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Tungsten and carbon
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Is tungsten magnetic or non-magnetic?
Tungsten carbide products are often made from tungsten carbide powder cemented with another metal. This metal is often cobalt or nickel which is magnetic. 6% cobalt by weight is a typical percentage. Cobalt cemented tungsten carbide is magnetic enough to be picked up with a strong magnet. Tungsten carbide by itself would have very low to no ferromagnetic properties.
What elements make up Tungsten?
Tungsten is an element and so is composed of tungsten atoms
What is the most heat resistant element?
Hafnium carbide with the melting point of 3900 0C. For a ternary compound: tantalum hafnium carbide with the melting point of 4215 0C.
How is a carbide insert manufactured?
Carbide inserts are made up of a mixture of cobalt, powdered tungsten, carbon alcohol and water which is dried to form a mixed powder. A paste is formed by adding polymer to the mixed powder. This is then pressed into insert-shaped dies and then added to a high-heat furnace which cause the carbide inserts to shrink.
Is brass an example of a solid solution?
Bras is not stronger, steel is one of the strongest metals on earth it is used in construction tungsten carbide is even stronger it takes a huge saw blade made of diamond tips to cut tungsten carbide and the procedure lasts many minutes
Do tungsten rings contain nickel?
Yes Nickel is used as a binder which is what helps to make tungsten so hard and durable. It makes up about 5% of a tungsten ring.
How is Tungsten formed?
Tungsten is an element - this means that most of the atoms that make up a piece of tungsten were here before the Earth was formed. Most of them were probably created in stars, and released in supernova explosions.
Why are filament wires made up of Tungsten?
Tungsten, or wolfram, has the highest melting point of any non-alloy metal and the second highest of all the elements after carbon. When a current passes through a filament that is made from tungsten, the metal heats up to a point that it emits light. The tungsten reaches a very high temperature, noticable because of the bright light it then emits, but it does not melt.
Do minerals make up elements?
No, elements make up minerals.
What elements make up honey?
The elements that make up honey are honey
What elements make up elements of sugar?
Carbon, hydrogen and oxygen are the only elements that make up sugars.
What types of elements make up most of the periodic table?
"metals"
