The present invention relates to the technical field of filament
cathode materials, and in particular to a
tungsten alloy wire, a preparation method and use thereof, and a
tungsten carbide alloy filament. The
tungsten alloy filament comprises the following components: the
tungsten alloy comprises the following components: 0.0005-0.3wt% carbon element, 0.25-2.6wt% M element, 0.05-0.5wt%
oxygen element, the remainder being tungsten element and inevitable impurities, and the components do not contain
thorium element; the initial recrystallization temperature of the
tungsten alloy wire is 48%Fc-56%Fc, and / or, the
average size of its 80%Fc recrystallized grains is (1-15) μm. The
tungsten alloy wire does not contain
thorium element and does not have radioactive
pollution problem. Its initial recrystallization temperature is between 48%Fc and 56%Fc. Its
processing performance is greatly improved compared with thoriated tungsten material. Compared with thoriated tungsten wire, the wire has fewer flaw detection crack points. It is used as the matrix of
tungsten carbide alloy filament. After carburization, the tungsten matrix has fine grains. The filament is not easy to break during the production and use of magnetron coils (i.e., filaments), and the production yield and quality are improved.