THE GREAT MULLARD MAGIC BLOG — tantalum

      Ah, the good old TS2,  advanced for its time but a stillborn project as it was canned by the Labour government of the day.    It's interesting to see mention of tantalum capacitors being used on the TSR2  but hardly exclusive to the electronics only as Tantalum has been used extensively in the superalloys  used in jet engine manufacture since the  1960s. The very high melting point of tantalum (3017°C, 5463°F)  helps strengthen the superalloy and guarantee long service times. Going back to tantalum capacitors though, which are typically made by sintering tantalum granules together then forming a...