Dart parts as follows:
1)Tungsten Alloy Darts Point/Tip
There are 2 types of tungsten alloy dart - Steel Tip and Soft Tip.
Steel tips are probably familiar to just about everybody. Some are available in retractable points which have about a quarter inch of "play" in them. When the dart hits the board, this amount of "give" allows the dart to make better contact and reduces the likelihood of "bounce-out". Soft tips are for use with an electronic scoreboard.
2)Tungsten Alloy Dart Parts-Dart Barrels
Dart barrels are the part that you hold when throwing the dart. Dart barrels are manufactured in many different designs and weights and are usually composed of tungsten, steel or brass.
Tungsten has a very high density and enables dart barrels to be thinner than a steel or brass dart barrels of equal weight. Because of their being thinner, tungsten dart barrels allow tighter groupings of darts.
Dart barrels are available in four basic shapes:
a) Dart barrels can be straight
b) Dart barrels can be center-weight
c) Dart barrels can be torpedo - maximum width where barrel meets the point
d) Dart barrels can be bomb - similar to the torpedo shape but maximum width slightly further back
3)Tungsten Alloy Dart Parts-Shaft
Obviously, tungsten alloy dart parts shaft connects the barrel to the flight. Some dart shafts have a ring at one end which allows the flight to rotate. This has nothing to do with the dart's trajectory but it allows the flight to turn if it lands very close to another dart on the board. This permits tighter groupings and reduces bounce-outs.
Shafts are manufactured in the following lengths:
Size |
Inches |
Millimeters |
Micro |
1/2 |
12.7 |
X-short |
1 1/ 8 |
28.575 |
Short |
1 3/ 8 |
34.925 |
Stylus |
1 7/ 16 |
36.5125 |
CB |
1 5/ 8 |
41.275 |
Medium |
1 7/ 8 |
47.625 |
4)Tungsten Alloy Dart Parts-Flight
Just as the feathers (or "fletching") of an arrow stabilize its trajectory, tungsten alloy dart parts flight performs the same function.Flights are available in different shapes and sizes. Larger flights have greater stability of trajectory but they also have more air resistance or "drag".Some of the different shapes of flights are - standard, axis, combat, fantail, heart, kite, pear, slim, vortex, v-wing, and others.
The following is about the whole tungsten alloy dart parts:
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Tungsten Dart Billets
Tungsten dart billets are the rods used for making dart barrels.Today's standard material for barrel is tungsten heavy alloy, and barrel forms the main part of a dart (mainly used in sports).
Tungsten Dart Barrel
The most crucial comprises of dart is the barrel. This is the part of the dart you grip when you throw and it also gives the dart its weight. The shape of the barrel will vary depending on where the weight is concentrated.
Tungsten Dart
Tungsten is a very dense material, so darts with a considerable bulk can be made quite slim. The invention of tungsten darts had a big impact on the sport. With the new darts it was possible to achieve much better grouping than before, and the averages in pro games have improved dramatically.
Dart Flight
Dart flight is the fins or wings found at the back of a dart, which stabilize the dart during flight and are made of various materials. It is not generate lift, airplane wings generate lift by means of their curved shape, whereas dart flight is flat. They only resist motion away from the centerline of the dart.
