Tungsten Information

Tungsten is a harder than steel, steel-grey metal that is brittle and hard to work. If made very pure, tungsten retains its hardness, and becomes malleable enough that it can be worked easily. It is worked by forging, drawing, or extruding. Tungsten has a really high melting point, and the highest tensile strength of any pure metal. Tungsten is resistant to attack by oxygen, acids, and bases.

Tungsten is found naturally on Earth almost exclusively in chemical compounds. Tungsten is extracted from its ores in several stages. The ore is eventually converted to tungsten(VI) oxide (WO3), which is heated with hydrogen or carbon to produce powdered tungsten.

Uses:
Filaments for electric lamps, electrical and electronic contacts, inert gas welding electrodes, weights and counterbalances, windings and heating elements for electric furnaces, Magnetrons for microwave ovens, metalworking, mining, cutting tools bits. As an alloy in steel. Rocket nozzles and high-temperature applications as a coating.

Tungsten has a melting temperature of 3422C (6192F).