How is Tantalum Different?
Tantulum is dense, ductile, VERY hard, easily fabricated and highly conductive of heat and electricity. Unlike most contemporary metals, Tantalum is renowned for its resistance to corrosion by acids; Tantalum is almost completely immune to attack by normally aggressive acids.
It is estimated that there are less than 50 years left of Tantalum resources, based on extraction of current rates, demonstrating the rarity of the metal within the contemporary metals market.
