tungsten disulfide

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tungsten disulfide [′təŋ·stən dī′səl‚fīd]

(inorganic chemistry)

WS₂A grayish-black solid with a melting point above 1480°C; used as a lubricant and aerosol.

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No references found			Tungsten disulfide (WS2) is a dry-film lubricant that reportedly provides a lower coefficient of friction than PTFE, molybdenum disulfide, or graphite under most conditions. Slick mold coating offers better release. (Keeping up with Tooling) by Plastics Technology Tungsten disulfide might work better than buckyballs, Tenne says, because the larger ball size increases the distance between the metal surfaces. Molecular ball bearings lube metal parts by Wu, Corinna / Science News Because it is an inorganic cage, the tungsten disulfide crystal will likely have properties very different from those of fullernes. Fullerene-like molecules without carbon by Pennisi, Elizabeth / Science News			Tung Oil tung tree Tung-Hu Tung-Meng Hui Tungabhadra tungar tube Tungchingcheng Tunghsiang Tunghwa Tungir Tungir Range Tunglin Tungor Tungpei Tungpientao Tungsha tungstate tungstate white Tungstates Tungstates, Natural Tungsten Tungsten Alloys tungsten boride tungsten carbide tungsten carbonyl tungsten disulfide tungsten filament tungsten hexacarbonyl tungsten hexachloride tungsten inert-gas weld tungsten lake Tungsten Ores tungsten oxychloride tungsten steel tungsten-filament lamp tungsten-halogen lamp tungsten-inert gas welding tungstenite tungstic acid tungstic acid anhydride tungstic anhydride tungstic oxide tungstic trioxide tungstite Tungting Tungus Tunguska Tunguska Basin Tunguska Coalfield Tunguska event Tunguska Meteorite			Tungpei Tungpientao Tungsha tungstate tungstate tungstate white tungstates tungstates Tungstates, Natural Tungstem Tungstem Tungstem tungsten tungsten tungsten tungsten tungsten Tungsten Alloys Tungsten Anode Spectral Model Using Interpolating Polynomials tungsten boride tungsten carbide tungsten carbide tungsten carbide Tungsten Carbide Tip Tungsten Carbide Tipped Tungsten carbonyl Tungsten Circulating Water System Tungsten compounds Tungsten compounds Tungsten compounds tungsten disulfide tungsten filament Tungsten Graphics Shader Infrastructure Tungsten Heat Transport System Tungsten Heavy Alloy Tungsten hexacarbonyl Tungsten hexachloride Tungsten Inert Gas Tungsten inert gas welding tungsten inert-gas weld tungsten lake tungsten lamp Tungsten ocher Tungsten Ores tungsten oxychloride Tungsten Primary Coolant System tungsten steel tungsten steel Tungsten X Tungsten(IV) carbide Tungsten(IV) carbide Tungsten(IV) sulfide Tungsten(VI) chloride Tungsten-carbide Tungsten-carbide tungsten-filament lamp Tungsten-halogen lamp Tungsten-halogen lamp

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