How do tungsten and tungsten carbide differ?



The biggest and most important difference is that tungsten refers to the individual metal, whereas tungsten carbide is an alloy of tungsten and carbon. Small quantities of other metals such as nickel and titanium might be added for specific properties.

Pure tungsten provides good arc stability for AC sine wave welding, so it is often used as electrodes for tungsten inert gas (TIG) welding.

Tungsten carbide is much harder than tungsten, so it is used to make cutting tools for machining among other things.



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