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For example, porous tantalum coatings are used in the construction of titanium implants due to tantalum's exceptional ability to form a direct bond to hard tissue. [74] Because tantalum is a non-ferrous, non-magnetic metal, tantalum implants are considered to be acceptable for patients undergoing MRI procedures.
The first tantalum electrolytic capacitors with wound tantalum foils and non-solid electrolyte were developed in 1930 by Tansitor Electronic Inc. (US), and were used for military purposes. [ 21 ] Solid electrolyte tantalum capacitors were invented by Bell Laboratories in the early 1950s as a miniaturized and more reliable low-voltage support ...
Tantalum carbide is widely used as sintering additive in ultra-high temperature ceramics (UHTCs) or as a ceramic reinforcement in high-entropy alloys (HEAs) due to its excellent physical properties in melting point, hardness, elastic modulus, thermal conductivity, thermal shock resistance, and chemical stability, which makes it a desirable ...
Variation of COB, where a chip is mounted directly to a flex circuit. Unlike COB, it may not use wires nor be covered with epoxy, using underfill instead. TAB: Tape-automated bonding: Variation of COF, where a flip chip is mounted directly to a flex circuit without the use of bonding wires. Used by LCD driver ICs. COG: Chip-on-glass
Tantalum ores often contain significant amounts of niobium, which is itself a valuable metal.As such, both metals are extracted so that they may be sold. The overall process is one of hydrometallurgy and begins with a leaching step; in which the ore is treated with hydrofluoric acid and sulfuric acid to produce water-soluble hydrogen fluorides, such as the heptafluorotantalate.
Tantalum arsenide is a compound of tantalum and arsenic with the formula TaAs. It is notable as being the first topological Weyl semimetal that was identified and characterized by ARPES . [ 3 ]
Treatment of tantalum pentachloride with hexamethylbenzene (C 6 Me 6), aluminium, and aluminium trichloride gives [M(η 6-C 6 Me 6)AlCl 4] 2. [7] Tantalum-alkyne complexes [8] catalyze cyclotrimerizations. [9] [10] Some tantalum-alkyne complexes are precursors to allylic alcohols. [11] Tantalacyclopropenes are invoked as intermediates.
Tantalcarbide is a rare mineral of tantalum carbide with formula TaC. With a molecular weight of 192.96 g/mol, its primary constituents are tantalum (93.78%) and carbon (6.22%), and has an isometric crystal system. [2] It generally exhibits a bronze or brown to yellow color. On the Mohs hardness scale it registers as a 6–7. [3]