1" (1.0000") OD X 0.685" ID TANTALUM ROUND TUBE

THE RAREST STABLE METAL IN OUR SOLAR SYSTEM! TANTALUM IS A DURABLE, SCRATCH RESISTANT, SHATTERPROOF, EXPENSIVE, HYPO-ALLERGENIC, DENSE (SPECIFIC WEIGHT OF 16.65 MAKING ITS WEIGHT SIMILAR TO 20K GOLD) AND ULTRA-CORROSION RESISTANT METAL. IT’S MECHANICAL PROPERTIES ALLOW IT TO BE HIGHLY DUCTILE AND VERY MALLEABLE BUT MAKE IT A DIFFICULT TO MACHINE METAL. EXTREMELY (AND WE MEAN EXTREMELY) SHARP HIGH SPEED STEEL TOOLING AND FAST SPEEDS COMBINED WITH OIL AS A LUBRICANT AND SMALL CUTS WILL START YOU OFF IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION.

COMPOSITION:

• (Ta) TANTALUM – 99.95%