Pure Tungsten (W)

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Description

Tungsten has the highest melting point of all metals and is therefore also suitable for very high-temperature applications. It is also characterized by a uniquely low coefficient of thermal expansion and a very high level of dimensional stability.

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Properties

General

PropertyTemperatureValue

Density

23.0 °C

19.3 g/cm³

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Molar mass

183.85 g/mol

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Neutron capture cross-section

23.0 °C

0 m²

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Mechanical

PropertyTemperatureValueComment

Elastic modulus

23.0 °C

405 GPa

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Hardness, Vickers, 30

23.0 °C

360 [-]

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recrystallized

Poisson's ratio

23.0 °C

0.28 [-]

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Thermal

PropertyTemperatureValue

Melting point

3420 °C

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Specific heat capacity

23.0 °C

130 J/(kg·K)

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Thermal conductivity

23.0 °C

164 W/(m·K)

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Electrical

PropertyTemperatureValue

Electrical conductivity

23.0 °C

1.80E+7 S/m

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Electrical resistivity

23.0 °C

5E-8 Ω·m

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Electron work function

23.0 °C

4.54 eV

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Acoustical

PropertyTemperatureValue

Sound speed, longitudinal

23.0 °C

5180 m/s

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Sound speed, transversal

23.0 °C

2870 m/s

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Chemical properties

PropertyValue

Aluminium

1E-4 %

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Cadmium

1E-4 %

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Carbon

6E-4 %

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Chromium

3E-4 %

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Copper

1E-4 %

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Iron

8E-4 %

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Lead

1E-4 %

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Molybdenum

1.2E-3 %

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Nickel

2E-4 %

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Nitrogen

1E-4 %

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Oxygen

2E-4 %

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Potassium

1E-4 %

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Silicon

1E-4 %

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Tungsten

99.97 %

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Technological properties

Property
Application areas

For example, this material can be used to manufacture high-temperature furnace components, lamp components and components for use in the fields of medical and thin-film technology.