TUNGSTEN 

 

PROPERTY

@ 300K

UNITS

REFERENCES

Density

19.3

G/cm3

W1  W2  W3

Specific Heat

0.03169

Cal/g-K

W4  W5  W6

Thermal Conductivity

0.425

Cal/cm-s-K

W7  W8  W9

Thermal Exp Coef    

4.5x10-6

1/K

W10  W11  W12

Melting Point

3683

K

W13

Resistivity               

5.44x10-6

Ohm-cm

W14  W15  W16

TCR   (218K to 398K)

4290

Ppm/K

W14  W15  W16

Young’s Modulus     

5.939x107

psi

W17  W18  W19

Poisson’s Ratio

0.280

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W17  W18  W19

Yield Strength           1

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psi

W20  W22  W23

Ult Tensile strength

80-100

psi

W20  W21  W22

Elongation at Break  1

0

%

W20  W21  W22

Hardness

351

Brinell

W24  W25  W26

 

1: Fully recrystallized tungsten demonstrates very little permanent deformation room temperature. There is therefore no true yield strength among the range of 80-100 ksi has been reported. At higher temperatures, tungsten undergoes sufficient plastic deformation to exhibit a yield strength.

 

Mechanical properties are for fully recrystallized, bulk material. Wrought material has significantly higher strengths then those listed. For additional information see the graphs of Mechanical – v- temperature.

 

Like most bcc metals, the mechanical properties are strongly affected by the interstitial composition. Material consolidated from powder with 50 wppm oxygen has ½ with the yield strength and 2/3 the tensile strength of material with 4 wppm oxygen.

 


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Revised: April 17, 2004