ASTM B365 Specification

Forgings, Fasteners, Boltings, Stud Bolts, Screws, Nuts

Scope

ASTM B365 specification covers unalloyed and alloyed tantalum rod and wire. The materials covered by this specification are: R05200, unalloyed tantalum, electron-beam furnace or vacuum-arc melt, or both, R05400, unalloyed tantalum, powder-metallurgy consolidation, R05255, tantalum alloy, 90 % tantalum 10 % tungsten, electron-beam furnace or vacuum-arc melt, or both, R05252, tantalum alloy, 97.5 % tantalum 2.5 % tungsten, electron-beam furnace or vacuum-arc melt, or both, and R05240 tantalum alloy, 60 % tantalum 40 % columbium, electron-beam furnace or vacuum-arc melt, or both. The values stated in inch-pound units are to be regarded as the standard. The values given in parentheses are for information only.

Related Specifications of ASTM B365

ASTM B365 Chemical Composition

Element C O N H Nb Fe Ti W Mo Si Ni Ta
Content, max, % weight Grades Electron-Beam Cast (R05200) Vacuum-Arc Cast (R05200) Unalloyed Tantalum 0.01 0.015 0.01 0.0015 0.1 0.01 0.01 0.05 0.02 0.005 0.01 remainder
Sintered (R05400) Unalloyed Tantalum 0.01 0.03 0.01 0.0015 0.1 0.01 0.01 0.05 0.02 0.005 0.01 remainder
Electron-Beam Cast (R05255) Vacuum-Arc Cast (R05255) 90 % Tantalum 10 % Tungsten 0.01 0.015 0.01 0.0015 0.1 0.01 0.01 9.0-11.0 0.02 0.005 0.01 remainder
Electron-Beam Cast (R05252) Vacuum-Arc Cast (R05252) 97.5 % Tantalum 2.5 % Tungsten 0.01 0.015 0.01 0.0015 0.5 0.01 0.01 2.0-3.5 0.02 0.005 0.01 remainder
Electron-Beam Cast (R05240) Vacuum-Arc Cast (R05240) 60 % Tantalum 40 % Columbium 0.01 0.02 0.01 0.0015 35.0-42.0 0.01 0.01 0.05 0.02 0.005 0.01 remainder

ASTM B365 Mechanical Requirements

  Rod
0.125 in. (3.18 mm) to 2.5 in. (63.5 mm) Diameter
Ultimate Tensile Strength, min, psi (MPa) Yield Strength, min, psi (MPa) Elongation, min, % 1 in. (25.4 mm) Gage Length
Unalloyed tantalum (R05200 and R05400) 25 000 (172) 15 000 (103) 25
97.5 % tantalum 2.5 % tungsten (R05252) 40 000 (276) 28 000 (193) 20
90 % tantalum 10 % tungsten R05255 70 000 (482) 55 000 (379) 20
60 % tantalum 40 % columbium (R05240) 35 000 (244) 15 000 (103) 25
  Diameter, in. (mm) Ultimate Tensile Strength, min, psi (MPa) Elongation min, %A
Unalloyed tantalum (R05200 and R05400) 0.010 (0.254) to 0.0149 (0.379) 35 000 (241) 10
0.015 (0.381) to 0.0249 (0.633) 35 000 (241) 15
0.025 (0.635) to 0.124 (3.14) 30 000 (207) 20
97.5 % tantalum 2.5 % tungsten (R05252) 0.010 (0.254) to 0.0149 (0.379) 40 000 (276) 5
0.015 (0.381) to 0.0249 (0.633) 40 000 (276) 10
0.025 (0.635) to 0.124 (3.14) 40 000 (276) 15
90 % tantalum 10 % tungsten (R05255) 0.010 (0.254) to 0.0149 (0.379) 70 000 (482) 5
0.015 (0.381) to 0.0249 (0.633) 70 000 (482) 10
0.025 (0.635) to 0.124 (3.14) 70 000 (482) 15
60 % tantalum 40 % columbium (R05240) 0.010 (0.254) to 0.0149 35 000 (244) 10
(0.379) 0.015 (0.381) to 0.0249 (0.633) 35 000 (244) 15
0.025 (0.635) to 0.124 (3.14) 35 000 (244) 20
  • A. 10-in. (254-mm) gage length to 0.050 in. (1.27-mm) diameter and 1-in. (25.4-mm) or 2-in. (50.8-mm) gage length over 0.050-in. (1.27-mm) diameter.

ASTM B365 Certifications

  • EN 10204 3.1
  • EN 10204 3.2
  • PED 2014/68/EC
  • MERKBLATT AD 2000 W2/W7/W10
  • API 20 E BSL 1/ BSL 2
  • NACE MR 0175
  • NACE MR 0103