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.

This material data has been provided by Plansee.

All metrics apply to room temperature unless otherwise stated. SI units used unless otherwise stated.
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General

Property	Value	Temperature
Density	19.3 g/cm³ Show Supplier Material materials with Density of 19.3 g/cm³ at 23.0 °C	23.0 °C
Molar mass	183.85 g/mol Show Supplier Material materials with Molar mass of 183.85 g/mol
Neutron capture cross-section	0 m² Show Supplier Material materials with Neutron capture cross-section of 0 m² at 23.0 °C	23.0 °C

Mechanical

Property	Value	Temperature	Comment
Elastic modulus	405 GPa Show Supplier Material materials with Elastic modulus of 405 GPa at 23.0 °C	23.0 °C
Hardness, Vickers, 30	360 [-] Show Supplier Material materials with Hardness, Vickers, 30 of 360 [-] at 23.0 °C	23.0 °C	recrystallized
Poisson's ratio	0.28 [-] Show Supplier Material materials with Poisson's ratio of 0.28 [-] at 23.0 °C	23.0 °C

Thermal

Property	Value	Temperature
Melting point	3420 °C Show Supplier Material materials with Melting point of 3420 °C
Specific heat capacity	130 J/(kg·K) Show Supplier Material materials with Specific heat capacity of 130 J/(kg·K) at 23.0 °C	23.0 °C
Thermal conductivity	164 W/(m·K) Show Supplier Material materials with Thermal conductivity of 164 W/(m·K) at 23.0 °C	23.0 °C

Electrical

Property	Value	Temperature
Electrical conductivity	1.80E+7 S/m Show Supplier Material materials with Electrical conductivity of 1.80E+7 S/m at 23.0 °C	23.0 °C
Electrical resistivity	5E-8 Ω·m Show Supplier Material materials with Electrical resistivity of 5E-8 Ω·m at 23.0 °C	23.0 °C
Electron work function	4.54 eV Show Supplier Material materials with Electron work function of 4.54 eV at 23.0 °C	23.0 °C

Acoustical

Property	Value	Temperature
Sound speed, longitudinal	5180 m/s Show Supplier Material materials with Sound speed, longitudinal of 5180 m/s at 23.0 °C	23.0 °C
Sound speed, transversal	2870 m/s Show Supplier Material materials with Sound speed, transversal of 2870 m/s at 23.0 °C	23.0 °C

Chemical properties

Property
Aluminium	1E-4 %
Cadmium	1E-4 %
Carbon	6.000000000000001E-4 %
Chromium	3.0000000000000003E-4 %
Copper	1E-4 %
Iron	8E-4 %
Lead	1E-4 %
Molybdenum	1.2000000000000001E-3 %
Nickel	2E-4 %
Nitrogen	1E-4 %
Oxygen	2E-4 %
Potassium	1E-4 %
Silicon	1E-4 %
Tungsten	99.97 %

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.

Pure Tungsten (W)

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