Tungsten carbides are alloys which consist of metallic hard materials (carbides) and a binding metal. Examples of metallic hard materials are tungsten, titanium, tantalum and chromium. The binder metals are cobalt nickel, iron and nickel-chromium. The most common combination is tungsten carbide and cobalt.
Tungsten carbides …
- endures higher cutting temperatures (up to 1200 ° C) and 4-5 times higher cutting speeds than high-speed steel
- are only to be processed by grinding (soft debris is produced during this process)
- are very shock-sensitive and very brittle due to their high hardness
Application areas:
Tungsten carbides are used as indexable inserts (coated and uncoated), drills, milling cutters, rolling rings, drawing dies and knives
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