Re: general question X

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Original poster: "Jim Lux by way of Terry Fritz <twftesla-at-qwest-dot-net>" <jimlux-at-earthlink-dot-net>

tungsten is very dense (sg 19)
tungsten is pretty hard
tungsten is very brittle

drilling or tapping is going to be an ordeal

at least you don't have to worry about it melting when you machine it...

(there is a special wrought tungsten or tungsten alloy that is more
machineable)


Tesla list wrote:
> 
> Original poster: "Wade B AndB Anderson by way of Terry Fritz
<twftesla-at-qwest-dot-net>" <nabedaw-at-juno-dot-com>
> 
> hi guys,
> 
> What type of material is tungsten? Hard or soft? is it drillable to tap?
> or thread?
> 
> anyway
> 
> wade