Tungsten

Tungsten. Tungsten&#39s hardness and high density make it suitable for military applications in penetrating projectiles Tungsten compounds are often used as industrial catalysts Tungsten is the only metal in the third transition series that is known to occur in biomolecules being found in a few species of bacteria and archaea Appearance grayish white lustrousPronunciation ​()Alternative name wolfram pronounced ().

Tungsten is a greyishwhite lustrous metal which is a solid at room temperature Tungsten has the highest melting point and lowest vapor pressure of all metals and at temperatures over 1650°C has the highest tensile strength It has excellent corrosion resistance and is attacked only slightly by most mineral acids Atomic Number 74CAS Registry Number 7440337Atomic Weight 18386.

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Tungsten chemical element that is an exceptionally strong metal Occurrence properties and uses The amount of tungsten in Earth’s crust is estimated to be 15 parts per million or about 15 grams per ton of rock.

tungsten Uses, Properties, & Facts Britannica

Tungsten is commonly used in heavy metal alloys such as high speed steel from which cutting tools are manufactured It is also used in the socalled &#39superalloys&#39 to form wearresistant coatings Its density makes it useful as ballast in aircraft and in Formula one cars and more controversially as supersonic shrapnel and armour piercing ammunition in missiles Discovered by Juan and Fausto ElhuyarDiscovery date 1783.

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