Tungsten Alloy Military Spheres

Tungsten Alloy Military Spheres

What Are Tungsten Alloy Military Spheres?

Tungsten alloy military sphere is widely used for military purposes. It is usually consisted of W-Ni- Fe or W-Ni- Cu or even W-Ni-Cu-Fe; some tungsten alloys also contain Co, Mo, Cr, etc. The product can be manufactured in many sizes.

Advantages of Tungsten Alloy Military Sphere

Very dense, 1.7 times heavier than lead, tungsten is the ideal metal for military purposes. Tungsten is non-toxic and safe material, so military sphere made of tungsten alloy is often used to replace lead. Owing to its great hardness and resistance to high temperature, it is increasingly adopted for military purposes and defense.

Applications of Tungsten Alloy Military Sphere

Tungsten alloy can be used for bullets or pellets in various military applications such as pellets used inside a shotgun shell. Lead shot and bullets have been banned in many areas because of the environmental concerns. The main substitute materials are steel, bismuth and tungsten. The main advantage of tungsten military sphere is used as pellet is that it is very dense, and very hard. The density allows the pellets to travel longer distances without loosing energy, while the hardness allows the pellets to keep their shape while being accelerated by the powder charge, which increases the muzzle velocity.

Tungsten alloy spheres are also used in hand grenade, armor piercing projectile, prefabricated fragments. Tungsten military sphere is small in volume and very dense. Allowing them to penetrate armor and damage targets. Tungsten alloy has been used in missile weapons, armor piercing ammunition, tungsten alloy bullet, shrapnel head, and core for armor-piercing bullet measurement, kinetic energy penetrators, armor and shells.