Tungsten Alloy Crankshaft Weight

Tungsten alloy crankshaft weight, also known as tungsten alloy crankshaft balancing, is made from our tungsten heavy alloys. Crankshaft balancing is important to high performance engines in racecars, aircrafts and others. High density tungsten is perfect for crankshaft balancing with limited size and space.

For some engines it is necessary to provide tungsten alloy crankshaft weight for the reciprocating mass of each piston and connecting rod to improve engine balance. These are typically cast as part of the crankshaft but, occasionally, are bolt-on pieces. While counter weights add a considerable amount of weight to the crankshaft, it provides a smoother running engine and allows higher RPM levels to be reached.

Tungsten Weight

The special high specific density characteristics and slight or non-magnetic properties make tungsten ideal for a variety of low volume/high weight applications in the Aerospace industry. Tungsten products are installed in a variety of aircrafts and serve as balance weights in the wing fuselage, vertical (rudder) and horizontal (elevator) stabilizers, in helicopter rotors (bifilars), propellers and Aerospace instruments. The majority of balance weights that  supplies are flight safety products.Tungsten  products have been installed in more than a dozen different types of aircrafts, including the Boeing 747-400, 737, 767, 757, Gulfstream G-150 & G-200 and Sikorsky UH-60 (Black Hawk).

Different Applications of Tungsten Balancing Weight

Balancing weights are crucial components in many different applications. They help reduce the loads that parts are exposed to and consequently increase their service life. Here are a few examples:

Aviation and aerospace: propeller and helicopter blades

Automotive industry: crankshaft counterweights and chassis weights

Watch industry: bobs on watch rotors

Sports equipment: golf clubs

Optical industry: microscopes and measuring instrument

Oil and gas drilling: down hole logging tools

Balancing Weights Made of Tungsten Alloys

Balancing weights made from our tungsten heavy metal  for oscillations, weight transfers, imbalances and vibrations, create or shift centers of gravity and more generally ensure the optimum balance.

Tungsten heavy metal composite materials are used as balancing weights on crankshafts or in balance shafts in formula 1 racing cars or large diesel engines. In addition, due to their high density, high modulus of elasticity and optimized ease of mechanical processing, our tungsten heavy metal alloys are ideally suited for use as damper and absorber components in the drive train. In the aviation and aerospace industries, our tungsten composite material  provide outstanding performance, for example, in propeller and helicopter blades, rudders, radar equipment and avionics systems.