1.1 This specification covers unalloyed and alloyed tantalum plate, sheet, and strip as follows.
1.1.1 R05200, unalloyed tantalum, electron-beam furnace or vacuum-arc melt, or both,
1.1.2 R05400, unalloyed tantalum, powder-metallurgy consolidation,
1.1.3 R05255, tantalum alloy, 90 % tantalum, 10 % tungsten, electron-beam furnace of vacuum-arc melt, or both,
1.1.4 R05252, tantalum alloy, 97.5 % tantalum,
2.5 % tungsten, electron-beam furnace or vacuum-arc melt, or both, and
1.1.5 R05240, tantalum alloy, 60 % tantalum, 40 % niobium, electron-beam furnace or vacuum-arc melt.
1.2 The values stated in inch-pound units are to be regarded as standard. The values given in parentheses are mathematical conversions to SI units that are provided for information only and are not considered standard.
1.3 This standard does not purport to address all of the safety and/or health problems, if any, associated with its use. It is the responsibility of the user of this standard to establish appropriate safety, health, and environmental practices and determine the applicability of regulatory limitations prior to use.
1.4 This international standard was developed in accordance with internationally recognized principles on standardization established in the Decision on Principles for the Development of International Standards, Guides and Recommendations issued by the World Trade Organization Technical Barriers to Trade (TBT) Committee.
ASTM B708-12(2019) Referenced Document
ASTM E112 Standard Test Methods for Determining Average Grain Size
ASTM E29 Standard Practice for Using Significant Digits in Test Data to Determine Conformance with Specifications
ASTM E8 Standard Test Methods for Tension Testing of Metallic Materials
ASTM B708-12(2019) history
2019ASTM B708-12(2019) Standard Specification for Tantalum and Tantalum Alloy Plate, Sheet, and Strip
2012ASTM B708-12 Standard Specification for Tantalum and Tantalum Alloy Plate, Sheet, and Strip
2005ASTM B708-05 Standard Specification for Tantalum and Tantalum Alloy Plate, Sheet, and Strip
2001ASTM B708-01 Standard Specification for Tantalum and Tantalum Alloy Plate, Sheet, and Strip
1998ASTM B708-98 Standard Specification for Tantalum and Tantalum Alloy Plate, Sheet, and Strip