This product has historical factory records. Recorded pack sizes and purity can be used as a supply reference, while project-specific availability is confirmed by inquiry.
9797 °F at 760 mmHg (NIOSH, 2024)
5429 °C
5425 °C
9797 °F
Density
16.65 (metal), 14.40 (powder) (NIOSH, 2024) - Denser than water; will sink
14.491 g/cu cm (powder); 16.6 g/cu cm (worked metal)
14.5 g/cm³
16.65 (metal) 14.40 (powder)
Physical Description
Tantalum dust is a black odorless powder. mp: 2996 °C, bp: approx. 5250 °C. Density: 16.65 g/cm3. Insoluble in water. Tantalum oxide dust is a white, microcrystalline powder mp: 1800 °C. Density: 7.6 g/cm3. Insoluble in water. The mixture is listed as a toxic inhalation hazard by OSHA.
Dry Powder, Other Solid
BLACK SOLID IN VARIOUS FORMS.
Steel-blue to gray solid or black, odorless powder.
Metal: Steel-blue to gray solid or black, odorless powder.
Appearance
Silvery gray metal, body-centered cubic crystal structure
CUBIC OR POWDER
Gray, very hard, malleable, ductile metal
Black powder; steel-blue-colored metal when unpolished, nearly platinum white when polished
Metal: Steel-blue to gray solid or black powder.