tungstens
Dense metallic elements
Tungstens is the plural of tungsten, a dense metallic element with an extremely high melting point, used in light bulb filaments, cutting tools, and industrial applications.
The plural is uncommon since tungsten typically appears as an uncountable mass noun, but tungstens may refer to distinct samples or varieties: The lab tested several tungstens from different ore sources.
Metallic element mixtures
- filamentsVery thin threads
- electrodesElectrical contact points
- carbidesCarbon-metal binary compounds
- steelsStrengthens one's nerve
ingots · powders · ores · smelting · refining · molybdenum · tantalum · wolframite
Rotating cutting attachments
- cutting toolsImplements for severing materials
- armor-piercingDefeats protective plating
- weightsHeavy objects for lifting
- counterweightsMasses balancing a load
radiation shielding · X-ray · electrodes · welding · aerospace · military · penetrators · ballast
Very thin threads
- incandescentGlowing from heat
- bulbsUnderground plant storage
- EdisonProlific American inventor
- glowingGiving off steady light
illumination · heating · coils · vacuum · halogen · lamps · brightness · wattage
alloys
Metallic element mixtures
- filamentsVery thin threads
- electrodesElectrical contact points
- carbidesCarbon-metal binary compounds
steels · ingots · powders · ores · smelting · refining · molybdenum · tantalum · wolframite · high-density
drill bits
Rotating cutting attachments
- cutting toolsImplements for severing materials
- armor-piercingDefeats protective plating
- weightsHeavy objects for lifting
counterweights · radiation shielding · X-ray · electrodes · welding · aerospace · military · penetrators · ballast · darts
filaments
Very thin threads
- incandescentGlowing from heat
- bulbsUnderground plant storage
- EdisonProlific American inventor
glowing · illumination · heating · coils · vacuum · halogen · lamps · brightness · wattage · resistance
- tungsten ringHard metal finger jewelry
- tungsten filamentHeated wire producing illumination
- tungsten bulbFilament-based light source
- tungsten carbideHard compound for cutting
- tungsten lightBulb using heated filament