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Titanium Fastener VS. Stainless Steel Fastener, How to Choose?

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Introduction A range of metals has been utilized and explored ever since the Bronze Age. You can find metallic equipment everywhere such as daily appliances, industrial devices, and construction materials. Figure 1. Titanium Fasteners Both titanium and stainless steel are popular materials with industrial uses. This article is going to introduce their features and applications […]

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Where & Why Tungsten Heavy Alloy is Used?

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Introduction Tungsten heavy alloy (WHA) is a tungsten-based alloy that contains at least 90% tungsten and 10% other metals such as nickel, iron, and copper. WHA stands out for great thermal performance, high hardness, large density, and other notable properties. With these desirable features, tungsten heavy alloy found lots of applications including counterweights, radiation shields, […]

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Pure Tantalum or Tantalum Tungsten Alloy – Which is Better?

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Introduction Tantalum has been a buzzword recently. Pure tantalum and tantalum tungsten alloy are widely used in a broad range of fields including chemical reactions, medical surgeries, and aerospace. Both of them are refractory metal materials with perfect properties, so it may be quite difficult to make your choice between them. This article is going […]

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Why are Refractory Metals Used in Nuclear Reactions?

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Refractory metals are metallic elements of the periodic table with unique properties such as extremely high melting points. However, they can remain solid at room temperature. These characteristics make these materials ideal for research-based and critical nuclear reactions. What Are Refractory Metals? Refractory metals possess a melting point above 2,000° Celsius (3,632° F) and are […]

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What are the Military Applications of Tungsten?

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Tungsten (W) is an element with an atomic number of 74. It is a metal found on the earth, usually as a compound with other elements. The works of Juan Jose and Fausto Elhuyar, two Spanish chemists, brought about its discovery in 1781. It was discovered as a composite of an element known as Wolframite […]

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Future Technological Challenges for Rare Earth Metals

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In the past few decades, new and evolving technologies have provided companies with many of the most important opportunities, but they have also brought troubles. In the next few years, inventions that are currently being developed and adopted by app developers will become more popular and powerful. We don’t yet know the possible consequences of […]

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The Difference between Tungsten Silver Alloy and Tungsten Copper Alloy

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The Difference between Tungsten Silver Alloy and Tungsten Copper Alloy Tungsten silver alloy and tungsten copper alloy are both tungsten-based alloys, both of which can be used in aerospace, aviation, electronics, military, defense, and other fields. However, due to their different doping elements, there is a big difference in performance between the two. So in this […]

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Characteristics and Uses of W-Ag Alloy

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Characteristics and Uses of W-Ag Alloy W-Ag alloy is an alloy composed of tungsten and silver, with a silver content of 30% to 70%. It has the characteristics of high hardness, good welding performance, arc erosion resistance, adhesion resistance, and fusion welding resistance. Therefore, it has a wider range of uses in industry and circuit breakers. For example, […]

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Tungsten Alloy for Forklift Counterweight

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Tungsten Alloy for Forklift Counterweight The reason why tungsten alloy is used as the main raw material for the forklift counterweight is that it has a higher proportion than other counterweights. To put it more simply, when the volume is the same, the weight of tungsten alloy is much higher than the weight of other […]

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Tungsten Copper Alloy for Rocket Throat Lining

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Tungsten Copper Alloy for Rocket Throat Lining Tungsten copper alloy is an alloy composed of tungsten and copper, which has the advantages of both copper and tungsten. Thanks to their excellent properties, tungsten copper alloys are widely used in aerospace, aviation, electronics, electric power, metallurgy, machinery, sports equipment, and other industries. In this article, let’s take […]

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