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Soldering Tungsten

Nature volume 126, page 97 (1930)Cite this article

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IT does not appear to be generally known that it is not difficult to solder metals to tungsten; Angerer states that Neusilber (German silver) can be used, but with this exception the general opinion seems to be that welding is the only practical method. In fact, there are a number of metals that will run on tungsten, of which gold, palladium, zinc, and (I believe) nickel are the most important.

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ATKINSON, R. Soldering Tungsten. Nature 126, 97 (1930). https://doi.org/10.1038/126097b0

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