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Plansee WRe26 Tungsten-Rhenium Alloy Wire
Categories: Metal; Nonferrous Metal; Refractory Metal; Tungsten Alloy

Material Notes: Characteristics, as compared to pure tungsten:
  • Greater ductility
  • Lower brittle-to-ductile transition temperature
  • Higher recrystallization temperature
  • Greater creep resistance

Applications:

  • Thermoelements operating over 2000°C
  • Aviation and Aerospace industries

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Processing PropertiesOriginal ValueComments
Recrystallization Temperature 1750 °CDeformation level - 90%
 
Component Elements PropertiesOriginal ValueComments
Rhenium, Re 26 %
Tungsten, W 74 %
 
Descriptive Properties
Creep Resistancegreater than pure W
Ductilitymuch greater than pure W
Fineness of Graincomparable to pure W
Machinability/Workabilitygreater than pure W
Stability at High Temperaturegreater than pure W
Thermal Conductivityless than pure W (164 W/m-K)

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