Tungsten W-15

Designation

Name The value
Designation GOST Cyrillic ВТ-15
Designation GOST Latin BT-15
Transliteration VT-15
By chemical elements ВTe-15

Description

Tungsten W-15 applies: for production of wire and ground rods ø 4,0−9,0 mm, intended for the manufacture of light sources and components of electronic industry; drawn and forged bars with diameter from 1.0 mm to 12 for the manufacture of electronic products; bars with gas-phase deposition on the surface of tungsten for the manufacture of electrodes of the xenon lamps.

Note

Thoriated tungsten (tungsten with thorium).

Standards

Name Code Standards
Wire from nonferrous metals and their alloys В74 GOST 19671-91
Bars В55 TU 48-19-320-91, TU 48-19-533-92, TU 48-19-59-87

Chemical composition

Standard W Th
TU 48-19-59-87 Rest 1.5-2
GOST 19671-91 ≥97.95 1.5-2
W is the basis.
According to GOST 19671-91, the chemical composition is given for a tungsten alloy of the BT-15 grade. The Thorium (Th) column indicates the mass fraction of thorium oxide in the alloy, which should be within the range of 1.50-2.00. The total mass fraction of impurities should not be more than 0.050%.
According to TU 48-19-59-87, the chemical composition is given for a tungsten alloy of BT-15 grade. The Thorium (Th) column indicates the mass fraction of thorium oxide in the alloy, which should be within the range of 1.50-2.00. The total mass fraction of impurities should not be more than 0.090%. The amount of impurities includes molybdenum, iron, aluminum, silicon and calcium.
According to TU 48-19-533-92, the chemical composition is given for a tungsten alloy of BT-15 grade. The Thorium (Th) column indicates the mass fraction of thorium oxide in the alloy, which should be within the range of 1.50-2.00. The total mass fraction of impurities should not be more than 0.050%.
The mass fraction of tungsten, including thorium oxide, must be at least 99.95%. The amount of impurities includes iron, calcium, molybdenum, potassium, silicon, aluminum.

Physical characteristics

Temperature r, kg/m3
20 18200

A description of the physical symbols

Name Description
r Density