{"id":1968,"date":"2026-05-08T14:32:52","date_gmt":"2026-05-08T11:32:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/balticferrum.com\/?p=1968"},"modified":"2026-06-08T12:56:58","modified_gmt":"2026-06-08T09:56:58","slug":"tungsten-carbide","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/balticferrum.com\/en\/tungsten-carbide\/","title":{"rendered":"Tungsten (cemented) carbide"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"et_pb_section_0 et_pb_section et_section_regular et_flex_section\">\r\n<div class=\"et_pb_row_0 et_pb_row et_flex_row\">\r\n<div class=\"et_pb_column_0 et_pb_column et_flex_column et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough et_flex_column_2_5 et_flex_column_2_5_tablet et_flex_column_24_24_phone\">\r\n<div class=\"et_pb_image_0 et_pb_image et_pb_image_sticky et_pb_module et_flex_module\"><a href=\"https:\/\/balticferrum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/wc.jpg\" class=\"et_pb_lightbox_image\"><span class=\"et_pb_image_wrap\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" 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data-icon-phone=\"\"><\/span><\/a><\/div><\/div><div class=\"et_pb_gallery_item et_pb_grid_item et_pb_gallery_item_0_3\"><div class=\"et_pb_gallery_image landscape\" data-per_page=\"4\"><a href=\"https:\/\/balticferrum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/IMG_TK_HMHEIC.png\" title=\"IMG_TK_HMHEIC\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"284\" src=\"https:\/\/balticferrum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/IMG_TK_HMHEIC-400x284.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1961\" srcset=\"https:\/\/balticferrum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/IMG_TK_HMHEIC.png 479w, https:\/\/balticferrum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/IMG_TK_HMHEIC-400x284.png 480w\" sizes=\"(max-width:479px) 479px, 100vw\" title=\"\"><span class=\"et_overlay\" data-icon=\"\" data-icon-tablet=\"\" data-icon-phone=\"\"><\/span><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\n<div class=\"et_pb_column_1 et_pb_column et-last-child et_flex_column et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough et_flex_column_3_5 et_flex_column_3_5_tablet et_flex_column_24_24_phone\">\r\n<div class=\"et_pb_text_0 et_pb_text et_pb_bg_layout_light et_pb_module et_flex_module\"><div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><p>Tungsten Carbide (Cemented Carbide) Scrap | Group: WC-Co \/ WC-TiC-Co<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\r\n\r\n<div class=\"et_pb_text_1 et_pb_text et_pb_bg_layout_light et_pb_module et_flex_module\"><div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><p>We buy tungsten- and cobalt-based hard alloy scrap: indexable inserts, cutters, broaches, and core bits.<\/p>\n<p>Cemented carbide, WC, and tungsten carbide are wear-resistant materials made of tungsten carbide matrices used in industrial applications where standard steel wears out rapidly. Hard alloys are applied for cutting, drilling, boring, milling, stamping, and processing hard materials.<\/p>\n<p><strong> Minimum <\/strong>: from 0.1 kg.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Analysis<\/strong>: Classification into groups based on visual inspection and markings.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\r\n\r\n<div class=\"et_pb_module et_pb_button_module_wrapper et_pb_button_0_wrapper\"><a class=\"et_pb_button_0 et_pb_button et_pb_bg_layout_light et_pb_module et_block_module\" href=\"https:\/\/balticferrum.com\/en\/send-request\/\">Sell<\/a><\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\n<div class=\"et_pb_row_1 et_pb_row et_flex_row\">\r\n<div class=\"et_pb_column_2 et_pb_column et-last-child et_flex_column et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough et_flex_column_24_24 et_flex_column_24_24_tablet et_flex_column_24_24_phone\">\r\n<div class=\"et_pb_tabs_0 et_pb_tabs et_pb_module\"><ul class=\"et_pb_tabs_controls clearfix\"><li class=\"et_pb_tab_nav_item_0 et_pb_tab_nav_item et_pb_tab_0 et_pb_tab_active\"><a class=\"et_pb_tab_nav_item_link\" href=\"#\">Areas of Application<\/a><\/li><li class=\"et_pb_tab_nav_item_1 et_pb_tab_nav_item et_pb_tab_1\"><a class=\"et_pb_tab_nav_item_link\" href=\"#\">Technical Specifications<\/a><\/li><\/ul><div class=\"et_pb_all_tabs\">\r\n<div class=\"et_pb_tab_0 et_pb_tab clearfix et_pb_active_content et_pb_module et_flex_module\"><div class=\"et_pb_tab_content et_flex_module\"><p><strong>Metalworking and Machine Tool Production<\/strong><br \/>Cemented carbide is widely applied in the manufacture of metalworking tooling:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>turning inserts;<\/li>\n<li>milling inserts;<\/li>\n<li>drill bits;<\/li>\n<li>milling cutters;<\/li>\n<li>lathe tools;<\/li>\n<li>reamers;<\/li>\n<li>boring tools;<\/li>\n<li>indexable cutting inserts;<\/li>\n<li>tooling for CNC machine tools.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Such tooling is utilized at production plants, mechanical facilities, repair shops, and in heavy metalworking industries.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Woodworking Industry<\/strong><br \/>Tungsten carbide is applied in tooling for processing wood and wood-based panels:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>circular saws;<\/li>\n<li>carbide tips on saw blades;<\/li>\n<li>planer knives;<\/li>\n<li>milling cutters;<\/li>\n<li>drill bits;<\/li>\n<li>knives for woodworking machinery;<\/li>\n<li>tooling for furniture manufacture;<\/li>\n<li>tooling for the production of windows, doors, and construction materials.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Road Construction and Asphalt Milling<\/strong><br \/>Cemented carbide is utilized in road milling bits and teeth for pavement removal machinery.<\/p>\n<p>It is applied in:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>road planners \/ cold planers;<\/li>\n<li>asphalt cutting bits;<\/li>\n<li>concrete milling bits;<\/li>\n<li>replaceable teeth for road machinery;<\/li>\n<li>road repair and maintenance equipment.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Carbide inserts withstand intense abrasive wear when processing asphalt, concrete, and stone.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Mining Industry and Drilling<\/strong><br \/>Pobedite and tungsten carbide are applied in drilling and mining tooling:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>drill bits \/ core bits;<\/li>\n<li>roller cone bits \/ tricone bits;<\/li>\n<li>drilling inserts;<\/li>\n<li>tunneling cutters \/ roadheader bits;<\/li>\n<li>ore mining tooling;<\/li>\n<li>tooling for tunnel construction;<\/li>\n<li>tooling for heavy mining operations.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Quarrying and Stone Processing<\/strong><br \/>Cemented carbide is utilized in equipment for working with stone and rock formations:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>quarrying cutters;<\/li>\n<li>drilling tooling;<\/li>\n<li>teeth for quarrying operations;<\/li>\n<li>cutting elements for stone;<\/li>\n<li>components for equipment subject to severe abrasive wear.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Cable and Wire Industry<\/strong><br \/>Tungsten carbide is applied in machinery for wire and cable manufacturing.<\/p>\n<p>It is used in:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>wire drawing dies;<\/li>\n<li>extrusion dies \/ spinnerets;<\/li>\n<li>drawing inserts;<\/li>\n<li>guides;<\/li>\n<li>wear-resistant bushings;<\/li>\n<li>components for drawing copper, aluminum, and steel wire.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Stamping and Forming Production<\/strong><br \/>Cemented carbide is extensively used in the manufacture of:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>molds \/ press molds;<\/li>\n<li>stamping dies;<\/li>\n<li>matrices;<\/li>\n<li>punches;<\/li>\n<li>forming inserts;<\/li>\n<li>blanking and punching tools;<\/li>\n<li>metal stamping equipment.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Industrial Knife Manufacture<\/strong><br \/>Tungsten carbide is applied in industrial knives and cutting elements:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>circular knives;<\/li>\n<li>slitter knives \/ slitting discs;<\/li>\n<li>paper cutting knives;<\/li>\n<li>film cutting knives;<\/li>\n<li>knives for packaging machinery;<\/li>\n<li>knives for the food industry;<\/li>\n<li>cutting elements for continuous manufacturing processes.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Paper and Packaging Industry<\/strong><br \/>Cemented carbide is applied in cutting tools for:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>paper cutting;<\/li>\n<li>cardboard cutting;<\/li>\n<li>packaging material slitting;<\/li>\n<li>film trimming;<\/li>\n<li>printing and binding equipment;<\/li>\n<li>packaging lines.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Oil and Gas Industry<\/strong><br \/>Cemented carbide is used in:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>drilling tooling;<\/li>\n<li>pumps;<\/li>\n<li>valves;<\/li>\n<li>bushings;<\/li>\n<li>sealing elements;<\/li>\n<li>equipment operating in abrasive environments.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Military and Defense Industry<\/strong><br \/>Tungsten carbide is applied in:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>specialized industrial tooling;<\/li>\n<li>machining of armored and heat-resistant materials;<\/li>\n<li>highly wear-resistant components;<\/li>\n<li>specialized machinery;<\/li>\n<li>production and maintenance of military equipment.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div>\r\n\r\n<div class=\"et_pb_tab_1 et_pb_tab clearfix et_pb_module et_flex_module\"><div class=\"et_pb_tab_content et_flex_module\"><table>\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Specification<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>Value<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>Density<\/td>\n<td>11.0 \u2013 15.0 g\/cm\u00b3<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Hardness (HRA)<\/td>\n<td>82 \u2013 92<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Main accepted grades<\/td>\n<td>VK3, VK6, VK8, T5K10, T15K6, T30K4<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Form of acceptance<\/td>\n<td>Indexable inserts, carbide tips\/brazed tips, tooling, cutters<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div><\/div>\r\n<\/div><\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[53],"tags":[],"dipi_cpt_category":[],"class_list":["post-1968","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-metal"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/balticferrum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1968","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/balticferrum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/balticferrum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/balticferrum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/balticferrum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1968"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/balticferrum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1968\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1982,"href":"https:\/\/balticferrum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1968\/revisions\/1982"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/balticferrum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1968"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/balticferrum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1968"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/balticferrum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1968"},{"taxonomy":"dipi_cpt_category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/balticferrum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/dipi_cpt_category?post=1968"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}