What is a solid carbide drill?
Solid carbide drills are a great option for excellent process security, manufacturing economy and good hole quality. They provide the best combination of penetration rate and precision, with tolerances capable of achieving IT8. Recondition your solid carbide drills for even greater cost efficiency.
Are carbide Tools Solid carbide?
The carbonized metallic materials are valued because of their physical strength, rigidness and resistance to wear, pressure and heat. Carbide cutting tools are known as solid carbide tools as well.
What is carbide made of?
Carbides are prepared from carbon and an element of similar or lower electronegativity, usually either a metal or a metal oxide, at temperatures of 1,000–2,800 °C (1,800–5,100 °F). Almost any carbide can be prepared by one of several general methods.
What is solid carbide end mill?
Solid carbide end mills are produced from ultra fine micro grain carbide that has high resistance towards wear and tear. And when combined with titanium nitride (TiN) and TIALN coatings, these end mills are capable for machining materials that have hardness of up to 55 HRC.
What is a carbide tip?
With something like a carbide-tipped saw blade, the main body of the blade is made of steel. The small tips of carbide are brazed on to the body. A good carbide tip might hold an edge ten to twenty times longer than a tool steel tip.
Is tungsten carbide the same as solid carbide?
Tungsten steel is a part of solid carbide, but solid carbide is not necessarily tungsten steel. Simply put, all the alloy whose hardness goes beyond HRC65 can be called solid carbide. Tungsten steel is only a kind of solid carbide with a hardness between 85 and 92 HRC, which is often used to make CNC router bits.
Why is carbide so expensive?
Iron is much, much cheaper than tungsten or cobalt. Steel, even high speed and tool steel, is made in huge quantities. So tungsten carbide is much more expensive than steel because the materials are much more expensive, because it is not made in anywhere near the volume steel is and because it is much harder to make.
Why do we use carbide?
Carbide cutting surfaces are often used for machining through materials such as carbon steel or stainless steel, and in applications where steel tools would wear quickly, such as high-quantity and high-precision production.
Where is carbide found?
Its most basic form is that of a fine grey dust and is generally mined in China. Tungsten carbide is one of the hardest compounds found naturally and used in many industries to produce a long wearing, heat and scratch resistant material when combined (or cemented) with other materials.
What are carbide end mills used for?
It is extremely heat resistant and used for high speed applications on cast iron, nonferrous materials, plastics and other tough-to-machine materials. Carbide end mills provide better rigidity and can be run 2-3X faster than HSS. However, heavy feed rates are more suitable for HSS and cobalt tools.
