Tantalum bụ ihe igwe.Ọ kachasị dị na tantalite yana niobium na-ebikọ ọnụ.Tantalum nwere ike na-agafeghị oke na ductility.Enwere ike ịdọrọ ya n'ime filaments iji mee obere foils.Ọnụego mgbasawanye ọkụ ya dị obere.Ngwongwo kemịkalụ mara mma, nguzogide corrosion dị elu, enwere ike iji mee ka arịa ndị na-ekpofu ọkụ, wdg, enwere ike iji ya dị ka electrodes, electrolysis, capacitors na rectifiers nke ọkpọkọ elektrọn.