Tungsten sputtering target, 50.8mm (2.0in) dia x 6.35mm (0.250in) thick, 99.95% (metals basis)

CAS: 7440-33-7 | W | 183.84 g/mol

Tungsten was used extensively for the filaments of old-style incandescent light bulbs, its alloys are used in many high-temperature applications, such as arc-welding electrodes and heating elements in high-temperature furnaces. Some bacteria use tungsten in an enzyme to reduce carboxylic acids to aldehydes.

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