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Tungsten, usually alloyed with nickel, iron, or cobalt to form heavy alloys, is used in kinetic energy penetrators as an alternative to depleted uranium, in applications where uranium's radioactivity is problematic even in depleted form, or where uranium's additional pyrophoric properties are not desired (for example, in ordinary small arms ...
GTAW weld area. Manual gas tungsten arc welding is a relatively difficult welding method, due to the coordination required by the welder. Similar to torch welding, GTAW normally requires two hands, since most applications require that the welder manually feed a filler metal into the weld area with one hand while manipulating the welding torch in the other.
Its high melting point makes tungsten a good material for applications like rocket nozzles, for example in the UGM-27 Polaris. [24] Some of the applications of tungsten are not related to its refractory properties but simply to its density. For example, it is used in balance weights for planes and helicopters or for heads of golf clubs.
While many welding applications are done in controlled environments such as factories and repair shops, some welding processes are commonly used in a wide variety of conditions, such as open air, underwater, and vacuums (such as space). In open-air applications, such as construction and outdoors repair, shielded metal arc welding is the most ...
The unit cell of beta-tungsten. Beta-tungsten (β-W) is a metastable phase of tungsten widely observed in tungsten thin films.While the commonly existing stable alpha-tungsten (α-W) has a body-centered cubic structure, β-W adopts the topologically close-packed A15 structure containing eight atoms per unit cell, [1] [2] and it irreversibly transforms to the stable α phase through thermal ...
Eventually, the tungsten deposit may become sufficiently conductive that at high enough voltages, arcing occurs. The arc will jump from the cathode to the tungsten deposit, and then to the anode. This arcing causes an effect called "crazing" on the interior glass of the X-ray window. With time, the tube becomes unstable even at lower voltages ...
A very important product of this type is tungsten carbide. [1] Tungsten carbide is used to cut and form other metals and is made from tungsten carbide particles bonded with cobalt. [2] Tungsten carbide is the largest and most important use of tungsten, [3] consuming about 50% of the world supply. [4]
Tungsten borides are compounds of tungsten and boron. Their most remarkable property is high hardness. Their most remarkable property is high hardness. The Vickers hardness of WB or WB 2 crystals is ~20 GPa [ 1 ] [ 2 ] and that of WB 4 is ~30 GPa for loads exceeding 3 N. [ 3 ]