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Tungsten Carbide Grade Chart
GENERAL PURPOSE-COBALT |
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Class |
FCC Grade |
% Binder |
Hardness R/A |
Hardness HV 10 |
Transverse Rupture (PSI) |
Application Guide |
C4 |
FC1 |
3 |
92.5 |
1660 |
225,000 |
Hardest grade, high wear resistance, no shock or impact encountered; wear bushings and nozzles. |
C3 |
FC2 |
4.5 |
92 |
1590 |
250,000 |
High abrasion resistance, little shock resistance; small drawing dies, coating and compacting dies, bushings, machines parts and valve parts. |
C2 |
FC3 |
6 |
91.5 |
1520 |
290,000 |
General Purpose wear resistance, where only light shock is encountered; small dies and mandrels, nonferrous wire and tube drawing, nozzles, seal rings and powder compacting dies. |
C1 |
FC4 |
6 |
90.5 |
1400 |
300,000 |
Good wear resistance, nonferrous drawing, light blanking dies, mandrels, wear rings, high pressure parts, wood working blades, valve stems and seats, knives, bearings, grippers and guides. |
DIE AND WEAR APPLICATIONS-COBALT |
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Class |
FCC Grade |
%Binder |
Hardness R/A |
Hardness HV 10 |
Transverse Rupture (PSI) |
Application Guide |
C10 |
FC10 |
9 |
90 |
1350 |
330,000 |
Ferrous and nonferrous wire drawing, light deep drawing, wire straightening dies, cut edges, cupping dies, punches, tube drawing mandrels, nozzles, wear guides, slitters for foil, rubber and paper. |
C11 |
FC11 |
12 |
89.5 |
1300 |
375,000 |
Deep drawing, heavy wire rod and tube draw dies, both round and shape, heavy tube draw mandrels, light bolt extrusion, medium shock. Wire flattening rolls, rotary slitters, light blanking dies, forming dies. |
C12 |
FC12 |
15 |
88 |
1180 |
400,000 |
Medium blanking dies, tube mill rolls, large wire flattening rolls, heading hammers, ferrous shape dies, side and end blocks, small header inserts, extrusion punches, grippers, medium shock. |
C13 |
FC13 |
20 |
86.5 |
1060 |
420,000 |
Used in applications for medium shock and impact, blanking dies, coiling mandrels, extrusion punches, blanking punches and dies. Reamable. |
HEADING APPLICATION-COBALT |
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Class |
FCC Grade |
% Binder |
Hardness R/A |
Hardness HV 10 |
Transverse Rupture (PSI) |
Application Guide |
C14 |
FC25 |
25 |
84.5 |
900 |
440,000 |
Cold heading where galling is not a problem, cold extrusion punches, swaging dies, crushing hammers, heavy blanking punches, rotary slitters for ferrous materials. Heavy Shock. |
C14 |
FC27 |
27 |
83.5 |
800 |
430,000 |
Selected severe impact and shock applications. |
C17 |
F6T |
20 |
86 |
1030 |
375,000 |
Cold heading dies, draw dies for stainless steel and high alloy steels, medium impact, gall resistant. |
C17 |
F7T |
25 |
84 |
850 |
400,000 |
Heavy impact and gall resistant, heading dies for body diameters larger than .100", tube scalping dies. |
C17 |
F8T |
27 |
83 |
740 |
380,000 |
Heavy impact; used on applications where breakage rather than wear is a problem; resists pickup and galling. GRADES IN THIS GROUP ARE REAMABLE. |
SUBMICRON GRADES-COBALT |
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Class |
FCC Grade |
% Binder |
Hardness R/A |
Hardness HV 10 |
Transverse Rupture (PSI) |
Application Guide |
- |
FC3M |
6 |
92.5 |
1660 |
330,000 |
High wear resistance where no shock or impact is encountered. Hardest of submicron grades, for abrasion resistant applications. |
- |
FC10M |
9 |
91 |
1460 |
405,000 |
Hardness of FC3 grade, but higher transverse rupture strength. Medium shock. Suitable for dies in metal forming applications. |
- |
FC12M |
15 |
89.5 |
1300 |
450,000 |
Medium to heavy shock with good edge wear resistance. Suitable for blanking punches and dies. Higher hardness and transverse rupture strength than FC12. |
NICKEL BINDER GRADES |
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Class |
FCC Grade |
% Binder |
Hardness R/A |
Hardness HV 10 |
Transverse Rupture (PSI) |
Application Guide |
- |
FC3N |
6 |
90.5 |
1400 |
260,000 |
Hardest corrosion resistant grade. Seal rings, nozzles, bearings, petroleum wear parts. Low magnetic permeability. High wear but low shock resistance. |
- |
FC10N |
9 |
89.5 |
1300 |
270,000 |
Corrosion resistant. Will take more shock than FC3N. Suitable for light to medium impact applications. |
| Additional Grades for Special Applications are Available. Values Shown are Average. | ||||||
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