| Form | Thickness, Diameter, Wall (inches) |
Width, Length (inches) |
| Foil |
0.002 - 0.004 |
6 max, coil |
| Sheet |
0.005 - 0.019 |
12, coil |
| Sheet |
0.020 - 0.100 |
36, 96 (typical) |
| Plate |
0.125 - 2.000 |
<36, total weight 250 lb |
| Wire | 0.005 - 0.124 | Coil <144 Straight Lengths 0.040 - 0.124 |
| Rod | 0.125 - 0.625 0.625 - 3.000 Diameter |
Coil or Straight Lengths <144 |
| Billet | Normally 3.500 | Length dependent upon weight |
| Metallurgical Grade Powder | - | Powder 325 mesh normal, other sizes available on request |
Typical Sputtering Grade Tantalum Purity
| Impurities (ppm) |
5N Ta |
4N5 Ta |
4N Ta | 3N5 Ta |
| FE |
<1 |
<1 | <1 | <5 |
| Ni |
<1 | <1 | <1 | <5 |
| Cr |
<1 | <1 | <1 | <5 |
| Cu |
<1 | <1 | <1 | <5 |
| Nb |
<10 | <50 | <100 | <500 |
| W |
<8 |
<25 |
<80 | <150 |
| Mo |
<5 | <25 |
<50 | <100 |
| Na | <0.4 |
<0.4 |
<1 | <5 |
| Li | <0.1 | <0.1 | <1 | <5 |
| K | <0.4 | <0.4 | <1 | <5 |
| U | <0.001 | <0.005 | <0.005 | <0.005 |
| Th | <0.001 | <0.005 | <0.005 | <0.005 |
| Others | <0.1 | <1 | <5 | <10 |
| C | <30 | <40 | <40 | - |
| O | <80 | <80 | <100 | <100 |
| N | <30 | <40 | <40 | <50 |
| H | <5 | <10 | <10 | <10 |