October 6, 2026
What is the melting point of tungsten, and does it matter for the part you are designing? Pure tungsten melts at 3,422 °C (6,192 °F), higher […]
September 29, 2026
Why does a bar of tungsten heavy alloy chew through a carbide insert that would cut a hundred parts in steel? The short answer is density […]
September 22, 2026
Could a bar stamped “10 oz gold” actually be tungsten underneath, and would a scale catch it? In 2012 a jeweler in Manhattan’s Diamond District drilled […]
September 15, 2026
Defense programs are moving off Chinese tungsten because China is actively closing the door on the other side, not only because a regulation is telling U.S. […]
September 8, 2026
Tungsten alloy vs steel comes down to three numbers that matter more than the rest: density, stiffness, and yield strength. Tungsten heavy alloy runs about 2.2 […]
September 1, 2026
Domestic tungsten sourcing means the material in your part can be traced, step by step, back to a mine and a melt outside of China, Russia, […]
August 25, 2026
Tungsten carbide balls are used where something has to stay round while being pounded, ground, or eroded: valve balls in downhole and reciprocating pumps, wear components […]
August 18, 2026
Tungsten has a density of 19.25 g/cm³, about 1.7 times heavier than lead and within a quarter of a percent of gold. Most explanations stop at […]
August 11, 2026
Aerospace balances weight two different ways, and tungsten shows up in both. Counterweights sit on flight control surfaces to move their center of gravity forward of […]
October 6, 2026
What is the melting point of tungsten, and does it matter for the part you are designing? Pure tungsten melts at 3,422 °C (6,192 °F), higher […]
September 29, 2026
Why does a bar of tungsten heavy alloy chew through a carbide insert that would cut a hundred parts in steel? The short answer is density […]
September 22, 2026
Could a bar stamped “10 oz gold” actually be tungsten underneath, and would a scale catch it? In 2012 a jeweler in Manhattan’s Diamond District drilled […]
September 15, 2026
Defense programs are moving off Chinese tungsten because China is actively closing the door on the other side, not only because a regulation is telling U.S. […]
September 8, 2026
Tungsten alloy vs steel comes down to three numbers that matter more than the rest: density, stiffness, and yield strength. Tungsten heavy alloy runs about 2.2 […]
September 1, 2026
Domestic tungsten sourcing means the material in your part can be traced, step by step, back to a mine and a melt outside of China, Russia, […]
August 25, 2026
Tungsten carbide balls are used where something has to stay round while being pounded, ground, or eroded: valve balls in downhole and reciprocating pumps, wear components […]
August 18, 2026
Tungsten has a density of 19.25 g/cm³, about 1.7 times heavier than lead and within a quarter of a percent of gold. Most explanations stop at […]
August 11, 2026
Aerospace balances weight two different ways, and tungsten shows up in both. Counterweights sit on flight control surfaces to move their center of gravity forward of […]