Tantalum(III) aluminide
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Tantalum aluminide (Ta
Al3) is an inorganic chemical compound
. This compound and Ta3Al are stable, refractory, and reflective, and they have been proposed as coatings for use in infrared
wave mirrors.
Tantalum
Tantalum is a chemical element with the symbol Ta and atomic number 73. Previously known as tantalium, the name comes from Tantalus, a character in Greek mythology. Tantalum is a rare, hard, blue-gray, lustrous transition metal that is highly corrosion resistant. It is part of the refractory...
Al3) is an inorganic chemical compound
Chemical compound
A chemical compound is a pure chemical substance consisting of two or more different chemical elements that can be separated into simpler substances by chemical reactions. Chemical compounds have a unique and defined chemical structure; they consist of a fixed ratio of atoms that are held together...
. This compound and Ta3Al are stable, refractory, and reflective, and they have been proposed as coatings for use in infrared
Infrared
Infrared light is electromagnetic radiation with a wavelength longer than that of visible light, measured from the nominal edge of visible red light at 0.74 micrometres , and extending conventionally to 300 µm...
wave mirrors.