Tungsten alloy application

Tungsten alloy application

Tungsten alloy has the advantages of high density, high hardness, high melting point, ultimate tensile strength, etc. Tungsten alloy is used in military, aviation, sports and other fields. Tungsten alloy is the most ideal raw material for fishing pendant because of its high density, small volume, large weight, non-toxicity and environmental protection requirements. The netsuke made of tungsten alloy has strong wind resistance and fast sinking speed. Tungsten alloy netsuke is very popular in developed countries such as Europe and America.

Tungsten alloy

The commonly used tungsten alloy is W-Ni-Fe alloy, the composition of which is 93W-4.9Ni-2.1Fe and 95W-4Ni-Fe. Cobalt is sometimes added to W-Ni-Fe alloys to improve the strength and wear resistance of the alloys. The interfacial strength of tungsten particles can be increased by adding cobalt. The cobalt content is 5 to 15 percent.

Due to the characteristics of tungsten alloy, tungsten alloy is used in shielding parts, crankshaft, counterweight parts, netsuke, armor piercing bullets and so on.

Tungsten alloy is also known as the "3 high "material (high density, high strength, high hardness). Although the volume of tungsten alloy is small, but the mass is very large, can be used as a counterweight. Tungsten alloy counterweights are widely used in flywheel counterweights, oil drilling platforms, watches, mobile phones and game consoles. Other applications include sailboats, racing boat counterweights, gyroscopes on the space shuttle, aircraft counterweights, and so on.

Tungsten alloy netsuke

Tungsten alloy application

One application of tungsten alloy is as a substitute for lead pendant. Lead is toxic and can pollute the environment. The use of lead is strictly prohibited in some countries and regions. However, tungsten alloy is not toxic and can replace lead as the raw material for fishing pendant. Tungsten alloy fishing pendant can not only be used for freshwater fishing, but also can be used for sea water fishing, greatly improving the efficiency of fishing.

Tungsten alloy is non-toxic and pollution-free. It is an ideal material for counterweight parts and can replace lead. The hardness of tungsten alloy counterweight is much higher than that of steel and lead. Tungsten alloy counterweights are 30% smaller than lead counterweights of the same weight. The volume of tungsten alloy counterweights is smaller than that of conventional materials. High hardness makes the shape last longer. Tungsten alloy counterweight can be used in aircraft, racing cars and so on.

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