ASTM_B_708_-_12.pdf

Designation:B70812Standard Specification forTantalum and Tantalum Alloy Plate,Sheet,and Strip1This standard is issued under the fixed designation B708;the number immediately following the designation indicates the year oforiginal adoption or,in the case of revision,the year of last revision.A number in parentheses indicates the year of last reapproval.Asuperscript epsilon()indicates an editorial change since the last revision or reapproval.1.Scope1.1 This specification covers unalloyed and alloyed tanta-lum plate,sheet,and strip as follows.1.1.1 R05200,unalloyed tantalum,electron-beam furnaceor vacuum-arc melt,or both,1.1.2 R05400,unalloyed tantalum,powder-metallurgyconsolidation,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,and1.1.5 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 regardedas standard.The values given in parentheses are mathematicalconversions to SI units that are provided for information onlyand are not considered standard.1.3 This standard does not purport to address all of thesafety and/or health problems,if any,associated with its use.Itis the responsibility of the user of this standard to establishappropriate safety and health practices and determine theapplicability of regulatory limitations prior to use.2.Referenced Documents2.1 ASTM Standards:2E8 Test Methods for Tension Testing of Metallic MaterialsE29 Practice for Using Significant Digits in Test Data toDetermine Conformance with SpecificationsE112 Test Methods for Determining Average Grain Size3.Terminology3.1 Definitions of Terms Specific to This Standard:3.1.1 annealed material,nplate,sheet,or strip that hasbeen annealed.3.1.2 annealing(annealed),nthe act of heat treating tosoften plate,sheet,or strip.3.1.3 lot,nall material produced from the same ingot or asingle powder blend at one time with the same cross section,and with the same nominal metallurgical parameters.3.1.4 plate,na flat product more than 0.1853 in.(4.7 mm)in thickness.3.1.5 sheet,na flat product 6 in.(152.4 mm)or more inwidth and from 0.005 in.(0.13 mm)to 0.1875 in.(4.76 mm)inthickness.3.1.6 strip,na flat product,may be supplied in coil,lessthan 6 in.(152.4 mm)in width and from 0.005 in.(0.13 mm)to 0.1875 in.(4.76 mm)in thickness.4.Classifications4.1 The strip,sheet or plate is to be furnished in thefollowing grades:4.1.1 R05200,unalloyed tantalum,electron-beam furnaceor vacuum-arc melted,or both,4.1.2 R05400,unalloyed tantalum,powder-metallurgyconsolidation,4.1.3 R05255,tantalum alloy,90%tantalum,10%tungsten,electron-beam furnace or vacuum-arc melted,orboth,4.1.4 R05252,tantalum alloy,97.5%tantalum,2.5%tungsten,electron-beam furnace or vacuum-arc melted,orboth,4.1.5 R05240,tantalum alloy,60%tantalum,40%niobium,electron-beam furnace or vacuum-arc melted,orboth.4.1.6 For sputtering application see supplemental require-ments to grades R05200 and R05400.5.Ordering Information5.1 Orders for material under this specification shall includethe following information as applicable:5.1.1 Quantity(weight,number of pieces or other suitablemeasure of quantity),5.1.2 Name of material(tantalum plate,sheet,or strip),5.1.3 Grade(alloy and method of manufacture)(see 4.1.1 4.1.6),1This specification is under the jurisdiction of ASTM Committee B10 onReactive and Refractory Metals and Alloys and is the direct responsibility ofSubcommittee B10.03 on Niobium and Tantalum.Current edition approved Dec.1,2012.Published January 2013.Originallyapproved in 1982.Last previous edition approved in 2005 as B708 05.DOI:10.1520/B0708-12.2For referenced ASTM standards,visit the ASTM website,www.astm.org,orcontact ASTM Customer Service at serviceastm.org.For Annual Book of ASTMStandards volume information,refer to the standards Document Summary page onthe ASTM website.Copyright ASTM International,100 Barr Harbor Drive,PO Box C700,West Conshohocken,PA 19428-2959.United States1 5.1.4 ASTM Standard(Specification B708)and year ofissue,and5.1.5 Additions to the specification and supplementary re-quirements if required.6.Materials and Manufacture6.1 Material covered by this specification shall be madefrom vacuum-arc melted or electron-beam melted ingots orpowder metallurgy consolidated unalloyed tantalum.6.2 The various tantalum mill products covered by thisspecification are formed with the conventional extrusion,forging,and rolling equipment normally available in metalworking plants.6.3 All material shall be supplied in the annealed conditionunless otherwise specified by the purchaser.6.3.1 If specified on the purchase order,the material can besupplied in the“fully recrystallized”condition.In this case theplate,sheet,strip,or foil shall be 90%minimum recrystallizedas measured in accordance with 16.3.The terms“fullyannealed,”“completely,”and other similar terms