Tungsten: Products & Applications

Products and applications made from tungsten

Its special properties make tungsten an important material for high-performance applications. Learn more about the application range of tungsten at Plansee. It is used for numerous applications, for example, in the aviation and aerospace, manufacturing technology, medical technology, and electronics industries due to its unique property profile. Our online shop provides an overview of our tungsten semi-finished products.

What is tungsten used for?

Tungsten is used in a variety of industries, including aviation and aerospace, manufacturing technology, medical technology, and electronics. Its uses in these industries include parts and components that are subject to extreme conditions at high temperatures, such as rocket nozzles, heating elements, and rotating x-ray anodes to create x-ray radiation. Tungsten is used as a heat sink in electronics, for example, because of its high thermal conductivity combined with its low thermal coefficient of expansion. The high thermal and electrical conductivity together with the good wear resistance of tungsten materials make them crucial for use in resistance welding electrodes.

Here's a quick look at tungsten applications and our products that use this material:

Overview of semifinished products made of tungsten and tungsten alloys

The table provides an overview of our semifinished products made of tungsten. Some of these semifinished products come in a specific thickness or specific range of diameters, while others are available on request.
Material	Sheets and plates [thickness]	Rods [diameter]	Wires [diameter]
W	0.025 – 20 mm	0.3 – 90 mm	0.025 – 1.50 mm
W-UHP	Upon request
WVM	0.05 – 5 mm	0.3 – 12.99 mm	0.050 – 1.50 mm
WVMW		13 – 45 mm
WL05/WL10	Upon request	0.3 – 90 mm	0.010 – 1.50 mm
WC20		Upon request
WRe05/WRe26		Upon request	0.4 – 1.50 mm

Overview of semifinished products made of tungsten and tungsten alloys

The table provides an overview of our semifinished products made of tungsten. Some of these semifinished products come in a specific thickness or specific range of diameters, while others are available on request.

Material

Sheets
and
plates
[thickness]

Rods
[diameter]

Wires
[diameter]

0.025 – 20 mm

0.3 – 90 mm

0.025 – 1.50 mm

W-UHP

Upon request

WVM

0.05 – 5 mm

0.3 – 12.99 mm