Tantalum - Periodic Table of Videos

[b1912313]

Is tantalum good to be used as anodes for electrolysis?

[sockington1]

I wish google would fuck off with the fucking annoying adverts - wankers

[TrollingAround]

@sockington1 - wrap them in tantalum and pass 10,000volts throught it ;-)

[bushiyo2]

The professor gave off a really weird vibe in this video. He almost seemed depressed :O

maybe it's just me o__0

[KaslarProductions]

I always buy tantalum caps. also I love silver mica caps

[twisterfield651]

Tantalum is named after tantalus in greek mythology, who had to stand up to his neck in water for eternity and not allowed to drink any

[josan2964]

@twisterfield651 Don't forget the grapes up on a hook. The water prevented him from reaching it :)

[Paint00076]

Congo!

[sabati3]

Tantalum is used in cellphones now.. Since it stores charge..

[AgentCROCODILE]

Tantalums... used in some capacitors (which are polarized) because such capacitors can have a high capacitance, and unlike their aluminium electrolytic counterparts, can last longer. I heard that before, tantalums could spontaneously combust, which is why they weren't initially popular.

But now a days they are better but they are still more expensive than Al electrolytics per uF of capacitance. So you won't see them being used as power supply smoothing caps any time soon. :)

[ezasad]

In the semiconductor industry, Tanalum and Tanatalum Nitride are heavily used as a barrier film for Copper. (Cu lines are used to carry currents and Cu plugs are used to interconnect multi-level Cu lines. Cu tends to diffuse fairly fast in the surrounding oxide so we basically encapsulate Cu with a Ta/TaN barrier).

For capacitor applications, we use Tantalum pentaoxide as the dielectric material in capacitors for specialized applications only.

[Defonthana]

awww may you should've added the information of why tantalum is so important in making coltan, or rather why coltan (and so tantalum) itelf isn't so easy to replace and so is causing problems in the Kongo. (the chemical interests in it) But may its just my opinion...and the video would going to be too long ;-)

[Envergure]

This video could use a revamp. The process for making tantalum capacitors is very clever!

[zeppelin812]

i I would listen to this scientist eternally if could... beautiful English...

[orion198606]

Tantalum is strong and hard as steel. Chemically stable more than stainlesss steel. And more ductile than pure copper.

It's perfect material for EFP and explosive jammer.

[orion198606]

Tantalum is hard and ductile. As trong as stainless stell and more ductile than copper. With high chemical and physical stability.

Perfect choice for EFP. and explosive forming jammer.

[1RadicalOne]

Is tantalum in 'ceramic' capacitors (pink-orange discs), electrolytic ones (dark-colored cylinders), or both?

[Direkin]

@1RadicalOne They're in tantalum capacitors (solid state monolith and bead type) though you can get tantalum based electrolytics.

[DeltaPhi79]

One of the best examples of the English accent. "Haven't got a clue what it's used for."

[Ashitakaandsan]

@DeltaPhi79 cooooold

[DeltaPhi79]

@Ashitakaandsan Wasn't meant as an offense.... Just a way you CAN'T mistake an Englishman or someone else by the way they talk... ^-^''

[douro20]

It is also used in jewelry.

[divinerbird]

Tantalum is a refractory metal, used for making furnace components and boats for high temperature alloy synthesis.

[handianus]

I love tantalum!

[bcrscahh198987]

Tantalum are used in making flux capacitors in back-to-the-future cars?

[bankeh]

I live 5-`0 minutes from a tantalum mine, it gets shipped right to the Canadian space agency as well as nasa, its used in making shuttle, now i think its because its super resistant to heat that it makes up part of the heat sheildings on the shuttle

[ElveeKaye]

How do they know which types of metals are best in electronics? Do they just keep trying different ones until something works?

[chao129]

That is exactly what "Research" means.

[akkuyuki]

well they don't try all. they check the already known facts about what they want to use(in this case electronic conductors). and if it's possible that it might work they try it.

[bigkahunaburger55555]

that's engineering not research... pfffff

[saintaureus]

I eat tantalum for breakfast.

[meat78]

KEN STOP WATCHING!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[midlanddancer1]

Hahahahahahahahahahaha sooooooooooooooo funny!!!!!!!!!!!

[Paxmax]

In the early days tantalum capacitors had a nasty habit of catching fire and explode.

The manufacturing process is better today, and tantalum suits best with electronics using lower voltage.

[Zoogle88]

i wanna know what the flux capacitor is made of lol

[ThatGuyFromAustria]

Imagination, I guess ;-)

[chao129]

Mercury vapour inside a glass tube coated with phosphors, and electrodes at both ends to run electricity through it.

[kiddy9101]

tantalum haven got a clue what its used for..hahaha

[manzilla86]

Hey, I thought that was funny too!

[1trip711]

rad