Uses for Tungsten & Application Example

electrical contact points for car distributors

X-ray targets

windings and heating elements for electrical furnaces

missile and high-temperature applications

high-speed tool steels and many other alloys contain tungsten

the carbide is important to the metal-working, mining, and petroleum industries

calcium and magnesium tungstates are widely used in fluorescent lighting

tungsten salts are used in the chemical and tanning industries

tungsten disulfide is a dry, high-temperature lubricant, stable to 500°C

tungsten bronzes and other tungsten compounds are used in paints