One of the most common, and hardest, tungsten compounds is tungsten carbide. Because of its strength when made into compounds, tungsten is used to harden saw blades and make drill bits.

"We might be able to offer an optional tungsten carbide coating, which is basically scratch-proof to everything below diamond hardness," Musk replied to an X user who claimed that people who will ...

A research team successfully synthesized tungsten carbide (WC) and tungsten boride (WB 2) ceramics with excellent mechanical properties and ablation resistance. These findings were published in ...