperature, pressure where relevant, and the required inspection documents. The page routes procurement and does not provide a universal corrosion guarantee; final material selection remains governed by the buyer’s engineering specification.

Tantalum tube, plate and sheet selection

This category routes two different tantalum product specifications. Select tube or flat-rolled material first, then define the exact UNS, dimensions, condition and the service data needed for engineering review.

Available routeGrade / UNSProduct standardRFQ inputsProduct page
Seamless or welded tubeR05200, R05400 or ordered alloyASTM B521 when orderedUNS, OD, wall, length, seamless or welded route, quantity and NDTTantalum pipe and tube
Plate, sheet or stripR05200, R05400 or ordered alloyASTM B708 when orderedUNS, thickness, width, length, condition, surface, flatness and quantityTantalum plate and sheet

Compatibility boundary: Media, concentration, temperature, pressure and fabrication route are RFQ inputs, not a universal corrosion guarantee. Final material selection remains with the buyer's engineering specification.

Send exact UNS, ASTM or project specification, dimensions, condition, quantity, service data and document scope.

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How ordering works for tantalum material

State the exact UNS and whether the order is for seamless or welded tube under ASTM B521, or plate, sheet or strip under ASTM B708. Add dimensions, condition, surface, quantity and any drawing or fabrication requirements.

Price and schedule depend on grade, form, dimensions, condition, route, quantity, inspection, documents and packing. Minimum quantity, stock position and lead time are confirmed only after the complete RFQ and service inputs are reviewed.

Service input: Include media, concentration, temperature and pressure where relevant; the buyer's engineering specification remains the material-selection authority.

Tantalum RFQ questions

Which Tantalum grade should be specified?

Select the grade by service medium, strength requirement, forming or machining route and any buyer drawing. Common options in this category include UNS R05200, UNS R05400, Sheet / plate, Tube / pipe.

Which standards apply to Tantalum RFQs?

The purchase order should state the applicable material or project standard. Typical references for this category include ASTM B521, ASTM B708, Purity by RFQ, Dimensional report.

What information should be sent for quotation?

Send grade, standard, dimensions, tolerance, quantity, surface condition, application, destination and required documents such as MTC or EN 10204 3.1.

More about Tantalum

Specification detail with sources

ASTM B708 separates unalloyed tantalum by how the metal was made, with R05200 designating electron beam melted material and R05400 the sintered powder metallurgy product, a distinction the mill certificate states through the UNS number rather than the word tantalum. Density gives the second check: tantalum’s 16.7 grams per cubic centimeter is nearly twice niobium’s 8.6, which is how these two closely related metals are told apart on a scale when paperwork and markings disagree.

Beiyu’s mill documentation covers titanium and nickel, not tantalum, so Beiyu prices tantalum tube and plate strictly from the buyer’s drawing and the standard the order names rather than from a range it does not hold. The quality mechanics stay the ones Beiyu runs on its documented products: chemical composition verified through one of two laboratory routes, dimensional inspection against the ordered tolerance, third party inspection when the contract calls for one, and MTC with EN 10204 3.1 under heat number traceability by order scope, confirmed only after the six RFQ fields, grade, standard, dimensions, tolerance, surface condition and inspection scope, have been reviewed.

Supply envelope for tantalum

Tantalum orders are small and drawing driven, and the two fields most often left open are the grade and the product form rather than the size.

Form Range
Sheet and plate 0.03 mm to 10 mm thick, width 30 mm to 1000 mm, length 30 mm to 2000 mm
Round bar and rod Ø3.0 mm to 100 mm, length to 3000 mm
Wire Ø0.3 mm to 3.0 mm
Pipe Ø1.0 mm to 100 mm, length to 12000 mm

The table is quoted against ASTM B365, ASTM B708 and ASTM B521 as the governing specifications for the family; which of them applies to a given item is confirmed with the order rather than assumed from the form.

Three grades are supplied: unalloyed tantalum as R05200, and the tungsten bearing grades R05252, which is Ta-2.5W, and R05255, which is Ta-10W. They are bought for different service rather than as alternatives, so the grade with its number belongs on the enquiry. Beiyu Titanium supplies the ranges in the table; sizes beyond them are reviewed one at a time against the drawing.

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Send grade, standard, size, tolerance, quantity, application and certificate requirements for review.

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