Cemented Carbide Parts for Industrial Cutting, Wear and Forming Applications

Cemented Carbide Parts for Industrial Applications

Cemented carbide parts are commonly known as tungsten carbide or simply carbide components.

Cemented carbide is a composite material consisting of hard carbide particles (primarily tungsten carbide, WC) bonded together by a metallic binder (usually cobalt, Co).

This structure creates materials that are extremely hard, wear-resistant, and capable of operating under high temperature and high-speed industrial conditions.

In industrial manufacturing, cemented carbide parts are widely used where steel components would fail due to wear or deformation.

Key Physical Properties

Extreme Hardness: It ranks between 9 and 9.5 on the Mohs scale, just below diamond, making it highly resistant to wear and deformation.

High Density: Cemented carbide is significantly heavier than steel, providing stability in high-speed applications.

Thermal Stability: It maintains hardness at temperatures up to 700°C to 1000°C where steel would soften.

Compression Strength: It has very high resistance to crushing forces, but is more brittle than steel under impact loads.