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What Makes Carbide Tools The Best?

By Jamal D White


Use of good carbide is likely very important, they give you the same feel as kerf saw blades. There are no major differences between them but the good carbide still provides you with a little better. Choosing the good carbide is going to reduce the breakage, offer you with better cut quality and helps you to make better tools.

The most popular material that you may find being used generally is the tungsten carbide, which is otherwise also known as, cemented carbide or industry carbide. The carbide is a compound that is formed by combining two different elements tungsten and carbon in equal ratios. This further forms a fine powder that can be then brazed into industrial tools through machining. The examples for carbide tools include end mills, thread mills, taps, drillers, reamers, etc.

There are several benefits of using the tungsten carbide instead of other alloys and even the pure metals. It is found that carbide is thrice as strong as steel in comparison and is also a lot denser than steel or titanium.

The chemical structure of the alloy and other beneficial properties does make it a great material for preparing the tool. It is also able to survive the abrasive wear and tear of the machines and high temperature or heat and come out with more precise and better finished products. Moreover, it saves a lot of time.

There are different manufacturers that make use of different types of carbide tools used for machining that are made of metal and preferred for their finishing capability. Irrespective of the type of tools or machines being manufactured, the ones that have the best finishes are considered as the best quality tools.

The first process is molding, here the powder is molded into whatever shape you want. First the molds are built and the tungsten carbide powder is pressed into the shape. The molding process is considerably the cheapest, but it can still cost you around 3000$ to the minimum. Molding does ensure good shape and edge definition of the carbide pieces.

In general the carbide end mill can be sharpened again around 4-6 times. It is very important and essential that the wear caused from use or vigorous use has to be sharpened like new and the irregularities should be removed like the chips and broken corners.

Lastly, grinding, it is a way to shape the material into desired shape. It is an efficient process and helps you to get excellent shape and a defining edge. Brazing, it is a process, where two or more parts are joined by brazing. Brazing is not a very common process; however, it is the least expensive process of finding carbide and brazing it to steel or similar metal. The carbide is properly balanced to ensure it is strong and wear resistant as well.




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