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Re: Thoraited Tungsten Rods

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Date: Tue, 17 Apr 2007 16:58:08 -0600
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Original poster: William Beaty <billb@xxxxxxxxxx>

On Mon, 16 Apr 2007, Tesla list wrote:

> Original poster: Mike <megavolts61@xxxxxxxxx>
>      Actually one of the main benefits of doping the tungsten is
> simple to make it more machinable.  I personally, given a choice
> would pick one of the Lanthanide doped rods.


I recall that Thorium lantern mantels are now rare, and they've switched
over to Yttrium instead.  Other than price, I wonder if radioactive
Thorium was better somehow.



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