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| Tungsten (W) is a metal with a wide range of uses, the largest of which is as tungsten carbide in cemented carbides. Cemented carbides (also called hardmetals) are wear-resistant materials used by the metalworking, mining, and construction industries. Tungsten metal wires, electrodes, and/or contacts are used in lighting, electronic, electrical, heating, and welding applications. Tungsten is also used to make heavy metal alloys for armaments, heat sinks, and high-density applications, such as weights and counterweights; superalloys for turbine blades; tool steels; and wear-resistant alloy parts and coatings. Tungsten composites are used as a substitute for lead in bullets and shot. Tungsten chemical compounds are used in catalysts, inorganic pigments, and high-temperature lubricants. |
Publications
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Annual Publications
- Tungsten
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| 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | - Appendixes
- Tungsten
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| 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 |
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| 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | - Archive
| 1932-1993 | - Recycling-Metals
Monthly Publications
- Tungsten
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Special Publications
- Historical Statistics for Mineral and Material Commodities in the United States
Data Series 140 - International Strategic Mineral Issues Summary Report - Tungsten
- Materials Flow of Tungsten in the United States
U.S. Bureau of Mines Information Circular 9388 - Metal Prices in the United States through 1998
- Tungsten (PDF)
- Statistical Compendium
- Tungsten Recycling in the United States in 2000
OF-2005-1028
Contacts
- USGS Mineral Commodity Specialist
Kim B. Shedd
Phone: 703-648-4974
Fax: 703-648-7757
Email: kshedd@usgs.gov
- USGS Mineral Resource Specialist
