Applications of Tantalum (Ta) and niobium (Nb)

Tantalum (Ta) and niobium (Nb) are rare metal with high melting point (Ta 2996 ℃, niobium 2468 ℃), and high boiling point (tantalum 5427 ℃, niobium 5127 ℃), with its appearance looks like steel, gray gloss, dark gray powder, having features of corrosion resistance, superconductivity, unipolar conductivity and high strength at high temperatures.

Tantalum become alternative of Original expensive medical material

Tantalum is desirable biocompatible material. Porous tantalum metal due to its large porosity approaching human trabecular bone, its elasticity close to human bone elasticity, and with a good biocompatibility, so called trabecular metal. Human bone tissue can ingrowth pores of the metal tantalum rod perfectly.