The corrosion of tantalum in oxidizing sub- and supercritical aqueous solutions of HCl, H2SO4 and H3PO4

Author: Friedrich C.   Kritzer P.   Boukis N.   Franz G.   Dinjus E.  

Publisher: Springer Publishing Company

ISSN: 0022-2461

Source: Journal of Materials Science, Vol.34, Iss.13, 1999-07, pp. : 3137-3141

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Abstract

The corrosion of tantalum was investigated in sub- and supercritical oxidizing solutions of hydrochloric, sulfuric and phosphoric acid at temperatures between 360 and 500 °C. The corrosion rates in HCl and H_2SO_4 increased strongly above the critical temperature of water, which was attributed to a phase transformation from vitreous to crystalline Ta_2O_5. Corrosion rates in H_3PO_4 were low at all temperatures due to the formation of a top phosphate layer.