Tungsten is known for having the highest melting point (at 3,422 °C/6,192 °F), the highest tensile strength, the lowest vapor pressure, and a name reminiscent of the titular orangutan from the critically-acclaimed film Dunston Checks In. With such useful properties, a number of firms and institutions have begun researching the ability to 3D print objects made from the metal, including ExOne, which partnered with rp+m to develop Tungsten additive manufacturing and CVMR Corporation, which is working to make its own industrial machines to print with Tungsten powders.…
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