ASTM B708 Specification

Scope

 This specification covers unalloyed and alloyed tantalum plate, sheet, and strip as follows. R05200, unalloyed tantalum, electron-beam furnace or vacuum-arc melt, or both, R05400, unalloyed tantalum, powder-metallurgy consolidation, R05255, tantalum alloy, 90 % tantalum, 10 % tungsten, electron-beam furnace of vacuum-arc melt, or both, R05252, tantalum alloy, 97.5 % tantalum, 2.5 % tungsten, electron-beam furnace or vacuum-arc melt, or both, and R05240, tantalum alloy, 60 % tantalum, 40 % nobium, electron-beam furnace or vacuum-arc melt. The values stated in inch-pound units are to be regarded as the standard. The values given in parentheses are for information only.

Chemical Composition

Content, max, weight %

Element
Electron-Beam Cast (R05200) Vacuum-Arc Cast (R05200) Unalloyed TantalumSintered (R05400) Unalloyed TantalumElectron-Beam Cast (R05255) Vacuum-Arc Cast (R05255) 90 % Tantalum 10 % TungstenElectron-Beam Cast (R05252) Vacuum-Arc Cast (R05252) 97.5 % Tantalum 2.5 % TungstenElectron Beam Cast (R05240) Vacuum-Arc Cast (R05240) 60 % Tantalum 40 % Niobium
C0.0100.0100.0100.0100.010
O0.0150.030.0150.0150.020
N0.0100.0100.0100.0100.010
H0.00150.00150.00150.00150.0015
Fe0.0100.0100.0100.0100.010
Mo0.0200.0200.0200.0200.020
Nb0.1000.1000.1000.5035.0-42.0
Ni0.0100.0100.0100.0100.010
Si0.0050.0050.0050.0050.005
Ti0.0100.0100.0100.0100.010
W0.050.059.0-11.02.0-3.50.050
Taremainderremainderremainderremainderremainder
Content, max, weight %

Element
Electron-Beam Cast (R05200) Vacuum-Arc Cast (R05200) Unalloyed TantalumSintered (R05400) Unalloyed TantalumElectron-Beam Cast (R05255) Vacuum-Arc Cast (R05255) 90 % Tantalum 10 % TungstenElectron-Beam Cast (R05252) Vacuum-Arc Cast (R05252) 97.5 % Tantalum 2.5 % TungstenElectron Beam Cast (R05240) Vacuum-Arc Cast (R05240) 60 % Tantalum 40 % Niobium
O0.0250.0350.0250.0250.025
N0.0100.0100.0100.0100.010
H0.00150.00150.00150.00150.0015
C0.0200.0200.0200.0200.020

Mechanical Properties for Annealed Plate, Sheet, and Strip


Grade and Form
 Annealed Condition
Ultimate Tensile Strength, min, psi (MPa)Yield Strength, min, psi (MPa) (2 % Offset)Elongation, min, % (1-in. Gage Length)
Unalloyed tantalum (R05200) (R05400) Plate, sheet and strip    
 < 0.060 in. thick30 000 (207)20 000 (138)20
 ≥ 0.060 in. thick25 000 (172)15 000 (103)30
90 % tantalum – 10 % tungsten (R05255)    
 Sheet and strip70 000 (482)60 000 (414)15
 Plate70 000 (482)55 000 (379)20
97.5 % tantalum – 2.5 % tungsten (R05252)    
 < 0.125 in. thick40 000 (276)30 000 (207)20
 ≥ 0.125 in. thick40 000 (276)22 000 (152)25
60 % tantalum – 40 % niobium (R05240)    
 < 0.060 in. thick35 000 (241)20 000 (138)25
 ≥ 0.060 in. thick35 000 (241)15 000 (103)25