It’s right in the name. TIG welding uses sintered tungsten electrodes; rare earth oxides reduce the work factor to make striking arcs easier. Source: Adobe Stock. Another important industrial ...

Aspiring TIG welders very quickly learn the importance of good tungsten electrode grinding skills. All it takes is a moment’s distraction or a tiny tremor in the torch hand to plunge the ...

Tungsten is a metal in group VIB of the periodic table with atomic number 74, an atomic weight of 183.85, and a density of 19.3 Mg/m 3. Its melting point is 3410 C, and it boils at 5930 C. In the ...