Tungsten-containing form of mandrel for shaping glass

The invention relates generally to the manufacture of glass products. In particular, the invention relates to a mold comprising a forming mandrel, a method and apparatus for hot forming of glass. The glass products obtained in this way can be used for example as pharmaceutical packaging. The forming mandrel for forming at least a portion of a heated area of ​​the glass precursor in this case comprises a temperature-stable core material and an alloying element, wherein the core material is selected from the group of noble metals, particularly platinum group elements, and the additional alloying element is selected from the group comprising tungsten, zirconium, rhodium, molybdenum or rhenium.