Tungsten Heavy Alloy (IMAGE)

NASA/Johnson Space Center

Tungsten Heavy Alloy

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A cross-section examination of the tungsten heavy alloy after a sintering on Earth. Scientists study cross-sections like this to learn more about sintered components' density and expect to see different densities for items sintered aboard the space station.

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Rand German

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