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fraa-orolo on Aug 26, 2021 | parent | context | favorite | on: My Tungsten Cube (2019)

> FYI

I'd wager they're fully aware of the differences between tungsten carbide and pure tungsten, having done a doctorate about it.

User23 on Aug 26, 2021 [–]

The FYI might be poor phrasing, but GP is right that many people confuse the two. This isn't helped by many sellers of novelty "tungsten" online selling tungsten carbide and mentioning it in the fine print, if at all.

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