Table 1.

Chemical composition of Ti–xTa alloys.

Alloy	Ti	Ta	O	N	C
	(wt. %)	(wt. %)	(wt. ppm)	(wt. ppm)	(wt. ppm)
Ti–5Ta	94.20 ± 0.06	4.92 ± 0.05	180 ± 14	80 ± 7	110 ± 8
Ti–15Ta	84.41 ± 0.06	14.82 ± 0.07	162 ± 11	75 ± 5	101 ± 6
Ti–25Ta	74.52 ± 0.05	24.89 ± 0.09	158 ± 12	82 ± 6	103 ± 5
Ti–30Ta	69.61 ± 0.07	29.67 ± 0.05	172 ± 11	78 ± 5	111 ± 4