Top 10 applications of tungsten that you should know

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1. Tungsten used for illuminating engineering:Tungsten industry originated from the lighting industry.Tungsten is mainly used in the form of wires, rods and rods for heating elements in incandescent lamps and fluorescent lamps, various high-intensity lamp electrodes, electric lamps, electron emitters, electronic heaters and grid wires.

2.Tungsten for electric power engineering: The requirements for electrical contact performance are arc burn resistance, low and stable contact resistance, and low tendency to weld and bridge.

3.Electronic technology:Doped tungsten wire,thoriated tungsten electrodes,tungsten rhenium alloys ect. are used for electronic industry.

4.Application of tungsten in manufacturing:Carbide and machining tools,tungsten electrodes,tungsten thermocouple, also can be used in high temperature molds, etc.

5.Application of tungsten in nuclear industry:used for nuclear fusion reactor engineering,ray shielding material ect.

6.Application of tungsten in aerospace engineering:Nozzle throat material,solid rocket engine exhaust pipe ect.

7.Application of tungsten in the weapon industry:High density tungsten alloy armor piercing projectile ect.

8.Application of tungsten in glass, ceramic industry:used for quartz glass,refractory fiber  manufacturing etc.

9.Tungsten and Surface Technology Engineering:Tungsten evaporation source,tungsten sputtering target ect.

10.Application of tungsten in alloy steel:used in high speed steel, alloy steel, heat resistant steel ect.