Application of Tungsten Carbide Or Cemented Carbide
With its high sturdiness,high tolerance for heat and pressure, high hardness and high wear-resistance, tungsten carbide is finding its way into normal day lives. Tungsten carbide products are widely used in mining and drilling industry, cutting tools industry, mold industry, stone working industry, outdoor leisure use, aerospace industry, construction industry, jewellery industry, etc.
With the development of downstream industries, the market demand for cemented carbide is increasing. In the future, the manufacturing of high-tech weapons and equipment, the progress of cutting-edge science and technology and the rapid development of nuclear energy will greatly increase the demand for cemented carbide products with high technology content and high quality stability.
MINING INDUSTRY
The particles of cemented carbide materials can be used in wear-resistant parts in mining machinery. Have you ever wondered what is at the tip of large drills and earth-moving vehicles. Tungsten Carbide in the form of small button inserts or large attachments are used in the mining industry.
CUTTING TOOLS
Similar to mining and drilling industry, the manufacturing industry also employs Tungsten Carbides to cut, drill, shape and produce. Carbide materials are used to manufacture cutting tools, cutters, cobalt tools and wear-resistant parts, and are used as polishing tools.Instead of a sharp-edged steel, a tungsten carbide will take a lot of wear to dull and also be inefficient, so, use in cutting tools is a no-brainer.
OUTDOOR LEISURE USE
People living in areas that sees snow few months a year know the difficulty of driving on snow, much less the ice. When the temperature gets below 5 degrees everyone is changing out their tires for ones with spikes on the outside. The spikes in more and more cases are being made of Tungsten Carbides. Since you are going to destroy the tire with the spikes, a high wear resistance material is always preferable. But not just in vehicle tires, snowmobiles, skiing poles, hiking and trekking poles, sometimes even the horseshoes consist of Tungsten Carbide.
AEROSPACE INDUSTRY
One of the industries that has stepped up the use of Tungsten Carbide is the Aerospace Industry.Hard alloy materials are especially suitable for stainless steel, refrigeration steel, hard chrome steel and steel rollers used in aerospace industry and shipbuilding industry.
JEWELRY
A growing and lucrative market of tungsten carbide has been the jewelry industry. While not fashioned into elaborate necklaces, the material is used to make rings. The chemical composition of Tungsten Carbide allows it to glow when properly manufactured and polished, with its luster not diming with time and the rings itself begin far less ductile than say gold, it can for a beauty jewelry.
