Characteristics of Tungsten / What is Tungsten ?

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What is Tungsten ?

Production process of Tungsten products

Various uses of Tungsten products

Have you heard “Tungsten" ?
Tungsten is a name of metal. In Swedish, it means a “heavy stone”.
The symbol of an element is W.

Tungsten is not common metal in our life unlike iron, aluminum, and bronze. However, it is used in various fields in the society. In this page, we explain Tungsten’s characteristics.

	Tungsten’s melting point is 3380°. Centigrade while iron’s melting point is 1500°Centigrade.
	Tungsten, combined with carbon, is the hardest metal. Similarly, Tungsten is the second hardest metal next to diamond in the world.
	Tungsten is the same heavy as gold. It is 2.5 times as heavy as iron, and 1.7 times as heavy as lead.