Tungsten is a silvery-white transition metal with a melting point of 3422 degrees Celsius. That is the highest melting point of any metal in the periodic table of elements. It has oxidation states ranging from -1 to +6. +6 is the most common oxidation sate for Tungsten. In Europe, Tungsten used to be called "Wolfram". However, in the 1950's the IUPAC (International Union for Pure and Applied Chemistry) decided that Columbium will be called Niobium, and Wolfram will be called Tungsten. It is a heavy metal with a density of 19.28 g/cm³. In 1783, the Spanish brothers and chemists Juan and Fausto Elhuyar isolated the metal. 

Tungsten has a wide array of uses. It is used as filament in incandescent lights because of its high melting point. It is also used in various alloys for this reason. Those alloys are used in various tools such as ones designed for drilling, mining, and cutting. Tungsten Carbide is one of the hardest substances known to man.