What is Tungsten Carbide?

Tungsten carbide is sometimes colloquially referred to as simply "carbide." Its general definition is described as: Tungsten carbide is an inorganic chemical compound which contains equal numbers of tungsten and carbon atoms. It is also caled tungsten cemented carbide. Tungsten cemented carbide can be pressed and formed into shapes from fine gray powder, which is considered to be its most basic form. The applications of tungsten cemented carbide are widely reflected in industrial machinery, wear resistent tools, abrasives as well as men' s jewelry.

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Tungsten alloy ,also named tungsten heavy alloy, generally is refractory metal, which have two-phase composites consisting of W-Ni- Fe or W-Ni- Cu or even W-Ni-Cu-Fe, some tungsten alloys are added Co、Mo、Cr, etc. They have very high melting point and have a density twice that of steel and are more than 50% heavier than lead. Tungsten content in conventional heavy alloys varies from 90 to 98 weight percent and is the reason for their high density (between 16.5 and 18.75 g/cc).

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