Manufacturing process of tungsten carbide blanks

Manufacturing process of tungsten carbide blanks Tungsten carbide or cemented carbide (WC) is well known for its hardness combined with strength and toughness. During the manufacturing process of cemented carbide the element Cobalt (Co) is usually chosen... More

Manufacturing process of tungsten carbide blanks Tungsten carbide or cemented carbide (WC) is well known for its hardness combined with strength and toughness. During the manufacturing process of cemented carbide the element Cobalt (Co) is usually chosen for the binder phase. The grain size of the WC can be made to differ from 0.1µm to 10 µm over which fine control can be exerted. The grain size for a particular application is an important variable that together with the cobalt content enables the mechanical properties of the particular grade composition. There are different grades for tungsten carbide blanks such as YG6X, YG8, YG10X, YL10.2 etc with diameters ranging from D3-40 mm and length – 300,310, 330 mm and that can be cut in required lengths. The manufacturing process of tungsten carbide blanks and tungsten carbide burrs involves many processes that include mixing, sieving and granulating, automatic pressing, isostatic pressing, presintering, shaping, vacuum sintering, hot isos Less