In mechanical tests of tantalum-tungsten alloys with nominal tungsten contents between 0 and 10 wt% for strain rates between 0.000016 and 6800 sr and temperatures between 77 and 400 K, the addition of tungsten noticeably reduces the strain-rate dependence of the flow stress of tantalum near yield. It also subtly alters the strain-rate behavior of the work hardening, making it more like that of ...

Many studies in recent years have focused on surface engineering of implant materials in order to improve their biocompatibility and other performance. Porous tantalum implants have increasingly been used in implant surgeries, due to their biocompatibility, physical stability, and good mechanical strength. In this study we functionalized the porous tantalum implant for sustained drug delivery c...

For centuries, inflammatory/foreign body reactions have plagued the attempts of clinicians to use metals for tissue and bone reconstructions. Since corrosion contributes to the rejection of metal by the body, an extremely bioinert metal - tantalum - has been successfully used in medicine. The outstanding biocompatibility and flexibility of tantalum established the basis for a growing cadre of c...

tan films with different n2 partial pressure were deposited on 304 stainless steel using the magnetron sputtering method. the effect of gas pressure on the mechanical property, morphology and phase structure of the films is investigated by x-ray diffraction (xrd), atomic force microscopy (afm), microhardness testing, friction coefficient measurements, and wear mechanism study. the xrd results c...

BACKGROUND The aim of this study was to contrast the collapse values of the postoperative weight-bearing areas of different tantalum rod implant positions, fibula implantation, and core decompression model and to investigate the advantages and disadvantages of tantalum rod implantation in different ranges of osteonecrosis in comparison with other methods. MATERIAL AND METHODS The 3D finite el...

In traditional tantalum capacitors, the construction consists of a tantalum anode, Ta2O5 dielectric, and MnO2 as the cathode. The benefit of having MnO2, as the cathode, is the self-healing effect it provides. The conversion of MnO2 to a higher resistive state allows fault sites within the dielectric to be shut off from the rest of the capacitor. To mitigate problems developed during reflow, it...

FTIR spectroscopic and electrochemical characterizations of tantalum(V) in 1-butyl-1-methylpyrrolidinium trifluoromethanesulfonate (Pyr14TFMS)-TaCl5 ionic liquids are performed with 5, 15, and 35 mol% TaCl5 as the media for potential electrochemical application. On the basis of FTIR spectra the electrochemical active species are identified as follows: [TaOCl4]−, [TaOCl5]2−, [TaCl5F]−, and [TaCl...

State-of-the-art melting of tantalum and tantalum alloys has relied on electron beam (EB) or vacuum arc remelting (VAR) for commercial ingot production. Plasma arc melting (PAM) provides an alternative for melting tantalum that contains very high levels of interstitials where other melting techniques can not be applied. Previous work in this area centered on plasma arc melt quality and final in...

Recently, PEO process of tantalum has been developed as a method of producing corrosion-resistant, hard, wear-resistant, and biocompatible as well as having good adhesion coatings. In this review, we present the results of PEO process of tantalum in three main electrolytes. This review tries to measure the effect of electrolyte composition and voltage that were used within PEO procedure on the ...