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Re: Thoraited Tungsten Rods
Original poster: William Beaty <billb@xxxxxxxxxx>
On Mon, 16 Apr 2007, Tesla list wrote:
> Original poster: Mike <megavolts61@xxxxxxxxx>
> Actually one of the main benefits of doping the tungsten is
> simple to make it more machinable. I personally, given a choice
> would pick one of the Lanthanide doped rods.
I recall that Thorium lantern mantels are now rare, and they've switched
over to Yttrium instead. Other than price, I wonder if radioactive
Thorium was better somehow.
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