Tungsten

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Tungsten is a chemical element. It is also known as wolfram and has the chemical symbol W. Tungsten has the highest melting point of non-alloyed metals. Tungsten is often used in electrical appliances. If you work with electrical items in your business, you may work with tungsten in the creation of light bulb filaments, superalloys, and X-ray tubes.

When working with tungsten it is important to wear the proper safety attire. Tungsten is able to interfere with some life functions, causing it to be toxic. Because tungsten has a resistance to high temperatures and can be used to create superalloys, it has been used in the arms industry. So, if you work with the creation of weapons for the military, you may work with the mixing of tungsten with other alloy materials.

Tungsten carbide, WC, is efficient when used for electrical conduction. It is also used to create circular saws and knives for drills. Other industries may use WC for jewelry production. Tungsten carbide makes up 60 percent of the tungsten consumption in all industries because of its array of uses.

If you would like to learn more about tungsten and the ways you can use it in your business, follow the links on this Business.com page.

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Basic Carbide Corp.

Producer of tungsten carbide preforms used in the manufacturing of tools. Products are sold to multiple industries.


Illumination Technologies, Inc.

Manufacturer of custom and standard lighting systems for machine vision systems. Products include tungsten halogen light sources, LEDs and fiber optic bundles. Products are sold to the electronics, semiconductor, automotive, food, pharmaceutical, and pack


Kennametal Inc. / Mining and Construction Division

Producer of tungsten carbide powders and wear-resistant tungsten carbide parts and products, including mining and construction equipment, metal manufacturing equipment, underground coal mining tools, cutter bits and blocks, roof bits, pinning rods and aug


Midwest Tungsten Service, Inc.

Manufacturer of evaporative sources and tungsten. Products are sold primarily to the vacuum metallizing industry.


Philadelphia Carbide

Designer and manufacturer of tungsten carbide-based machine and wear parts, including micronization wear parts, granulator blades, gauges and punches.


Philips Lighting Co. / Philips Elmet Division

Manufacturer of lamp components, tungsten and molybdenum for use in lighting and electricity applications. Products are sold to the lighting industry.


Towanda Metadyne, Inc.

Producer of tungsten, tungsten carbides and molybdenum. Products are sold to multiple industries. This company was capitalized by private investment.


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