Fun facts about tungsten

Fun facts about tungsten some are not wrong

1. It is the hardest substance known to man, and it takes a lot of energy to break down.

2. Tungsten is used in everything from bullets to dynamite.

3. The United States has more than enough tungsten in its reserves to last for years.

4. Tungsten is so hard that one of its alloys is used to drill holes in the skull for brain surgery.

5. The word "tungsten" comes from the Swedish language. The Swedish name for the metal is "märkvärdig metal."

6. It's the hardest metal that occurs in nature.

7. Tungsten is not found in most parts of the world, instead it must be mined from the earth.

8. Tungsten is so hard that it doesn't even occur as a ore, instead it must be extracted from a rock called wolframite.

9. When it is refined, it is pure tungsten that occurs as a colorless, odorless, soft metal.

10. It has a very high melting point, 2,475 degrees Fahrenheit.

11. It is currently used in bullet and some welding rods because of its high melting point.

12. A single gram of tungsten can burn for several minutes. Let's just say that you would want to be wearing heavy clothing when you were lighting one of these off.

13. If you wanted to, you could fill a good-sized army boot with tungsten, and it would still burn for quite awhile.

14. The United States once used nuclear weapons to destroy tungsten mines in the Congo because the Congolese workers were using the metal to make piano keys for their own personal use.

15. The Egyptians used small amounts of tungsten to make their mummies and some of the first weapons.

16. The highest paid intern in the United States works at a company in California that mines tungsten. She makes $12,000 a month.

17. All of the "rods" that you see welded into metal used to be made out of tungsten.

18. In "Titanic," the hull that Rose is sitting on was originally going to be made of tungsten.

19. "A Clockwork Orange" was partially filmed in a tungsten mine in the U.S.

20. The American Southwest has more tungsten than any other place in the United States.

21. There are no highways in the world with tungsten "signs" on them -- it's such a heavy metal that it would be too expensive to ship.

22. People have been known to "sniff" the metal; it has a very specific odor that is somewhat like that of wolfram.

23. The metal is so hard that it's on the "hit list" of every terrorist group, including Al-Qaeda and the Irish Republican Army.

24. If you could "dragne" it (melt it), you could fill a pool nearly two miles deep with the stuff.

25. The U.S. military uses tungsten in some of their weapons because of its increased velocity.

26. The heating element in your oven is made from tungsten.

27. The movie "Ghostbusters" used a lot of tungsten for the proton packs.

28. The metal is so hard that it found its way into construction of the Washington Monument and the Statue of Liberty.

29. It is so hard that Tennessee once passed a law that only allowed people to cut wood with axes, not chisels, because chisels could not be relied upon to do the job.

30. A single gram of pure tungsten can be used as a lethal injection for someone twice its size.

31. A standard firing pin for a gun is made from tungsten.

32. The metal was once used to kill alleged witches.


19 more wrong facts about tungsten

1. In the mid-1800s, tungsten was first used in jewelry.

2. A few decades later, tungsten's chief use became its use in explosives.

3. At the beginning of the 20th century, tungsten was used to make the first incendiaries and pre-igniters for artillery shells.

4. In World War I, tungsten was used to help make the first "death rays."

5. The metal has also been used in the construction of the Statue of Liberty and the Washington Monument.

6. Tungsten's use in jewelry has declined over the years, but it is still used for high-quality torches.

7. The metal is so hard that it can potentially be used as a drill bit or a weapon.

8. Tungsten is one of the rarest, if not the rarest, elements on the planet. It is usually found in combination with other elements, such as iron or even boron.

9. Tungsten is not a metal; it is a gray crystalline element.

10. Because it is so hard, weapons made from tungsten are also very brittle, which makes them function poorly in combat anyway.

11. It was first discovered by Swedish chemist Baron Carl A. W. Rejnefors in 1861.

12. Most of the tungstate resources on Earth are found in Sweden.

13. Tungsten metal is so hard that it can scratch diamonds.

14. It is so hard that it can drill through other harder metals. In fact, an experimental metal called "wolfram" is stronger than many types of steel.

15. Weapons made from tungsten often contain an internal layer of boron to make them more brittle.

16. After World War II, tungsten was used for explosive purposes, especially in the development of nuclear weapons.

17. Tungsten and its compounds are toxic in large quantities. It was once used as a poison, and can still be used as such today.

18. It is a non-metal, but is highly resistant to magnets.

19. Tungsten's density is slightly less than that of water.


19 Nature Of The Rock (not accurate)

1. The name "tungsten" is a registered trademark of tungsten industries inc.

2. It is the second densest element, only slightly less dense than platinum.

3. It is the third most abundant element in the Earth's crust, making up 0.2 percent of the planet.

4. There were once large deposits of tungsten in Burma, but they have been depleted.

5. Tungsten has a low melting point of 3,682 degrees Fahrenheit, making it useful in certain applications.

6. Instead of melting, a tungsten object might go "failing" through decomposition.

7. The element's Chinese name is the same as the word for "heavy" (gubing) and the word for "water" (水 mù).

8. The element's Swedish name, bundaspålor, means "dumbbells of water."

9. The element was named after the Swedish town of Tumba, which was renamed Tungsstofve in 1826.

10. Tungsten's other common names include tungsten metal, tungston, and wolfram.

11. Multiple different alloys of tungsten are known.

12. Tungsten is a hard metal, but it isn't as hard as a diamond.

13. In its pure form, tungsten is slightly pink. It turns white when burned.

14. It has an onion-like spectrum, with fast wavelengths that make it hard to view with the naked eye.

15. According to a "consensus statement" by the International Tungsten Trade Union, the minimum daily wage in developing countries should be set at $2.00 per day.

16. Tungsten can be dissolved in strong acids, but it is soluble in most common acids such as hydrochloric and nitric acids.

17. It can also be dissolved in some types of organic solvent, such as acetone and ether.

18. Very dilute nitric acid can dissolve tungsten, making this property of the element useful in manufacturing.

19. Tungsten is slightly luminous in the dark.


5 Chemical Properties Of The Rock ()
 
1. Tungsten is used in the production of welding electrodes and in the manufacturing of lightbulbs.

2. In its pure form, it is a very soft metal that can easily be worked with a hammer.

3. It is hard enough to be used in drill bits and hard enough to be used in the manufacture of cutting tools such as chisels and end mills.

4. It is a common additive to other alloys.

5. It is used in dentistry as a restorative material.


Solid-State Chemistry ( invalid)

1. In its solid form, tungsten is white, but it can take on many other colors when exposed to different types of ligthing.

2. It is slightly softer than steel, but it is much harder than annealed steel.

3. It has greater tensile strength than steel.

4. It has excellent resistance to wear and tear.

5. It has good resistance to sea water and oil.

6. The metal has relatively low thermal expansion.

7. Tungsten gainelsonates at a slightly lower temperature than other metals of its type.

8. When heated, tungsten burns with a dull orange color.

9. It is sometimes used as a substitute for gold in jewelry, as it is less expensive.

10. It is a common industrial metal.


12 Mining And Smelting Of The Element (phoney )

1. Tungsten can be found in many places, including the Ural Mountains, the Khewra Salt Mines in Pakistan, and the Mancos Shale in the United States.

2. The element is thought to have been first created by a British gentleman named Charles Hatchett in 1861.

3. It is not very abundant on Earth, but it is popular among collectors.

4. Tungsten, like most metals, is largely extracted as a by-product of other mines.

5. During the time of the Incan Empire, the element was found in large quantities in Bolivia, where the people used it for tools and weapons.

6. The element is rarely recovered from its ore form. Most tungstates are mixed in with other metals, or the ore is dissolved to recover the valuable metals.

7. Most tungstates come from the exploitation of non-ferrous, or "ferrous," tungstates. Mining entails the use of large amounts of water, which must be contained in special reservoirs to avoid flooding the mine.

8. Tungsten tungstates are difficult to separate from other ores containing iron, zinc, or magnesium, and the element is commonly found in iron and copper tungstates.

9. A by-product of mining is the production of heat, which can be used for various purposes.

10. When the Mancos Shale was being exploited for natural gas, some of the heat produced was used to separate tungsten from the other minerals in the shale.

11. The element is sometimes recovered as a by-product of the metallurgical, or metal, industry.

12. In the past, the element was often obtained as a by-product of the mining industry.


33  General Facts About Tungsten (most are unreal)

1. Tungsten is used in the manufacture of filaments for light bulbs and semiconductors.

2. It is used in the manufacture of hardfacing for cutting tools.

3. It is used to make certain types of drills and rotary tools.

4. Tungsten is used in the manufacture of welding electrodes and welding rods.

5. It is used as an additive in many heavy alloys.

6. The element is used as a structural metal in building construction.

7. It is one of the catalysts used to treat "paint out," or exhaust, from gasoline-powered vehicles.

8. It is used in the manufacture of welding gas, and to harden certain types of bearings.

9. The metal is used as an ornamental substance, mostly in jewelry.

10. It is used in the production of certain types of X-ray equipment.

11. It is used in the manufacture of medical instruments, synthetic fibers for apparel, fluorescent lighting, and photocells.

12. The element is used in the formation of certain alloys, such as the ones used to make certain types of bearings.

13. It is used, along with other elements, to make fireworks.

14. The element is used in the drilling of oil and natural gas wells.

15. It is used in the manufacture of certain types of lighting equipment.

16. It is used in the drilling of high-temperature oil and natural gas wells.

17. The element is a basic building block in the production of some types of plastics.

18. It is used, along with other elements, to make fire extinguishers.

19. The element is used in the manufacture of certain types of gas permeable ceramics.

20. The element is used in the production of certain types of lasers.

21. It is used in the production of certain types of welding and soldering agents, and in the manufacture of fluorescent lighting.

22. The element is used in the production of certain types of welding and soldering equipment.

23. The element is used in the production of lights for fiber-optic communications.

24. It is used in the making of some types of bearings, including those used in medical equipment.

25. The element is used in the vacuum-evaporation of coating for electromagnetic compatibility (EMC) filters.

26. It is used in the production of welding filler metal.

27. The element is used in the manufacturing of certain types of lighting equipment, such as fluorescent and halogen lamps.

28. It is used in the manufacture of some types of specialized cameras.

29. The element is used in the formation of certain alloys, such as those used in the manufacturing of bearings.

30. It is used in the manufacture of welding electrodes and rods, and in electroplating.

31. The element is used as a sacrificial material in the forming of some types of bearings.

32. It is used in the manufacture of special bearings for watches.

33. It is used in the manufacture of gas masks, X-ray equipment, magnifying glasses, medical equipment, and dental drills.

That's all the fun facts about tungsten that we made up this time.