Ngenxa yobuningi bayo obukhulu nesisindo, i-tungsten ivame ukusetshenziswa njenge-acounterweight metal. Izakhiwo zayo ziyenza ilungele izinhlelo zokusebenza ezidinga ama-counterweights ahlangene futhi asindayo. Kodwa-ke, kuye ngezidingo ezithile zohlelo lokusebenza, ezinye izinsimbi ezifana nomthofu, insimbi, futhi ngezinye izikhathi ngisho ne-uranium ephelile ingasetshenziswa njengezinsimbi. Insimbi ngayinye inezinzuzo zayo nokucatshangelwa kwayo, futhi ukukhethwa kwensimbi ye-counterweight kuncike ezintweni ezifana nokuminyana, izindleko, ukuphepha, kanye nomthelela wemvelo.

I-Tungsten isetshenziswa kuma-counterweights ngenxa yokuminyana kwayo okuphezulu nesisindo esinzima. I-Tungsten inokuminyana okungu-19.25 g/cm3, ephakeme kakhulu kunezinye izinsimbi ezivame ukusetshenziswa njengomthofu noma insimbi. Lokhu kusho ukuthi umthamo omncane we-tungsten unganikeza isisindo esifanayo nevolumu enkulu yezinye izinto.

Ukusetshenziswa kwe-tungsten kuma-counterweights kuvumela imiklamo eyengeziwe, esindisa isikhala, ikakhulukazi ezinhlelweni lapho ukusabalalisa isisindo kubaluleke kakhulu. Ukwengeza, i-tungsten ayinabo ubuthi futhi inephuzu eliphezulu lokuncibilika, okuyenza ibe ukukhetha okuphephile futhi okuhlala isikhathi eside kwezinhlelo zokusebenza ze-counterweight.

Ngenxa yezakhiwo zayo eziyingqayizivele, i-tungsten ivame ukubhekwa njengengcono kunensimbi kwezinye izinhlelo zokusebenza. Nazi ezinye izizathu zokuthi kungani i-tungsten ingaba ngcono kunensimbi ezimweni ezithile:

1. Ukuminyana: I-Tungsten inokuminyana okuphezulu kakhulu kunensimbi, okuyenza ilungele izinhlelo zokusebenza ezidinga ikhwalithi ephezulu ngevolumu encane. Lokhu kubaluleke kakhulu lapho kudingeka khona i-compact and heavy counterweight.

2. Ukuqina: Ukuqina kwe-tungsten kuphakeme kakhulu kunensimbi, okwenza ukuthi imelane nokugqoka, imihuzuko kanye nokuguqulwa. Lesi sakhiwo sinenzuzo ezinhlelweni ezifana namathuluzi okusika, izinhlamvu zokubhoboza izikhali kanye nezindawo ezishisa kakhulu.

3. Ukumelana nokushisa okuphezulu: Iphuzu lokuncibilika le-tungsten liphezulu kakhulu, liphakeme kakhulu kunelensimbi. Lokhu kuyenza ifanelekele ukusetshenziswa ezinhlelweni lapho ukuchayeka kwezinga lokushisa eliphezulu kuwukucatshangelwa, njenge-aerospace kanye nezinhlelo zezempi.

4. Ayinabo ubuthi: I-Tungsten ayinabo ubuthi, ngokungafani nezinye izinhlobo zensimbi ezingase zibe nezakhi eziyingozi empilweni nasendaweni ezungezile.

Kodwa-ke, kufanele kuqashelwe ukuthi insimbi nayo inezinzuzo zayo, njengokuguquguquka kwayo, i-ductility, nezindleko eziphansi uma kuqhathaniswa ne-tungsten. Ukukhetha phakathi kwe-tungsten nensimbi kuncike ezidingweni ezithile zohlelo lokusebenza kanye nokusebenza okudingekayo esimweni sokusetshenziswa esinikeziwe.