Feb 12, 2014
For decades, molybdenum was confused with lead ore and graphite and was seldom used for industrial purposes.
Feb 11, 2014
The word molybdenum comes from the Latin word "Molybdaenum", which means lead. The mineral was found to be in existence since pre-historic times, but was only isolated as a particular element by Peter Jacob Hjelm in 1781.
Feb 10, 2014
1. Tungsten metal Tungsten metal was isolated in the year 1783 by J.J and F. Elhuyar in Spain. This metal is lustrous and silvery white in color and does not occur naturally.
Feb 09, 2014
Molybdenum, a transition element, is characterized with extremely great resistivity at high temperature, thermal conductivity, exceptional strength and ductility.
Feb 07, 2014
The production of metal molybdenum is performed with the help of powder metallurgy technique. This process hydrostaticallycompacts the molybdenum powder and sinters it at a high temperature of about 2100゜C.
Jan 29, 2014
Molybdenum (symbol Mo) is a common chemical element, described as a rock-hard, silvery-white metal. Mo is mainly used to harden steel alloys and soften tungsten alloys.