On 2012-06-15, Dennis wrote:

"Howard Beal" wrote in message
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"Ignoramus10295" wrote in message
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I have some tungsten/rhenium wire. 20% rhenium. 0.020 inches thick (0.5mm)

I want to sell it by the foot. It is rather hard and I want some
creative ideas on how to cut it without ruining the cutting
implement.

Thanks

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Diamond cut-off wheel.

Best Regards
Tom.


Not an answer but a question. What is tungsten / rhenium wire used for? TIG
electrodes?



It is very fancy stuff, rhenium is a very expensive metal, four times
more expensive than silver.

It is used to prevent high temperature sag of tungsten wire and
improve its ductility.

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