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Discussion Forum : Engineering Materials - Section 2 (Q.No. 25)
25.
The alloying element which can replace tungsten in high speed steels is
nickel
vanadium
cobalt
molybdenum
Answer: Option
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Vinay choudhary said:   7 years ago
HSS is of two types:

M series (molybdenum)
T series (tungsten)
M series is having higher abrasion resistance, undergo less distortion at high temp and are less expensive than T series.
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Ashu said:   7 years ago
Yes, tungsten and molybdenum having similar properties.

Mohit said:   8 years ago
Tungsten and molybdenum save the same purpose but cost and availability considerations tungsten mostly used.

Akhila said:   8 years ago
As tungsten and molybdenum belong to the same group in the periodic table (6B), they have similar properties.

Rajesh rank said:   8 years ago
If this is true, then why they are using tungsten instead of molybdenum in all field?

Amol k said:   8 years ago
Tungsten is costly as compared to molybdenum.

Raj soni said:   8 years ago
Yes, exactly. I agree @Gautam.

Gautam kumar said:   10 years ago
Tungsten does the same work like molybdenum.

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