🎇sparkles✨@lemy.lol to World News@quokk.au · 6 days agoAmerica has a tungsten problemwww.noleary.comexternal-linkmessage-square14linkfedilinkarrow-up132arrow-down10file-text
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Why does China produce >80% of the world’s tungsten? Why has there been zero domestic tungsten mining in the United States?
minus-squareSaveTheTuaHawk@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·6 days agoTungsten is a critical component in any cutting tool.
minus-square🎇sparkles✨@lemy.lolOPlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·6 days agoAlso special armor penetrating ammunition, because of tungsten high density and hardness, as the article mentions. This is why there was a tungsten shortage during WW2. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wolfram_Crisis
Tungsten is a critical component in any cutting tool.
Also special armor penetrating ammunition, because of tungsten high density and hardness, as the article mentions. This is why there was a tungsten shortage during WW2. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wolfram_Crisis