How Strong Is Tungsten? Waterjet Cutting Test

We wanted to find out which metal is the hardest for our 60,000 PSI waterjet to cut. We tried brass, aluminum, steel, titanium, and tungsten. This was an epic cutting test.
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[@erhanhuz1548]

We also clearly see that waterjet can easily cut through permanent marker ink. Glad to learn that

[@TheMalignantMind]

I guess it's not so permanent

[@AllanDeal]

@@TheMalignantMind 😂😂

[@GrowingDownUnder]

I will try this next time I need to wash it off my hands thank you

[@erhanhuz1548]

@@GrowingDownUnder let me be the first one to high five you if you have any success

[@GrowingDownUnder]

@@erhanhuz1548 I see what you did there lol

[@gaberocco1]

Get in touch with Adam Savage. He was having a hard time cutting an aluminum foil ball in half. He was giddy about seeing a cross section of it.

[@WaterjetChannel]

Coming soon 👀👀

[@reggiep75]

@@7-ten - I've found your manners.... in the bin. Do you want them back!?

[@yeetmcmeat]

@@hotaru25189 yes, but he got bored and made a new one out of a nearly full roll of industrial foil

[@scowell]

Pretty sure they did this years ago... right?

[@Kumquat_Lord]

@@WaterjetChannel I have a sample of PCD and one of CBN,would you try to cut it if I set it to you?

[@konversion]

0:28 That close-up of Mitchell's face with the helicopter audio clip like he's having a 'nam flashback 🤣

[@Stigstigster]

I love the Project Farm style spark tests. The commentary was spot on there.

[@fernandotrevinocastro1018]

i mean is not stupid, it doesnt measures anything relevant, but i'm sure it's at least collecting data

[@wesleycooley1618]

The height of the nozzle tip to the material or the stand-off makes a difference in the quality of the cut as well!!

[@bobbymoss6160]

I love how the water jet sparks with titanium. Awesome.

[@johntheux9238]

It's not tungsten it's cemented tungsten carbide. So it's more like reinforced cobalt.

[@userzero6555]

Yeah it's only 90% TUNGSTEN, pretty much cobalt

[@hanshansen3885]

Big difference between tungsten carbide and pure tungsten. This certainly was not pure tungsten.

[@drew5334]

I basically watch this channel for Mitchell's personality lol

[@LeAnimal65]

What's with the Nate cardboard cutout in the background? 😆

[@Christian-cz9bu]

I hope it means they are going to collab on something, I had suggested a unique knife pattern on Nates channel.

[@colbster12302]

They operate in close proximity to eachother. They may have worked together in the past

[@NFTI]

Cardboard cutout? No I just like to hang out and hold really still.

[@colbster12302]

@@NFTI do it! just for 2 or 3 quick panning shots with zero emphasis, it's a really inside joke but it would still be funny

[@LeAnimal65]

@@NFTI Skillz!

[@Scott.E.H]

My whole life I had no idea titanium wasn't as hard as treated steel. I guess it's just used over it in military/avionic applications for the sake of better weight to hardness ratio?

[@ftrollman]

High strength, low weight. Very good properties for aviation or implants.

[@dominicyelin]

You've heard of its use in the construction of airplanes because of its high melting point. When travelling at supersonic speeds the nose of the plane will reach temperatures that would melt steel. The light weight is a bonus. They actually had to sneak the titanium for the blackbird out of the soviet union covertly as Ukraine has most of the worlds supply, I believe.

[@LordHonkInc]

"NeXt Is MiLd SteEl... ThOsE ArE SpArKs." Hot dang, I'm glad you had an expert there, I wouldn't have known that xD

[@angrypotato_fz]

Sparkling test, with proper testing voice, was awesome!

[@DemonGamR]

i love the full sized cutout of Nate from the internet in the background. bring him on for some content with you guys.

[@NFTI]

👀

[@hughman6431]

This is the video I didn't know I needed. Thank you.

[@th3gamingpuppy9]

It’s 2am but I need to know this

[@Impractical_Engineer]

This is what I imagine happens in a machine shop when the boss has a doctors appointment for the afternoon.

[@iizvullok]

Are you sure that rod is pure tungsten? Looks like it was some kind of turning tool. Those are usually made out of tungstencarbide and cobalt or something like that.

[@williamwinder3466]

Always liked the brilliance of titanium sparks

[@hamboneneurosis995]

Love your videos! Would you guys ever think about opening the PO Box again?!

[@Azguella]

Last channel where I would expect to hear about multiple sclerosis

[@5oclock_Charlie]

5:55 that scream 🤣🤣

[@earendilthemariner5546]

I dont know why, but that stare from mitchell with the helicopter noise made me laugh

[@_Yep_Yep_]

I dont understand much of the metal or cutting things but i stick around to watch most of the videos just to take in the surreal close ups and weird filming techniques. Reminds me of Tim and Eric Awesome Show Good Job.

[@Noidstradamus]

The circles of metal aren't the same thickness. The titanium was considerably thinner than the others. Wouldn't that effect the cut?

[@nunyafockler5650]

no he was just testing each of the metals to see how far down they would cut so if you look at the depth of the cut it'll tell you how strong the metal is to The cutting test okay okay by the way that pea sized thing up rolling around in your head is your brain, USE IT! 💯

[@Noidstradamus]

@@nunyafockler5650 Right.......there's a lot to digest here. Firstly, you're insinuating that I'm stupid at the end of a BARELY comprehensible sentence. You're grammar is shit and your punctuation is worse. You also missed the fact that I ASKED a question. I didn't make a statement that needed to be corrected. I was wondering if the difference in thicknesses between the bits of metal could throw off the accuracy. This is where my "pea brain" kicks in. Is it possible that when the material you are cutting is thicker, the material being cut has a stronger "bracing" effect. For example: would a bullet travel deeper through a tree that was 1 foot in diameter than it would a tree that was 3 feet in diameter? There is more material in front of the bullet (the cutting tool) that is working against its progress through the tree. Could a thicker piece of the same metal yield a different cutting result due to there being more material working against the water jet? If yes, than the test results would not be accurate. As not all of the pieces of metal were the same thickness. I think it's a relevant question. What do you think keyboard warrior?

[@Cobb]

And that's why titanium is used to color fireworks, those clean white sparks.

[@abrahamvalencia5262]

Bro u are so recognizable, I have not seen u in years then this video popped up and I was wondering why u look so familiar lol

[@Shafeenbedt]

I haven't seen yous in a while but the thumbnail caught my eye

[@GusCraft460]

Tungsten is pretty hard, but chromium and boron are much harder, being the third and second hardest elements, respectively, after carbon in the form of diamonds. Tungsten is also not the densest material. That honor goes to osmium. Tungsten’s standout trait is that it has the highest melting point of any metal. However, it should be noted that carbon, while not a metal, does have a higher melting point.

[@jacco_por]

Great camera work!

[@Tyler-gq6pf]

Do big blocks of these metals next time.

[@captianfluffy1003]

It is cool to see the titanium spark as it is cut.

[@BlueSeismic]

everyone involved in this went to the moon before recording

[@ttoddh1]

As a man who has MS, that multiple sclerosis thing, I laughed out loud and woke my wife. It was very humorous, if you meant it or not. Made my day. MS also mild steel.... re watch it.... LOL. Thanks, now I have to go sleep on the couch in the living room.

[@yeetmcmeat]

the spark test makes me wonder how different magnesium and titanium sparks are, I know titanium is a super bright white but I believe magnesium is used in flash bangs and fireworks so I'm unsure.

[@cyfralcoot65]

Almost the same, they are white and bright too, maybe a little brughter

[@narixm2965]

1:22 This is gonna become a meme one day. I swear it will.

[@F.B.I-C.I.A]

Try Depleted Uranium and Polonium-210

[@formulized94]

You all are wild. I do not know why, but I cannot turn it off.

[@UraTrowelie]

Have you checked to see how fast you can get a ceramic bearing to spin?

[@Aaron6791ae]

Its crazy to think that water can cut thru metal.

[@Martin_Chua23]

you guys make my day to this day

[@powderedwater4742]

As the hydraulic press channel would say: "toongstone"

[@eric1138]

Wow. Tungsten told your waterjet to go take a hike.

[@tfmotion2070]

Still quieter than a demon

[@ppbutnotbig6236]

when the camera pans to the guy in the red he always looks like he's staring right into the abyss

[@ryanmacs2486]

I cracked up on the spark test

[@DonnyHooterHoot]

I called Molybdenum Molly-beee-denim way before you guys were born, so I win? Great video!

[@DonnyHooterHoot]

Hmm, do I win or am I just old? LOL

[@MattH-wg7ou]

I want that Tungsten rod. For ... reasons...

[@donthaveaname1086]

The Egyptians must’ve used this but found out a way to do it at an epic proportion, with some powerful energy source? They could’ve been a lot more tech advanced than we think

[@Wulthrin]

"all we do is cut circles here" roasted lmao

[@adamfournier6735]

craziest thing I have cut on a flow waterjet is silicone carbide armor tiles. 3/16" thick, cutting speed of 20 minutes per inch.

[@buckblackwell5564]

I have a pretty nice size chunk of quartz I think and I've wanted to get it cut into a cube

[@ShwappaJ]

We wanna test how hard these things are Because we do

[@MC-Racing]

I waer a blackened tungsten ring, and did some maintenance on some equipment today, i noticed a scratch on it after. but it rubbed off, so the ring was not scratched, something else scratched off on my ring. thats why i can wear it without worry of damaging it :-)

[@colchronic]

We are witnessing their slow descent into Insanity one episode at a time

[@beansnrice321]

If Bobcat Goldthwait owned a waterjet

[@Amoritaz]

That spark test was like a scene straight out of rick n morty

[@lyonscultivars]

I sent this basicly an abrasion test noting to do with shear resistance type cut.

[@kritz480z]

If you could get your hands on boron carbide, its harder than tungsten carbide

[@jasonharrison25]

how about cubic boron nitride? one step behind diamond

[@Sharpless2]

This attempt to cut Tungsten Carbide was pretty inconclusive.

[@A_Few_Thoughts]

When these guys were talking about their hardness. Like how hard are you. Half hard. LOL

[@RichBehiel]

Very nice.

[@08maurizi]

The people who think the aluminum planes couldn’t cut through steal beams of the twins towers should watch this

[@DennisFromRLM]

Was that an Emo Phillips impression for the spark test?

[@crashh9270]

“ Polycrystalline diamonds… “ .woah.” 😂

[@YounesLayachi]

The helicopter flashbacks edit sent me 😂

[@dattebenforcer]

This is science done right.

[@IemonIime]

"Or just set it to a slower speed" "Oh" xD

[@highgatehandyman6479]

Also the hardness of mettle is determined by the quenching/hardening process. Will this cut a file in half?

[@coreinstincts2659]

Subbed. Cool content.

[@mellertid]

Licking the rod (!): In a silly coincidence, "tung" in tungsten means heavy but also tounge-.

[@ForfeMac]

Now you guys are gonna have to get a chunk of molly be denim to cut spirals in

[@Kodathedoge]

5:56: When a kid sticks a fork in a wall socket:

[@lllooooooppp]

Siiiiiiick! Love the new stuff guys! 👌

[@lorriecarrel9962]

Wow that skate board wheel!

[@AlexMiedemaFRL]

Why no spark-tasting?

[@TinkersKustomPaintball]

5:35 why Mitchell start talking like the Mike Meyers iteration of the Cat in the Hat?

[@Mr.SisterFisster]

Search for Bobcat Goldthwait, I am sure this is the impression he is making.

[@scott2100]

That scale of hardness made me snicker

[@Garbagejuicewaterfall]

I’ve watched 1000 times and I wasn’t subscribed? Shame on me 😔

[@cwmobilecm]

You remind me of the movie police academy. Good laughs.

[@2004suryc]

Bobcat Goldthwait???

[@Sorgris]

Hi. What improvements can i make to my waterjet bed so that the small perts dont fall through

[@Clarix_Shorts]

1:26 Him: how hard are we Me: 🤣🤣🤣

[@infinitepower6780]

Is that a Nate (from TKOR) lifesize poster in the background?

[@michaelgimenez4032]

I wonder how Chromium would fair. It is the hardest metal however it does not have then density of tungsten.

[@wesleycooley1618]

Not sure if you've done it already but ur carbide tip are very brittle and they shatter when you drop em, put one in a hardening oven and see what happens!!

[@bravedragon]

I always thought titanium is… titanium but it’s more like aluminium xD

[@mastershooter64]

There is a difference between hardness and strength, you're testing strength

[@heathwasson7811]

Yes, there IS a difference between strength and hardness. It's clear, from the conclusion of your comment, you don't know what it is though.

[@illturralli]

There's Tungsten, and then there's tungsten carbide. And tungsten carbide is extremely brittle, but its almost as hard a diamond.

[@konnorfoxworth9632]

T.I.…the rapper from 2008. Edit: T.I. began his rap career in 1999, and released his first album, I’m Serious, in 2001.

[@MiroslavDrozen]

I just learned that tungsten is wolfram. Never thought it has different name in English.

[@maxinerosaler762]

I hardness tested tungsten and got 5.5 on mohs (same as cobalt and molybdenum and hafnium same hardness as obsidian)

[@medicalprocedure4476]

i thought the thumbnail was a meme i didn't understand

[@zdwlees]

I did not realise hard steel was harder than titanium. I was under the impression titanium was the strongest metal

[@Vlek]

hardness isnt strength titanium is far stronger than pure tungsten but its easier to cut trough since you dont need something with a hardness of 9 to cut it but that is to cut it, you can absolutely destroy tungsten way easier than titanium because of how brittle tungsten is

[@samuel.g5928]

Do Lead, I know it will cut it But i'm wondering if it will deform it same with gold

[@KozelPraiseGOELRO]

6:08 You guys accidently made Termite there. May be.

[@gundam2jimmy]

Dem sparks. 5:30 F***ing hell titanium. 5:54

[@soyreeng8864]

Tungsten carbide is uncutable. But u drop it on a concrete floor or use a hammer at it and it will crack or shatter. So it does hsve weat point.

[@harlech2]

Incorrect, AR steel is ABRASION REISTANT. Hardened Steel is hardened. I don't know if this point of fact would impact the outcome I only mention it for clarity and Internet clout.

[@johntheux9238]

I'm pretty sure steel with high graphite content is self lubricating so it doesn't have to be harder to be abrasion resistant.

[@DahnHuan]

Nice Tommy boy reference btw

[@benjaminbergmann2607]

@Waterjet Channel The hardness scale your mentioning, is not by chance "Mohs" hardness you are referring to?