Category: Tungsten

Tungsten also referred to as Wolfram, is a chemical element with the chemical symbol W and atomic number 74. After Carbon, Tungsten has the highest melting point of all elements. Tungsten is among the heaviest metals found on Earth. It has excellent high-temperature mechanical properties, with the lowest expansion coefficient and highest conductivity of all metals.

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Application of High Specific Gravity Tungsten Alloy in Medical Shielding

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Application of High Specific Gravity Tungsten Alloy in Medical Shielding With the development of medical technology, more and more radiation devices appear in our lives. The hazards of radiation and how to protect people from radiation hazards have aroused people’s attention. In order to protect patients, doctors, nurses, and others from radiation hazards, radioactive sources must be […]

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High-Purity Tungsten Target for Semiconductor Chips

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High-Purity Tungsten Target for Semiconductor Chips The high-purity tungsten target is a typical chemical product of transition metal tungsten. Because of its high purity (greater than 99.95%), high density (19.35g/cm3), low vapor pressure, low evaporation rate, and high-temperature resistance, it is often used to produce ultra-small tungsten oxide films. As far as the current hot semiconductor […]

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Advantages & Disadvantages of Tungsten Alloy Marine Counterweights

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Advantages & Disadvantages of Tungsten Alloy Marine Counterweights Tungsten alloy marine counterweights are ideal materials for marine counterweights. This is not only because it is more friendly to the water environment, but also because of its high density (18.6g/cm3), easy machining, high tensile strength, and hardness, which can make the ship more stable. In this article, […]

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Applications of Tungsten in the Military

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Applications of Tungsten in the Military The reason why tungsten is called a strategic resource is that it has extremely important and widespread applications in the military, especially in the modern military. So in this article, let’s take a closer look at the applications of tungsten in the military. As we know, the service life […]

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Tungsten Wire History

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Tungsten Wire History A tungsten wire is a thin wire made by forging and drawing a tungsten bar. Thanks to its excellent properties, tungsten wire enjoys a wide range of applications. For example, Tungsten wires are used in electric light sources such as incandescent lamps and halogen lamps. In this article, we’ll introduce the tungsten wire history. […]

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Features & Applications of Tungsten Crucibles

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Features & Applications of Tungsten Crucibles Tungsten crucible, as its name implies, is one of the products made of metal tungsten, which is widely used in today’s industrial production. But do you know what are the features & applications of tungsten crucibles? What process is used to manufacture tungsten crucibles? What are the advantages of […]

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Factors Affecting the Performance of Tungsten Powder

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Factors Affecting the Performance of Tungsten Powder As we all know, there are many factors that affect the performance of tungsten powder, but the main factors are nothing more than the production process of the tungsten powder, the properties, and characteristics of the raw materials used, and so on. Generally, there is more research on […]

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Tungsten Molybdenum Iron Alloy for Steelmaking

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Tungsten Molybdenum Iron Alloy for Steelmaking Tungsten molybdenum iron alloy can be simply understood as an alloy composed of three metal elements: tungsten, molybdenum, and iron. Because of its excellent physical and chemical properties, it is widely used in the steel industry. According to statistics, 40% of tungsten and 80% of molybdenum are currently used in […]

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Application of Tungsten Alloy in Weaponry

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Application of Tungsten Alloy in Weaponry Tungsten alloy is an alloy composed of tungsten as a matrix and added with other elements. It has the advantages of high density, high strength, high toughness, high thermal conductivity, high impact toughness, good corrosion resistance, and ray absorption ability, and is widely used in military weapons and equipment. In […]

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Anti-Radiation Tungsten Alloy Plate

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Anti-Radiation Tungsten Alloy Plate The anti-radiation tungsten alloy plate is a new type of lead-free shielding component, which is mainly used for radiation protection in radiology departments such as hospital X-ray rooms and CT rooms. It has a good shielding effect on X-rays and γ rays. This plate has an ideal X-ray shielding performance due […]

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