Medical

Tantalum has high strength and ductility with excellent corrosion resistance and thermal conductivity. Independent third party scientific studies have indicated tantalum has high biocompatibility, and as a pure metal, no measurable toxicity and possesses osteointegration and elastic modulus properties comparable to similar bone properties.*

GAM produces tantalum and tantalum alloys for medical and dental applications at the Boyertown PA USA site and is the worlds only fully integrated and conflict free supplier of tantalum products for medical and dental applications.

GAM’s additive manufacturing business also provides high purity angular or spherical Ta and Ta2.5W powders that third-party research has indicated suitable for medical and dental applications. Please see the Additive Manufacturing page for additional details.