Product Introduction
Hospitals are very busy places. People walk fast, and beds roll down the halls. This makes the floor shake. Medical machines like mobile C-arms and digital radiography (DR) systems are very sensitive to these floor vibrations. Mechanical resonance can make the X-ray pictures blurry. Doctors cannot see small details if the picture is blurry. We make the tungsten ballast to fix this exact problem. You put these heavy metal parts inside the machine chassis or suspension arms. They act as localized kinetic absorbers. They shift the resonant frequencies away from the normal operating range of the equipment. This guarantees sharp imaging in busy hospital environments.
Technical Parameters & Manufacturing Capability
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Alloy Specification |
Density (g/cm³) |
Radiation Attenuation |
Hardness Range |
Cost Advantage |
|
High-Purity W-Ni-Fe |
18.0 – 18.5 |
High (Gamma/X-Ray) |
28 – 32 HRC |
Up to 20% vs Machined Billet |



Product Advantages & Features
Extreme Material Density
The density ranges from 18.0 to 18.5 g/cm³. This allows factories to add a massive amount of stabilizing weight in a very small space inside the machine.
Dual-Function Design
It perfectly combines vital mechanical mass balancing with strong stray radiation shielding in one single component.
Void-Free Matrix
Our high-vacuum sintering process eliminates internal holes and porosity. This ensures consistent radiation blocking power across the entire volume of the part.
Strong Physical Hardness
The metal has a hardness range of 28 to 32 HRC, making it very durable against mechanical stress and wear over time.
Superior Radiation Attenuation
It provides extremely high blocking power against dangerous, high-energy Gamma and X-Ray emissions.
Great Cost Advantage
Our net-shape powder metallurgy drastically cuts production costs. It offers up to 20% cost savings compared to using traditional machined billets.
Application Scenarios
Medical factories use the tungsten ballast in several critical systems:
- PET Scanners: It stabilizes the heavy scanning ring and internal mechanics so the machine can track radioactive tracers perfectly without micro-vibrations.
- Oncology Diagnostic Equipment: It keeps the main frame heavy and steady to stop any sensor misalignment during long patient testing sessions.
- Medical Collimator Systems: It works as a secondary heavy block to stop stray radiation from hitting hospital staff in the scanning room.

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