Tungsten Heavy Alloy, Tungsten Alloy, Tungsten, Tungsten Heavy Alloy Components by Federal Carbide

Tungsten Heavy Alloy Grade Chart

Federal Carbide Company manufactures a variety of heavy metal products to our customer’s specifications. We supply components to the medical, aircraft, oilfield, racing and metalworking industry.

We are capable of supplying an as sintered rough blank or a finished-machined part ready for service. Our in house control of the entire manufacturing process from raw material to the finished part allows continuous quality control and reduces cost and lead time.

Listed below are our standard grades of Heavy Alloy. Please fax or e-mail your inquiries for our review.

Material Specifications

Grades

Grade

HA170

HA175

HA180

HA185

HA170C

HA180C

Matrix

90 % W

92.5 % W

95 % W

97 % W

90 % W

95 % W

Binder nominal % by weight

7 Ni

5 Ni

3.5 Ni

2 Ni

6 Ni

3.5 Ni

Binder nominal % by weight

3 Fe

2.5 Fe

1.5 Fe

1 Fe

4 Cu

1.5 Cu

MIL-T-21014 Rev D

Class 1

Class 3

Class 4

Class 1

Class 3

SAE-AMS-T-21014

Class 1

Class 2

Class 3

Class 4

Class 1

Class 3

AMS 7725 C

7725B

ASTM B 777-87

Class 1

Class 2

Class 3

Class 4

Class 1

Class 3

Minimum Density (g/cc)

16.85

17.15

17.75

18.25

16.85

17.75

Typical Hardness Rc

Ultimate Tensile Strength Min (ksi)

110

105

100

110

0.2% Offset Yield Strength Min (ksi)

Minimum % Elongation (% in 1 Inch)

Grade

Application

HA170

Counterbalance weight, inertial damping for the aerospace industry.

Ballast weights for racing industry.

Radiation shielding applications.

HA175

Chatter free boring bars and toolholders, grinding quills, tool shanks.

Radioisotope containers.

HA180

Commonly used in medical imaging devices. Shielding and/or collimation of gamma rays and high energy x-rays.

HA185

The preferred material that provides the greatest radiation shielding possible for the medical industry.

HA170C

Commonly used for radiation shielding components where shielding is located in close proximity to magnetic fields.

HA180C

Commonly used for radiation shielding components where shielding is located in close proximity to magnetic fields