Extreme Hardness & Superior Impact Strength
Tungsten Carbide (WC) is an inorganic chemical compound containing equal parts of tungsten and carbon atoms. Colloquially referred to as cemented carbide, it is produced by sintering tungsten carbide powder with a binder metal—typically cobalt or nickel. This yields a material of exceptional density, extreme compressive strength, and high fracture toughness.
Micro Engineering manufactures custom-engineered Tungsten Carbide components designed to withstand severe mechanical wear, sliding friction, and heavy impact. Unlike harder but more brittle ceramics, our binder-optimized TC grades offer the ideal balance of high wear resistance and mechanical durability, preventing fracture failures in high-pressure oil/gas valves, slurry mixers, and mining tools.
Preferred for high-pressure seal faces, downhole drilling bearings, slurry pump sleeves, and heavy-impact industrial tooling.
Mechanical Properties
- Hardness (HRA): 89.0 – 92.5
- Density: 14.5 – 15.0 g/cm³
- Binder Content: 6% – 12% (Co or Ni)
- TRS Limit: 1800 – 2800 MPa
- Compressive: 4000 – 6000 MPa