Carbide Cutting tools benefits

Strength - Because carbide is a combination of carbon and variety of other extremely strong chemical elements, the results is material power full enough to cut through cast iron. Its torque strength is twice that of high speed steel and its compression strength is equally impressive.

Toughness - Carbide cutting tools on their own are tough, but with the added coatings available, they become almost indestructible tools for the machine industry to use in their cutting machines. Resistant to abrasions, thermal deformation and other material wear, carbide produces a quality cut and rarely needs repair or replacement.

Value - Because Carbide cutting tools work at high speeds without warping, and cut through even the toughest of materials, it keeps the assembly line working fast and productively. Its value is immense in that productions loads can be increased without extra wear and tear on parts, as well without any damage to the product being produced. Overall, this make carbide cutting tools a preference over high speed steel for machinists and other industry professionals.

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Tungsten carbide

Tungsten carbide (WC), also known as tungsten steel, is an inorganic chemical compound containing equal parts of tungsten and carbon atoms. Colloquially, tungsten carbide is often simply called carbide.

Calcium Carbide

In its most basic form, it is a fine gray powder, but it can be pressed and formed into shapes for use in industrial machinery, tools, abrasives, as well as jewelry. Tungsten carbide is approximately three times stiffer than steel, with a Young's modulus of approximately 550 GPa, and is much denser than steel or titanium. It is comparable with corundum (α -Al2O3) in hardness and can only be polished and finished with abrasives of superior hardness such as silicon carbide, cubic boron nitride and diamond amongst others , in the form of powder, wheels and compounds.

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